@MrGeforcerFX Orcas actually are the largest dolphin, and yes they are "pack" animals. They, just like all other dolphins, live in pods. Of course a shark would be outnumbered but even a lone dolphin can kill a shark. Transient orca pods sometimes hunt sperm whales and win. They are incredibly strong. They are the Apex Predator.
@WymarLegion Dolphins have a rostrum hard enough to ram and kill a shark. Orcas, the largest of the dolphin family, are the oceans top predator, which means they are the Apex predator and are thus not ever the "prey". Even a bottle nose dolphin can kill a shark. So your argument is invalid.
@krazyface123 not to mention there pack animals, well i know dolphins are and i think orcas are too, meaning a loaner shark would really be out classed, Sharks are the top Predator for the Fish species but Whales rule the ocean as you said.
@FreedomCookiex accidental. Duh. They jump all the time and it didnt realize that there wasnt enough room for its landing. a dolphin is smart enough to know not to jump out cause it knows that once its out its fucked
@FreedomCookiex Yeah they are intelligent. So why would it jump out of the water where it would surely die? Lmao! It was most likely fucking around a little to much and accidently flew out of the pool.
this dolphin tried to commit suicide because it was taken away from its original home in the ocean (you people need to open a damn book once in a while)
@MORGAN1992FREEM4N, because when exposed out of water for too long, it can dry them up and cause them to die. that's why they need to stay wet. their skin is not like ours at all. they are way more sensitive than any human alive.They also need the water in their mouths to avoid dehydration
@MORGAN1992FREEM4N, that's why they are meant to remain in water. especially,when you're at Sea World. you'll notice that they come out of the water for a short amount of time. they just can't be exposed out of water for too long.their skin is very sensitive. the heat can dry their skin up pretty fast causing them to die
For all you know she could be the sweetest woman in the world no one should be treated like less of a person just cause they look different thats just cold hearted you all should really think about how you act twards others..
all you guys making fun of of that lady cause shes bigger you should be ashamed! just cause u feel bad or insecure about yourself does not make it okay for your to pick at others and make fun of them and saying those things just cause you think someone will laugh if you do thats sad you people are cruel and need to learn that others matter just as much as you do! some people cant help it they are born different that does not mean we are better
Dolphins are one of the animals that has the sense of committing suicide. Jumping out of the ocean and into land is one of the suicide acts. must be really depressed in a small tank.
Placing these animals in swimming pools is fundamentally wrong. To say they enjoy or thrive in these settings is morally reprehensible and just plain wrong. I have studied these animals in the wild as part of a Canadian delegation to the Gulf Of Mexico and am saddened to read these comments, most of which are inaccurate and just plain wrong. Wow, things will never change if we continue to place theses beautiful, intelligent creatures in enclosures on masse.
@WymarLegion all they learn mate is that dolphins can do cool tricks ....better to watch a good documentary on the tele about wild dolphins i think....i bet if those dolphins had a choice they would rather be free
GREG MAY of Orlando, FL says: In the 60's a pilot whale named Kay fell out of her tank at Marineland of Florida but she suffered no ill effects. She was watching the activity in the adjoining pools and slid up over the wall of her pool and couldn't recover herself. Read about Marineland on the website: florida backroads travel.com."
There are about 650 bottlenose dolphins in America at the moment.
0 are from japan. Learn your facts.
Cited: @ /watch?v=giGMnvvjEiQ
The directors/producers LIED knowingly when they said that the dolphins are being sent to the states for the entertainment industry. 99% of the dolphins are used for meat anyways, it's not like a big number of dolphins are being used for parks. Sad people buy into the Cove bull shit.
@coley4evr You're a freaking moron. The Cove is exposing the truth about what is going on. Anyone with a soul or brain would not participate in any kind of abuse of animals by holding them captive and denying them their right to be free and live in their natural habitat with their familes. They are way more intelligent than fools like you. It is you who would do better obviously in a cage since you like it so well.
@coley4evr 2012newrevolution is probley some stupid kid trying to piss people off. Trust me i tried being nice to him and he got all pissy and told me to stfu lol i blocked him sooo lol
we are animals and it is possible for us to commit suicide, and dolphins are self aware animals. therefore it is fully well possible that they can kill themselves. You need to educate yourself on dolphin intelligence and have faith in the unknown, anything is possible.
poor dolphin, I don't understand why they were stroking the dolphin and not covering it in water while they waited for something to put it back up. Oh, and I agree with everyone who says we shoudn't pay to watch these poor animals swim around in tanks way to small for them!
@marmal08 Before lecturing to others about getting their facts straight, it would serve you well to do the same. The multiple articles and reports of dolphins/orcas purposefully causing themselves harm and even death proves your "Oh by the way it's also not possible for dolphins to commit suicide..." comment completely false and untrue... So I invite you to follow your own advice, and stop pretending to be an expert by getting your info from one very skewed source.
