, i want to say that im not saying it isnt cruel because it is, but the animals choose to do these tricks and many of them were born in captivity. If it wasnt for these parks people wouldnt realize how magnificent these creatures are and it persuades the public to try and do more to save them, the other animals 'habitats' are built like they would be in their natural habitats. And the animals certainly are not starved and forced to do anything. These animals love all the attention they can get!
@ConnorDowney2 Let's go get some snow leopards out of the himlayas and make them do tricks to show the public how "magnificent" they are. Let's get some endangered wild tigers and put them in a circus in order to persuade the audience to save them. No! It is NOT good to do such things! And if it IS a good thing, and if it IS truly helping the animals, then why not go out and brutally capture a bunch more and build more marine parks? You'd be educating the public and saving the species, right?
first , all of you guys are saying that you had ' the best experience of your life ' at this horrid place . and that you cant swim with dolphins anywhere else . thats a lie . I lived in hawaii for many many years , and sometimes I would just be chilling in the water , and a pod of dolphins came by . they are curious , and happy to interact with you .. ON THEIR OWN . they didnt need to be STARVED and FORCED to interact with humans . places like this SICKEN me .
Let me share some info for you go look up on Google "Japanese dolphin slaughter" I want you to look where some of these dolphins come from. They are herded in to coves where they cant escape, then trainers come and pick out the ones that they want and the rest are slaughtered and their meat is sold on the market which is unsafe due to their high levels of mercury. Thought you all might find this interesting and a true fact.
@pepsigoodman99 Also, look for the ccshome link it should be near the first link on google on that site is a documentary on the killing where they caught it on camera and it should also be on YouTube
Wow! You really need to chill out.... what a moron! This is the most moot video about Discovery Cove. I can't wait to share this experience Discovery Cove with my kids.
Fuck the dolphins perspective! Keep smoking your dope pothead!
Naomi, the exact opposite of an expert, claims that looking at animals as teddy bears is what harms them. LOL. People KNOW animals are dangerous. They aren't THAT stupid. The only people who are really that dumb are the few people who have tigers or crocodiles as pets... Naomi, do you want us to fear animals? Ok! Let's reverse what captivity has done for our world of wildlife! Did you know back in the day, we FEARED orcas so much that the Navy was sent out to kill any they could find. THE NAVY.
Ok first off I learned a lot of stuff about dolphins there! 2nd to those people who think u can release them you can't! They wouldn't survive! Get your facts straight!
They should all be released. How would you like to be forced to perform for the enjoyment of someone else at the cost of freedom? They deserve to be free.
People must understand "Captivity dolphins can't let be free". Sometimes people have to use their mind and not their heart. Let them free and they'll die. Ok it was wrong to take them out from captivity but it's happened. I love animals so much but I'm not against it. But I'm against the shows that dolphins do 3 - 4 - 5 times a day. Dolphin encounters are good but riding on their back is just wrong. Dolphin encounters = swimming with doplhins and not "Let the dolphin swim with me on their back"
@LittleMonsterlicious Your right dolphins in captivity could not survive out in the wild now But instead of using this as an excuse to still keep them at places like seaworld we should move them to a enviroment which is more like there natural habitat Like a coastal santuary, this will enable them to live more like a wild dolphin. They will still be in 'captivity' so they will be safe for predators etc, but they will be living a life as natural to them as possible. Seaworld should be shut down.
You people are ridiculous, if the animals were not happy they would show that just from a natural instinct. Quit trying to make everyones life miserable just because you are!!
@sweetchariots2003 They don't dare show displeasure because that is considered a "negative" behavior that they don't get rewarded for, and is shunned upon. I can gaurentee you that the dolphins don't like fat old men riding on their backs. They do it, because they have to.
I used to be one of those ignorant, selfish children who believed that intelligent animals were happy in captivity. The word 'captivity' should have said it all. Captives = not having fun
Why do people think that the dolphins enjoy having to drag 13 stone humans around with their dorsal fins all day.? Dont they think the dolphins may get a bit sore, bored, frustrated, irritated and even injured........
Naomi is right, people dont think about it from the animals point of view, its totally selfish.
So I guess people shouldn't be "selfish" and own pets. How selfish it is for me to own a dog and force it to live in my home, or to own a bird and make it live in a cage, or to own a goldfish living in a bowl.
Release your animals, everyone! If you want to enjoy them, you're gonna have to visit them in the wild.
