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InfoSpark: Ethics of keeping dolphins in captivity
Dolphins living in captive conditions face circumstances vastly different than those of the ocean.
byDavies Christian Surya
Published: 2:00am, 11 Dec 2024
Length: 80 words
Dolphins are held in human-made environments around the world. Photo: Shutterstock
Dolphins are intelligent and social creatures that, in the wild, interact with hundreds of pod-mates, hunt communally, and have entire coastlines as their playground. In captivity, social partners are restricted to a handful of tank-mates and they face a profound reduction in space and stimulation.