Dolphins have been known to commit suicide in many ways and this is one of them.......Remember Flipper he ended his own life this way and then the owner who appeared in FLipper is now the lead in trying to stop these parks because of the way they are capture all you small minded people who are paying to see this cruelty watch the cove and see what you have supported
Finally, on this video specifically: It appears to be the medical pool. Dolphins don't spend much time in this area so it's unfamiliar. Also, the dolphin is quite young, adding to the likelihood of an unfortunate accident. And finally, if dolphins have succesfully applied other methods to execute suicide in the past (banging head or to stop breathing), why has this one chosen a different and ultimately unsuccessful method, rather than doing it the same way others were speculated to have done it?
I would like to add to my previous comment that I do believe these animals should not be used for entertainment and I strongly believe that they are capable of a complex range of emotions, in addition to their well-documented intelligence. Suicide however (in the desperate, emotion-based form we see in humans exclusively) might be too complex, which in no way demeans their cognitive abilities, but rather highlights the extreme complexity of the human brain that many often underestimate.
I'm not sure where I stand on the possibility of a dolphin being able to commit suicide. I find the research that has been done unscientific, unreliable, mostly outdated and insufficient. Even though dolphins are highly intelligent, premediated suicide requires a very complex understanding of abstract concepts: life and death, and the ability to weigh the costs and benefits of each(not even observed in primates other than humans). Without evidence it is more a philosophic than scientific debate.
dolphins have been known to commit suicide in captivity. they are highly intelligent and have been known to purposely stop breathing in order to end their own life.
Shut up all you PETA hippies and do some research.
I have interned at SW, and that area is the back pool system which is near their vet facility. They use those pools for the sick, pregnant, etc. This animal probably was ill; it was most likely not a healthy individual.
If you don't believe me, go to my profile. I have footage of Sully the Pilot Whale which I took at my internship who is recovering in a pool right across from this one, as well as their Commersons which are not on display atm.
@coley4evr I don't need research to know that animals are not here for our entertainment and that you disgust me for thinking its ever ok to put a whale in that pool, the fact is the tanks are too small and will never be big enough unless they are the size of the ocean. Because thats where they belong.
@coley4evr "lol" I'm a girl not your bro and I'm not mad simply telling it like it is :) tell yourself whatever you have to if it gets you to sleep at night, BRO
@coley4evr "This animal probably was ill; it was most likely not a healthy individual." You do realize the only reason a dolphin would purposefully beach itself in the wild is due to mental or physical illness. I think the same can be said for SeaWorld and their dolphins. In fact, the dolphins at SeaWorld beach themselves everyday for dead fish.
@coley4evr And I proved a point too. SeaWorld's dolphins are mentally or physically ill considering they beach themselves on a daily basis for dead fish. Of course, in this case I'm not sure what the motive was behind this particular dolphin's actions.
@JordyAdele They are not beaching themselves. Going on the slide-out is a LEARNED behavior; the trainers use operant and clssical conditioning to teach the animals behaviors and reward them a positive reinforcement. They do not view it as "beaching" themselves on the slide out. It is a skill they have learned which the dolphins have realized grants them a reward.
@coley4evr Actually it is beaching. In a normal whale, this would prove that they are mentally or physically ill. It also puts them in harms way. Their body weight is capable of crushing their internal organs when on land. Also, they are trained via positive reinforcement and appetitve leverage. If the dolphins did not desire the fish, or weren't hungry, they would not perform.
@JordyAdele My dod is allowed access to food in his bowl all the times with no feeding schedule; he is allowed to eat whenever he feels like it. Yet when I pull out a dog treat he does tricks for it. The animals are not starving, most if not all animals will work for food lol.
@coley4evr The whales aren't getting "treats" they are getting their meal. Of course, we wouldn't consider you abusive to your dog if you offered him a treat for giving you a "high five" or rolling over, but if you didn't give your dog any food at all until he gave you a "high five" or rolled over, that would be considered abusive. The trainers hold an appetitive leverage over the dolphins.
@JordyAdele The trainers DO NOT EVER withhold food. Even if the whales refuse to perform for the entire show, you can still see them giving buckets of fish behind the scenes. Take your pathetic, wrong views of Seaworld elsewhere.
@coley4evr The food must be desired in order for the animal to perform. In psychology, it's called an appetitive stimulus. To make the food desirable or "appetitive" you initiate a delicate balance between satisfaction and hunger. This training method "positive reinforcement" is actually very new at Seaworld. Cetacean training was built on food deprivation. Today, it is built on control and manipulation. The point of training is to control the animal and manipulate its behavior.
@coley4evr Continued..SeaWorld.org says this "If certain behaviors allow an animal to get food successfully, the animal will repeat these behaviors the next time it is hungry.” The dolphins at SeaWorld are hungry for their next meal. That is the reason they perform. If the fish wasn't desirable, the dolphin wasn't hungry, and there was no such thing as this appetitive leverage over them, they wouldn't be performing.
Dolphins commit suicide!!!! They keep many other dolphins in the tank. There's no room for them all. Hence the reason why marine animals should not be used for entertainment. To quote Bob Barker " Seaworld sukks!". They round up these animals from the wild, keep the pretty ones and killed the rest of the pods. Watch "The Cove."