I was thinking about going there but after doing a little research about the fatal accident there a few years back, not to mention the ethical ickiness of the whole thing, I've decided against it. Thanks for posting this educational video, I appreciate it - BTW the pro-swimming videos look almost exactly like this one to me (just minus the narration) so I don't see where people get off attacking you.
If the animals wasn`t happy with what was happening then tey either wouldn`t do it or start hurting people. So far nothing like that has happened so just don`t make anymore video`s like that. If bad things had happened and the animals didn`t enjoy it they wouldn`t do it. If the animals wasn`t happy and started attacking the guest`s then discovery cove would shut down. This is what people dream of doing and they are. If it`s wrong for them coming into our world then why do we swim in the sea.
It's horrific. A dolphin and all of its beautiful intricate complexity is not a toy for your amusement, it is an infinitely precise machine for carrying out an ecological function.
People like you would put rainbows in zoos if they could.
If you loved dolphins, if you loved nature, if you loved LIFE, you would want to kill and cannibalize the owners of Discovery Cove, set the dolphins free and then turn your guns on Japanese fishing operations that kill and eat dolphins. Keep in mind that a substantial body of evidence exists that dolphins are as smart as humans and may be smarter, so that you'd want to lock them up in a cage instead of allowing them to do what they were born to do is sickening.
Every time a dolphin was not intelligent enough to be "playful" or fast enough to do tricks that dazzled humans, it died. Something ate it. It could not keep up with the pod and was abandoned. That is why dolphins are good, because nature's cruelty purges dolphins of all failure. You, you scum sucking little vermin, you want to neuter dolphins by letting them sit in cages all day getting fat just because it's all you've ever done yourself.
What really irks me is your complete understanding of nature. You want to see the dolphins "play" all day in a "safe" environment, but in reality the cruelty of nature - storms, disease, predators, death, childbirth, predation, combat - these are the things that have molded dolphins over epochs into what they are today. Everything you respect and like about dolphins is the DIRECT RESULT of nature's cruelty.
Okay dollface, it's time for me to step in - not only on behalf of my friend Invictus but on behalf of all reasoning, decency and good. My chief complaint against everything you've said here today is not your desire to help animals but your complete lack of understanding of what really helps animals vs. what makes us feel good at the expense of animals.
Dolphins enjoy having fun with us when they go to discovery cove, you can see it. When i go on August 11th 2011 (WHICH I CANNOT WAIT FOR) i will have fun with the dolphins and I shall say at the end of the day, screw you biology. How do you feel about that 'from your perspective' Naiomi Rose..HA :)
@FunkyBass42 I went in April 2011 what date did you swim on? and I agree with you there is nothing wrong with it and dolphins love it just as much as we do!
@invictus14 yeh *sarcasm* some people like you are not fully right in the head because It is obvious the dolphins like swimming with humans because they have the choice to (so they can either swim with humans or swim with the other dolphins out in the deep water!) and they always choose humans because they are curious of humans and also because they see other dolphins all the time so they want to see humans! also if they hated humans then they would attack us they have the power to but never do!
@brandonashplant You think trained dolphins would attack you just because they live in a boring swimming pool where they do cheesy tricks?
Also, Discovery Cove is a side project of Sea World, which has a shit record with dolphins and orcas. E.g.: 3 dolphins dying in a 3 weeks at one point, orcas injuring/killing trainers, dolphins being kept in undersized tanks that damage their physical health (dolphins keep fit in the wild by fast swimming up to 100 miles a day)
@invictus14 yes they could attack you, and you have a point with dolphins needing to swim a least a 100 miles a day but all the tricks they do per-day they probably would end up having the same fitness and they live longer in captivity than in the wild + there are no predators! think about it!
@brandonashplant Boring tricks for yahoos =/= high speed swimming. A dolphin's natural environment is very hard to duplicate. That would be as hard as dolphins constructing a mock city square under water.
Though to be fair, the visitor area is probably the only semi-good dolphin pool in the world. At SeaHell in general they get fancy concrete jails that mess with their sonar.
@invictus14 we are not talking about seahell, seahell is a load discovery cove is not and discovery cove does not mess with there sonar unlike seahell and mist of the dolphins at discovery cove where born there and that is there home and they are with there family for life! and the calf's and mothers with the calf's can feel safe because there are no predators such as killer whale, Japanese dolphin-fisherman, whalers, and so many other sea life animals that could attack and injure even kill!
Discovery Cove is (c) 2011 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. All Rights Reserved
Discovery Cove = mini Sea World.
Dolphin training facilities as a whole underfeed dolphins train them using food rewards. These dolphins get long term health problems: low fertility, stillbirths, significantly higher mortality rate than in the wild.
Predators aren't even much threat. Dolphins could bash your ribcage in with one punch and they watch out for each other.
@invictus14 exactly a dolphin could kill a human, but they don't because they care and they most probably like being in discovery cove and around humans because otherwise wouldn't they try and show they don't like it by killing people because they are intelligent enough to show it so get your facts right! by the way I love dolphins!
@invictus14 I am sying they like humans most probably because they save us from drowning, sharks and they are really, really curious of us and NO I am not 12!
@invictus14 Dude you are a right dumb ass and in a comment you said above to me about predators being nothing I would rather be in an enclosure entertaining dolphin's (lets say dolphins rule the earth) than be killed by predators! wouldn't you?
I already told you, statistically dolphins have low fertiltiy, high rates of still birth and much higher mortality (DEATH) rates in captivity. Pretty much all trained dolphins are trained by pavlovian food rewards under starvation.
Discovery Cove isn't some unique giant artificial ocean for dolphins to swim free. It has the same drawbacks as any other major dolphin park. The smarter an animal is, the worse it fares in confinement.
See: stat sites like Dolphin Intelligence and the Captivity Issue
@invictus14 yeh ok I see your point but having put dolphins, orcas and sea lion etc in to pools and watching people swim with them have made the human race much closer because before humans used to think they were sea minsters and beasts back in the 18th century but now because we see them in pools they look cute and we think ''NO we will not kill these creatures they are sooo cute!'' + having put whales and dolphins in captivity we have learned a lot more about them since put them in captivity
@brandonashplant In other words it's alright for dolphins to be mistreated for human entertainment.
Back in ancient times, the Greeks had enough balls that they would actually play with *wild* dolphins instead of building some fruity theme park where you look at them in fish tanks.
@mechreports1 They have next to no facial mucsels, they can't change their facial experessions. Anyway, captive dolphins have a shortened life expectacey.
@moledragon ok u are an idiot they are well fed and if they wernt happy they wud be like agitated and like wudnot obay the trainers so yeh bassically ur argument is bollux to be honest cos they are well looked after with proper care plus if anything bad happens they can see the dolphin doctor
@mechreports1 They are already rebelling, some commit sucicide, take Tillikum for example, he's gone psycotic or is enraged due to captivity. Yet he still obeys his trainers as they are his source of food and anti-depressants. They gradualy forget natural behaviour and when you leave, they float motionless, under stimulated and compleatly bored until they lose there mind. It's true they have vets, but why do they get sicker in captivity than in the wild? is it because of stress or another reason
@mechreports1 I can tell how mature you are from this, and how much you can read. Just look up ric o'barry, prove to me you've looked and then maybe I'll leave you alone.
@moledragon oh im soo sorry if i came off as not mature my friend but im saying that discovery cove is good the animals are well treated ive been there for christ sake i shud know have you been there if so, are you blind?! u are such an idiot leave fucking discovery cove alone and piss off sending me shit u twat!
@mechreports1 I have never been there, and I know the animals are treated well. It's just the capture, psycological stress, confinment and compressing the natural behaviours of these inteligant marine mammals that I have a problem with.
@moledragon ah! ok then that i dont like i do agree with you there u shda sed that smart thing to start with lol but yeh i agree wioth the whole stress thing but i still think they are happy and well kept tho..
@mechreports1 now I see. Well it seems we're ok now then? it's rather hard to tell if they are happy or not as we can't speak with them. But we all have our own views, I've done my reserch, looked at both sides of the arugument and come to the conclusion that keeping them in captivity is wrong, for alot of reasons, no matter how well kept or how good the intentions of the keepers are.
@invictus14 If you click on the description to this video, it says dolphins live an average of 45 years in the wild, and: Dolphins in the wild swim up to and over 40 miles a day, in captivity they go around in circles and would literally have to circle that tank, or as is the case with Discovery Cove ( a concrete tank DISGUISED!!! as a natural environment) thousands of times to achieve what they effortlessly would and do in the wild.