@ShamuKid that is why you rehabilitate them and "untrain" them before you release them dumbshit. You are a fucking idiot for saying that and if you do support captivity then you are an even bigger idiot because dolphins get stress ulcers and die in captivity. FUCK YOU
The ideal thing would be to put them in a natural lagoon where they can be taken care of by humans. I suggested that to one of the guys that works with the dolphins and he said that they have no space left for them. I think Sea World is so loaded with money,they shoud put them in a lagoon and in that way people could swim with them just like it is in Sea World Australia. At least they wouldn't be around walls!
As far as I know the dolphin was ok. They got him/her back in the water. If I remember correctly, it may have been a young dolphin that we saw. Sea World was great in there speedy response and resolution of this issue.
@slinenator Yeah, they wouldn't want to loose their source of income and have to get another blood dolphin. Despicable place, no wonder the poor thing tried to escape.
I went this year (in 2011) to the only dolphin pool Sea World San Antonio has. It is used for petting and feeding the dolphins and it is called Dolphin Cove. I have been going to Dolphin Cove since 2006 and their pool doesn't look look at all like this one. Also,there are now 6 dolphins,half of them are calves, one dolphin is black one and two other are dark grey and the wall is so high it is impossible to jump over the wall. I'm thinking it's another Sea World.
@quelita28 This is San Antonio, it's just in the back, where the rescued dolphins are. Near the animal care section. You can see it if you go on one of the behind the scenes tours. We went during camp :)
@shamurocks1395 I want to go on a behind the scenes tour! I went on some when I volunteered for Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and they were awesome and informing. How can I find info on these tours? I live in College Station now and I'm having "wild animal withdraw" lol I miss seeing the beauty of wild animals and of course reading and learning more about them =)
@lonewolfang The tours are very informative and really fun! Nobody ever has the same experience, and the animals are a blast! You might have to google SeaWorld to find their website or get to it through their FB page, but you can book them online or call them as well. I've been having the same problem since camp ended, believe me! :)
@lonewolfang Go to the beach to see wild dolphins and orcas. It's cheaper and you can be confident that you aren't giving your money to an entertainment corporation that's stuck on exploiting animals rather than conserving their species in the wild.
Lol its so funny how the "procaptivity" people are saying the dolphin did it by accident. Look, quit trying to fool yourself dolphins are way to smart to do that by accident. This dolphin wanted to end its own life.
@Corkian Look. No offense. But I've experienced dolphins in the wild and, unfortunatley, in captivity. And they are way, way, WAY to intelligent to just slip out of their tanks on accident. This dolphin probably lived its whole life in captivity(or even worse was captured in the wild) and knows whats on the other side of its tank, it isn't as rare as you think, marine mammals in captivity are known to commit suicide and develop mental problems.
@Taikkah If that dolphin really wanted to end it's own life, it would have simply stopped breathing. There have been orcas and dolphins who killed themselves by drowning before.
@AustrianAtheist Canids are NO WHERE NEAR as intelligent as whales/dolphins-cetaceans are believed to be the smartest of all animals after humans/primates. Comparing cetacean captivity to owning domesticated animals is a joke. Cetaceans purposley causing pain to themselves has been recorded several times, most of the time ending their own lives. Nobody can quite prove they are commiting suicide, but it's obvious they are unhappy in captivity.
@AustrianAtheist Taikkah is right...there are numerous instances of orcas, as well, imposing injuries to themselves often resulting in cracked skulls while ramming their heads again the walls.
These are 6 ton marine mammals we're talking about-can't pin them up in a shallow pond and expect things to go smooth. absurd to compare to wolf/dogs...
ya right, that fat bitch is gonna help. sure!
funguy7979 19 hours ago
@MrGeforcerFX Orcas actually are the largest dolphin, and yes they are "pack" animals. They, just like all other dolphins, live in pods. Of course a shark would be outnumbered but even a lone dolphin can kill a shark. Transient orca pods sometimes hunt sperm whales and win. They are incredibly strong. They are the Apex Predator.
krazyface123 1 day ago
Nooooo
liteboy2004 1 day ago
That shit cray
98bhawks 2 days ago 3
@WymarLegion Dolphins have a rostrum hard enough to ram and kill a shark. Orcas, the largest of the dolphin family, are the oceans top predator, which means they are the Apex predator and are thus not ever the "prey". Even a bottle nose dolphin can kill a shark. So your argument is invalid.
krazyface123 2 days ago
@krazyface123 not to mention there pack animals, well i know dolphins are and i think orcas are too, meaning a loaner shark would really be out classed, Sharks are the top Predator for the Fish species but Whales rule the ocean as you said.
MrGeforcerFX 2 days ago
I don't think he likes living there.
Evolventity 5 days ago
pool too small
LITTLESMILER100 6 days ago
Some dolphins should probably be released into the wild, exhibit A
uktedbailey 1 week ago
-jumps out pool- AAAAHHHH WHAT THE HELL IS THIS DAMN BURN CEMMENT OF DEATH AHHHHHHH HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME SURVIVE THIS FLIP OF DOOOMMMM!
TaUxDeMonZ2 2 weeks ago
Zoos are jails to animals and this dolphin wanted to be free poor thing.
wire45666 2 weeks ago
this only proves that ppl who are so called dolphintraners dont know shit
MrMrjonne 2 weeks ago
Either accident or wantom suicide....
Tariensama 2 weeks ago
@FreedomCookiex accidental. Duh. They jump all the time and it didnt realize that there wasnt enough room for its landing. a dolphin is smart enough to know not to jump out cause it knows that once its out its fucked
PrincessOfTarantulas 2 weeks ago
And a whale comes to the rescue!
Harudes 2 weeks ago
did u see how small that tank was poor bastard was tryna escape
BexTeamPeteWard 2 weeks ago
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FreedomCookiex 2 weeks ago
@FreedomCookiex Yeah they are intelligent. So why would it jump out of the water where it would surely die? Lmao! It was most likely fucking around a little to much and accidently flew out of the pool.
DoWorkNP 1 week ago
@DoWorkNP maybe, but seriously you don't see this in the wild. i mean, there's a wall right there and the dolphin accident jump over it?
FreedomCookiex 1 week ago
@FreedomCookiex You see them beached instead, dying in the sun....
wanttoseemysnake 1 week ago
@wanttoseemysnake but a wall's a concrete, and there's no current.
FreedomCookiex 1 week ago
Dolphin: "Well shit...."
xD
TheChainsawArtist 3 weeks ago
this is why they shouldnt have let shamu brag he was in free willy D: NOW THEY ALL WANNA BE FREE
KashaDatBitchHanyou 3 weeks ago
Prison brake ...
thekoalak 4 weeks ago
That's y they shouldn't be kept in captivity
SonySJ1995 1 month ago
@SonySJ1995 we keep humans in captivity its called prison go cry about that
MinoritiesRlazy 3 weeks ago
@MinoritiesRlazy they go to prison for committing a crime, what crime have these dolphins committed?
TheSpaceDub 2 weeks ago
Lol it's just lucky tht it breathes air an not water.
bigtimerushgirl123 1 month ago
this dolphin tried to commit suicide because it was taken away from its original home in the ocean (you people need to open a damn book once in a while)
NRG2220 1 month ago
@NRG2220 What's the name of this Autobiography this Dolphin wrote? I'd like to read it.
SilentDiablo 1 month ago
@SilentDiablo: look up the documentary "The Cove"
NRG2220 1 month ago
i bet u the second that dolphin hit the floor he was like "oh shit!!"
bface303 1 month ago
I thought dolphins were smart why he jump out ? Dumbass
WestCoastLegendz32 1 month ago
Poor little dolphin :,(did he get put back in the water or die?
sparklegirl2669 1 month ago
All I want to know is why are those fat bitches working there thay can't even run
zfranciscoz 1 month ago
y were they not splashing water on it? im 13 and i know there skin is special. thank you free willy for teaching me that :D
breomans 1 month ago 14
@breomans Yeah a 9 second clip is going to prove they never splashed water on their skin.
colincarneystudios 4 days ago
if the dolphin breaths air (obviously they belong in water) will they die for being exposed like that, in a similar way to a fish??
MORGAN1992FREEM4N 1 month ago
@MORGAN1992FREEM4N, no, because of the fact that they breathe air, they'll be ok, as long as they stay wet
visiondevil21 1 month ago
@visiondevil21 why do they need to stay wet though?? it might be an obvious question but if they dont need water to breath what do they need it for?
MORGAN1992FREEM4N 1 month ago
@MORGAN1992FREEM4N, because when exposed out of water for too long, it can dry them up and cause them to die. that's why they need to stay wet. their skin is not like ours at all. they are way more sensitive than any human alive.They also need the water in their mouths to avoid dehydration
visiondevil21 1 month ago
@visiondevil21 ah ok thats interesting thanks :)
MORGAN1992FREEM4N 1 month ago
@MORGAN1992FREEM4N, no problem
visiondevil21 1 month ago
@MORGAN1992FREEM4N, that's why they are meant to remain in water. especially,when you're at Sea World. you'll notice that they come out of the water for a short amount of time. they just can't be exposed out of water for too long.their skin is very sensitive. the heat can dry their skin up pretty fast causing them to die
visiondevil21 1 month ago
Hahahahahh idiot!
AlejandroN2r2 1 month ago
For all you know she could be the sweetest woman in the world no one should be treated like less of a person just cause they look different thats just cold hearted you all should really think about how you act twards others..
KaitoWulf 1 month ago
all you guys making fun of of that lady cause shes bigger you should be ashamed! just cause u feel bad or insecure about yourself does not make it okay for your to pick at others and make fun of them and saying those things just cause you think someone will laugh if you do thats sad you people are cruel and need to learn that others matter just as much as you do! some people cant help it they are born different that does not mean we are better
KaitoWulf 1 month ago
uhm......
time to put him/her back into the water dont u think?
Safiroshi 1 month ago
@Safiroshi Better: taking her back to the sea...... This pool is far too small, I guess.....
Spokie7 1 month ago
@Safiroshi mature dolphins are over 500 pounds, they probably had to wait for someone to bring a sling. what should the trainers do, walk away?
phantasma616 1 month ago
awww poor dolphin
eliray264002 1 month ago
Don't fuckin just look at lift it up and put it in water
Maddgearscooter1000 1 month ago
dont see no dolphin only a blue whale.
Caarnji 1 month ago
Yeh bring a fatty to do a heavy job
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ArrowToTheKnees 2 months ago
What happened to the dolphin? Did it die?
pyunique 2 months ago
Dolphins are one of the animals that has the sense of committing suicide. Jumping out of the ocean and into land is one of the suicide acts. must be really depressed in a small tank.
GaaraWyatt14 2 months ago
poor whale
VJAP1000 2 months ago
is the dolphin ok?
leprowler773 2 months ago
I need 25 CC's of Probebutalene....Stat!!
TheFirerunnerz 2 months ago
Placing these animals in swimming pools is fundamentally wrong. To say they enjoy or thrive in these settings is morally reprehensible and just plain wrong. I have studied these animals in the wild as part of a Canadian delegation to the Gulf Of Mexico and am saddened to read these comments, most of which are inaccurate and just plain wrong. Wow, things will never change if we continue to place theses beautiful, intelligent creatures in enclosures on masse.
willwetmoreable 2 months ago
the only way these animals will ever be free is if people stop paying to see them i guess.
TheLoveDoc2008 2 months ago 6
@TheLoveDoc2008 the only way the masses can learn a lot about them is by interacting with them up close....
WymarLegion 4 days ago
@WymarLegion all they learn mate is that dolphins can do cool tricks ....better to watch a good documentary on the tele about wild dolphins i think....i bet if those dolphins had a choice they would rather be free
TheLoveDoc2008 3 days ago
@TheLoveDoc2008 they get to live in a place with free food just handed to them, no fear of predators.
WymarLegion 3 days ago
GREG MAY of Orlando, FL says: In the 60's a pilot whale named Kay fell out of her tank at Marineland of Florida but she suffered no ill effects. She was watching the activity in the adjoining pools and slid up over the wall of her pool and couldn't recover herself. Read about Marineland on the website: florida backroads travel.com."
publicitypunk 2 months ago
Annoys me how its in the sun. Poor thing is probably burning up at the time.
Niinnjjaa95 2 months ago
@Timmyme don't b I'm jealous because you aint there maybe you live in those places that they don't even have shows
tionino3070 2 months ago
@Desadesh
There are about 650 bottlenose dolphins in America at the moment.
0 are from japan. Learn your facts.
Cited: @ /watch?v=giGMnvvjEiQ
The directors/producers LIED knowingly when they said that the dolphins are being sent to the states for the entertainment industry. 99% of the dolphins are used for meat anyways, it's not like a big number of dolphins are being used for parks. Sad people buy into the Cove bull shit.
coley4evr 2 months ago 11
@coley4evr how do they count them all?
nooloo3000 3 weeks ago
@coley4evr You're a freaking moron. The Cove is exposing the truth about what is going on. Anyone with a soul or brain would not participate in any kind of abuse of animals by holding them captive and denying them their right to be free and live in their natural habitat with their familes. They are way more intelligent than fools like you. It is you who would do better obviously in a cage since you like it so well.
2012newrevolution 6 days ago
@2012newrevolution Then go tell the millions of people a year who go to Seaworld. Bye bye.
coley4evr 6 days ago
@coley4evr I just did, dipfuck.
2012newrevolution 5 days ago
@coley4evr 2012newrevolution is probley some stupid kid trying to piss people off. Trust me i tried being nice to him and he got all pissy and told me to stfu lol i blocked him sooo lol
WolfXY2J 5 days ago
That's so nice of the whale running over and helping that poor dolphin!
DjDamyard 2 months ago 159
@DjDamyard ROFL good one
jsyn1230 2 months ago
@DjDamyard
at first i was like what wall r u talking about then i had to replay it
oCookie623 1 month ago
@DjDamyard You're fucked up.
kaybbyy 1 month ago
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Joel98C 3 weeks ago
@DjDamyard HAHHAHAAHHAHA
BexTeamPeteWard 2 weeks ago
@DjDamyard Omg that made me laugh so much, im actually crying
MeowChicken123 2 weeks ago
@DjDamyard fucking leg-end u my freind!! lol
ashros123 1 week ago
@DjDamyard OMFG you made my day buddy.
AxonV2 1 week ago
@DjDamyard You made me laugh for 5 minutes. HAHAA
ajmatar 6 days ago
@DjDamyard this comment made the video worth it!
wen36912 6 days ago
Shut up Timmy, America is kickass. What country are you from and why do you hate America?
Kelty2013 2 months ago
Im Westen werden die Tiere zu tiershows gezwungen und im Osten gegessen. Wtf??
DieAussenseiterin111 2 months ago
stupid americans and their whale shows
TimmyME 2 months ago
LET ME FREEEEEEEE
rover20023 2 months ago
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rover20023 2 months ago
@marmal08
we are animals and it is possible for us to commit suicide, and dolphins are self aware animals. therefore it is fully well possible that they can kill themselves. You need to educate yourself on dolphin intelligence and have faith in the unknown, anything is possible.
britters220 2 months ago
Exactly why they need to be kept in the wild.
TheOrcalover7 2 months ago
poor dolphin, I don't understand why they were stroking the dolphin and not covering it in water while they waited for something to put it back up. Oh, and I agree with everyone who says we shoudn't pay to watch these poor animals swim around in tanks way to small for them!
cutesability 2 months ago
Omg that is sad
BlueXephos1000 2 months ago
Funny how you no life pussys fight over the most stupid ass shit... Really I mean get a life... :|
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@marmal08 Before lecturing to others about getting their facts straight, it would serve you well to do the same. The multiple articles and reports of dolphins/orcas purposefully causing themselves harm and even death proves your "Oh by the way it's also not possible for dolphins to commit suicide..." comment completely false and untrue... So I invite you to follow your own advice, and stop pretending to be an expert by getting your info from one very skewed source.
winchester369 2 months ago
It just wanted to be free. :(
bethanyvictoria4 2 months ago
Dolphins have been known to commit suicide in many ways and this is one of them.......Remember Flipper he ended his own life this way and then the owner who appeared in FLipper is now the lead in trying to stop these parks because of the way they are capture all you small minded people who are paying to see this cruelty watch the cove and see what you have supported
Gipsyem 3 months ago
that is no problem for sea world, they'll buy a new one in taiji, japan. one of the nice ones. the rest of his pod will be killed
Desadesh 3 months ago 2
I thought you said dolphin, I see a beached whale.
kffive 3 months ago
Finally, on this video specifically: It appears to be the medical pool. Dolphins don't spend much time in this area so it's unfamiliar. Also, the dolphin is quite young, adding to the likelihood of an unfortunate accident. And finally, if dolphins have succesfully applied other methods to execute suicide in the past (banging head or to stop breathing), why has this one chosen a different and ultimately unsuccessful method, rather than doing it the same way others were speculated to have done it?
271207 3 months ago
I would like to add to my previous comment that I do believe these animals should not be used for entertainment and I strongly believe that they are capable of a complex range of emotions, in addition to their well-documented intelligence. Suicide however (in the desperate, emotion-based form we see in humans exclusively) might be too complex, which in no way demeans their cognitive abilities, but rather highlights the extreme complexity of the human brain that many often underestimate.
271207 3 months ago
I'm not sure where I stand on the possibility of a dolphin being able to commit suicide. I find the research that has been done unscientific, unreliable, mostly outdated and insufficient. Even though dolphins are highly intelligent, premediated suicide requires a very complex understanding of abstract concepts: life and death, and the ability to weigh the costs and benefits of each(not even observed in primates other than humans). Without evidence it is more a philosophic than scientific debate.
271207 3 months ago
putos torturadores!
KingofRobonia 3 months ago
Suicide is a Suicide! Sure the Dolphin knew what it was doing but who let the Whale out of the Tank
gregawsimo 4 months ago
imma dislike this video not because i dont like it but kuz i dont like seeing a dolphin doo dat:/
franky0521 4 months ago
there was one beached dolphin... THEN suddenly there is TWO!! @ :03
RPM9119 4 months ago
it seems to me that the dolphin wanted to commit suicide. There was a similar incident when a dolphin drowned himself.
grffnchn65 4 months ago
dolphin:hey guys i missed my jump,srry i just wait.
burn19ballz 4 months ago
DOLPHINS SHOULD NEVER BE HELD CAPTIVE
marxandmarzipan 4 months ago 2
lol wtf cant they pick it up and throw it back in
caleb1823 4 months ago
Sea world looks really dangerous you've got whale attacks dolphins jumping out of tanks mhhhmm I ain't going to sea world!
ChineseWrapper97 5 months ago
dolphins have been known to commit suicide in captivity. they are highly intelligent and have been known to purposely stop breathing in order to end their own life.
thehowl666 5 months ago
@thehowl666 Iguanas commonly "commit suicide" as well. I don't know how much it has to do with intelligence really.
Newbeboy 5 months ago
@Newbeboy well it has to do with intelligence cuz they have to premeditate the thought. i doubt iguanas actually think about it before they do it
thehowl666 5 months ago
coz this is a natural behaviour!!! NOT!!!!
BettyBlowtorchRocks 5 months ago
Poor dolphin got his first taste of freedom the hard painful feel of cement! still he probably enjoyed it more than swimming in a fish tank >:(
dolphin94lover 5 months ago
shamu running to save dolphin @ 0:03
andoni47 5 months ago 3
@ SuperCockism My money doesnt go to sea world it goes to places like SSCS and watch the cove dumbass this shit is cruel
jenwasgood 5 months ago
the same people that acuse seaworld of animal abuse and captivity are the same ones that pay to go see the shows. stfu u hypocritical pussies.
SuperCockism 5 months ago
:'(
210jaiden 6 months ago
he was actually trying to do the free willy jump into the open ocean.. well try again next time buddy.
Achii23 6 months ago
Shut up all you PETA hippies and do some research.
I have interned at SW, and that area is the back pool system which is near their vet facility. They use those pools for the sick, pregnant, etc. This animal probably was ill; it was most likely not a healthy individual.
If you don't believe me, go to my profile. I have footage of Sully the Pilot Whale which I took at my internship who is recovering in a pool right across from this one, as well as their Commersons which are not on display atm.
coley4evr 6 months ago 11
@coley4evr I don't need research to know that animals are not here for our entertainment and that you disgust me for thinking its ever ok to put a whale in that pool, the fact is the tanks are too small and will never be big enough unless they are the size of the ocean. Because thats where they belong.
TakeDownTheStreets 3 months ago
@TakeDownTheStreets lol u mad bro?
coley4evr 3 months ago
@coley4evr "lol" I'm a girl not your bro and I'm not mad simply telling it like it is :) tell yourself whatever you have to if it gets you to sleep at night, BRO
TakeDownTheStreets 3 months ago
@coley4evr "This animal probably was ill; it was most likely not a healthy individual." You do realize the only reason a dolphin would purposefully beach itself in the wild is due to mental or physical illness. I think the same can be said for SeaWorld and their dolphins. In fact, the dolphins at SeaWorld beach themselves everyday for dead fish.
JordyAdele 2 months ago
@JordyAdele All you did was prove my point. It was most likely sick. Yurr.
coley4evr 2 months ago
@coley4evr And I proved a point too. SeaWorld's dolphins are mentally or physically ill considering they beach themselves on a daily basis for dead fish. Of course, in this case I'm not sure what the motive was behind this particular dolphin's actions.
JordyAdele 2 months ago
@JordyAdele They are not beaching themselves. Going on the slide-out is a LEARNED behavior; the trainers use operant and clssical conditioning to teach the animals behaviors and reward them a positive reinforcement. They do not view it as "beaching" themselves on the slide out. It is a skill they have learned which the dolphins have realized grants them a reward.
coley4evr 2 months ago
@coley4evr Actually it is beaching. In a normal whale, this would prove that they are mentally or physically ill. It also puts them in harms way. Their body weight is capable of crushing their internal organs when on land. Also, they are trained via positive reinforcement and appetitve leverage. If the dolphins did not desire the fish, or weren't hungry, they would not perform.
JordyAdele 2 months ago
@JordyAdele My dod is allowed access to food in his bowl all the times with no feeding schedule; he is allowed to eat whenever he feels like it. Yet when I pull out a dog treat he does tricks for it. The animals are not starving, most if not all animals will work for food lol.
coley4evr 2 months ago
@coley4evr The whales aren't getting "treats" they are getting their meal. Of course, we wouldn't consider you abusive to your dog if you offered him a treat for giving you a "high five" or rolling over, but if you didn't give your dog any food at all until he gave you a "high five" or rolled over, that would be considered abusive. The trainers hold an appetitive leverage over the dolphins.
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JordyAdele 2 months ago
@JordyAdele The trainers DO NOT EVER withhold food. Even if the whales refuse to perform for the entire show, you can still see them giving buckets of fish behind the scenes. Take your pathetic, wrong views of Seaworld elsewhere.
coley4evr 2 months ago
@coley4evr The food must be desired in order for the animal to perform. In psychology, it's called an appetitive stimulus. To make the food desirable or "appetitive" you initiate a delicate balance between satisfaction and hunger. This training method "positive reinforcement" is actually very new at Seaworld. Cetacean training was built on food deprivation. Today, it is built on control and manipulation. The point of training is to control the animal and manipulate its behavior.
dolphinserenity 2 months ago
@coley4evr Please take a look at dolphinserenity's comment.
JordyAdele 2 months ago
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@coley4evr Continued..SeaWorld.org says this "If certain behaviors allow an animal to get food successfully, the animal will repeat these behaviors the next time it is hungry.” The dolphins at SeaWorld are hungry for their next meal. That is the reason they perform. If the fish wasn't desirable, the dolphin wasn't hungry, and there was no such thing as this appetitive leverage over them, they wouldn't be performing.
JordyAdele 2 months ago
@coley4evr ; why are they sick?
shrey2smart 2 months ago
Dolphins belong to the oceanns. Nowhere else.
SoYouThinkYouCanLive 6 months ago
PUT EM IN THE OCEAN SEA WORLD!
Stephany4622 6 months ago
:(
link21002 7 months ago
Dolphins commit suicide!!!! They keep many other dolphins in the tank. There's no room for them all. Hence the reason why marine animals should not be used for entertainment. To quote Bob Barker " Seaworld sukks!". They round up these animals from the wild, keep the pretty ones and killed the rest of the pods. Watch "The Cove."
Cindy7582 7 months ago 2
@ShamuKid that is why you rehabilitate them and "untrain" them before you release them dumbshit. You are a fucking idiot for saying that and if you do support captivity then you are an even bigger idiot because dolphins get stress ulcers and die in captivity. FUCK YOU
iantaylor124 8 months ago
The ideal thing would be to put them in a natural lagoon where they can be taken care of by humans. I suggested that to one of the guys that works with the dolphins and he said that they have no space left for them. I think Sea World is so loaded with money,they shoud put them in a lagoon and in that way people could swim with them just like it is in Sea World Australia. At least they wouldn't be around walls!
quelita28 8 months ago
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Wait, I see two of them :)
Anothercoilgun 8 months ago
FREE THE DOLPHINES !!!! GEEZ....
pepcycool 9 months ago
@pepcycool Freeing them would be murder. Do research.
ShamuKid 8 months ago
See this happened in two different countries, here's the difference.
American Seaworld: Oh My God, get me some water buckets and towels.
Japanese Seaworld: Ho Boi!!! Enuff Eggwoll Fo Eveybody!!!!!!!!
VinnyB33 10 months ago
As far as I know the dolphin was ok. They got him/her back in the water. If I remember correctly, it may have been a young dolphin that we saw. Sea World was great in there speedy response and resolution of this issue.
slinenator 11 months ago 21
@slinenator The dolphin died, which is what it wanted to do. Captive dolphins are NOT happy living doing stupid tricks just to eat.
italndiva 8 months ago
@italndiva This dolphins lived, smarty.
ShamuKid 8 months ago
@slinenator SeaWorld should keep their dirty hands off of wildlife!!! h e l l o o o...dolphins, orcas, seal DO NOT BELONG IN TANKS!!!
TheDayzgirl 3 months ago
@slinenator Yeah, they wouldn't want to loose their source of income and have to get another blood dolphin. Despicable place, no wonder the poor thing tried to escape.
LikeOLikeHInYourGut 2 months ago
I went this year (in 2011) to the only dolphin pool Sea World San Antonio has. It is used for petting and feeding the dolphins and it is called Dolphin Cove. I have been going to Dolphin Cove since 2006 and their pool doesn't look look at all like this one. Also,there are now 6 dolphins,half of them are calves, one dolphin is black one and two other are dark grey and the wall is so high it is impossible to jump over the wall. I'm thinking it's another Sea World.
quelita28 11 months ago
@quelita28 This is San Antonio, it's just in the back, where the rescued dolphins are. Near the animal care section. You can see it if you go on one of the behind the scenes tours. We went during camp :)
shamurocks1395 11 months ago
@shamurocks1395 I want to go on a behind the scenes tour! I went on some when I volunteered for Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and they were awesome and informing. How can I find info on these tours? I live in College Station now and I'm having "wild animal withdraw" lol I miss seeing the beauty of wild animals and of course reading and learning more about them =)
lonewolfang 2 months ago
@lonewolfang The tours are very informative and really fun! Nobody ever has the same experience, and the animals are a blast! You might have to google SeaWorld to find their website or get to it through their FB page, but you can book them online or call them as well. I've been having the same problem since camp ended, believe me! :)
shamurocks1395 2 months ago
@lonewolfang Go to the beach to see wild dolphins and orcas. It's cheaper and you can be confident that you aren't giving your money to an entertainment corporation that's stuck on exploiting animals rather than conserving their species in the wild.
JordyAdele 2 months ago
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quelita28 11 months ago
Shushi!!
Jthetinman 1 year ago
looks like a whale jumped out too BA-DOING!! :3
kingston17691 1 year ago
Lol its so funny how the "procaptivity" people are saying the dolphin did it by accident. Look, quit trying to fool yourself dolphins are way to smart to do that by accident. This dolphin wanted to end its own life.
Taikkah 1 year ago 36
@Taikkah End with it's own life? That's so extreme! They also mistake, and curiosity can be dangerous too. Anyway, we can't know what they think.
Corkian 1 year ago
@Corkian Look. No offense. But I've experienced dolphins in the wild and, unfortunatley, in captivity. And they are way, way, WAY to intelligent to just slip out of their tanks on accident. This dolphin probably lived its whole life in captivity(or even worse was captured in the wild) and knows whats on the other side of its tank, it isn't as rare as you think, marine mammals in captivity are known to commit suicide and develop mental problems.
Taikkah 1 year ago
@Taikkah If that dolphin really wanted to end it's own life, it would have simply stopped breathing. There have been orcas and dolphins who killed themselves by drowning before.
fredjelucas 1 year ago
And you are Mr dolphin expert? Whales cannot commit suicide, they are smart but not that smart.
Btw. the activism against Sea world is absurd: look at all the wolves/dogs owned....
AustrianAtheist 3 months ago
@AustrianAtheist Canids are NO WHERE NEAR as intelligent as whales/dolphins-cetaceans are believed to be the smartest of all animals after humans/primates. Comparing cetacean captivity to owning domesticated animals is a joke. Cetaceans purposley causing pain to themselves has been recorded several times, most of the time ending their own lives. Nobody can quite prove they are commiting suicide, but it's obvious they are unhappy in captivity.
Taikkah 3 months ago
@AustrianAtheist Taikkah is right...there are numerous instances of orcas, as well, imposing injuries to themselves often resulting in cracked skulls while ramming their heads again the walls.
These are 6 ton marine mammals we're talking about-can't pin them up in a shallow pond and expect things to go smooth. absurd to compare to wolf/dogs...
TheDayzgirl 3 months ago
theres a reason why that dolphin jumped out of the tank.....and its called CAPTIVITY. it makes me sick.
PastelleeLefebvree 1 year ago