As you could tell by it not being murky like natural waters
There is no tank /pool in the world that could compare to the open ocean. If you wish to have an encounter with dolphins do it in the wild on the animals terms. If you had the opportunity to watch a bear dance would you? It's the same ignorance. Many captive dolphins are on antidepressants and they often artificially inseminate dolphins in captivity. Seaworld etc may have 'state of the art facilities' but many countries do not, and buy wild caught dolphins in a bid to copy seaworlds success.
1.) It is against the law to swim with wild dolphins!
2.) By keeping dolphins and killer whales the human race has been able to understand them better, because before we brought them all in to captivity humans used to think they were sea monsters killing machines but they are not and they are the closest living thing in the ocean to mankind so we have been able to do all of this and find out more about these creatures so if they become endangered we know how to help them!!
@brandonashplant once apon a time maybe captivity served a purpose, but I think we're a bit passed that now. And where did you get the idea it's against the law to swim with dolphins?!?! There are plenty of places you can swim with dolphins in the wild.
@brandonashplant absolutely, if you're swimming in the sea and dolphins come to you you're not going to get out of the water are you?! No way, wild dolphins are incredible and you'll know when they've had enough because they'll move on. swimming with them in their domain, on their terms is the best thing in the world. You show them respect and they will do the same. If you like dolphins see them in the wild, you'll fall in love :)
@brandonashplant It would be too hard to let them go. They are nurtured there and are fed by humans. I want to go and explore the wildlife. I think it is great to have a one on one experience with them, but as far as letting them go would not be wise.
See what this lady doesn't talk about is that no one really knows how an animal feels.Does she have some special machine to talk to dolphins and give them therapy. I'm pretty sure she doesn't. If you think about it the dolphins are getting fed to play and interact with people and they are well taken care of. So what she is saying is that she would rather have it in the wild and become our food.I would rather be domesticated any day than become someone else food. Dolphins rock.
Just an afterthought: There are dolphins that are in the ocean, but have become "tame" enough to regularly hang out with people, swim with dogs, etc. Perhaps one of the reasons to have a gate on the cove is not to keep the dolphins in, but to keep the sharks out.
All of our "pets" are not necessarily with us by choice, but it beats getting food out of a garbage can and getting shot at. Lastly, I'm not here by choice.
Very interesting to hear your point of view. If the cove is not open to the sea then I agree that the dolphins are not there by choice. I don't believe it is all bad for dolphins to be there though. They are very social mammals even in the wild. I have always wanted to swim with dolphins so I'm glad this type of place is available rather than to find a pod in the ocean.
Ok look I'm gonna make my answer short and sweet, if they are captured in the wild it's dead wrong. But Sea World on the other hand Has the dolphins breed there and most dolphins are born there. All that being said we as humans were once known as nomads we use to have to walk 100's of miles hunt and clean our food just to eat. Would you call a supermarket human abuse because we no longer have to walk hunt and clean our own food? The SeaWorld Dolphins are happy. Don't judge before you know.
I can understand her viewpoint because as a Florida resident who snorkels regularly this does teach people to touch things that are not possible and very dangerous to in the wild. They should have something to teach people especially kids that this is not reality and that you cannot do this in the wild
Your SO stupid, if you have experienced this wonderful day of adventure you would know that the animals don't have to preform if they choose not to, they are all bred at discovery cove meaning they would not survive in the wild, they also are fed well, played with and are safe, this was the best day of my young life being up close with these amazing creatures and at the beginning when she says, do you want to stroke him, animals like to be stroked and it shows that they are being rewarded.
@Skate3Mania Just because they were bred at the park doesn't mean there suddenly domesticated, they still experience the same stress as wild caught dolphins and its just as morally wrong keeping them in a captive situation. Whilst they may not be physically forced to perform they don't exactly have much choice in the matter, what else is there for them to do in those tanks apart from float around all day. And naturally wild animals don't enjoy being touched by people.
@foreverisalie22 Just because you had a wonderful day it doesn't meant the dolphins enjoy it, your comment just highlights the selfishness of this industry they shouldn't have be kept captive for your benefit and Seaworld's profit, you may get a nice day out but think about the dolphins instead of yourself, what do they get?
Totally agree with everything she's saying. Understand why people would want to be close to them, and don't doubt for a moment that they are well-looked after and loved. I genuinely think that they are too intelligent to do tricks on command for humans. I went to Sea World a couple of years ago and totally despised it. The visitors get so precious and selfish. But then again, Sea World have done heaps to educate people about these animals. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
Haha, literally nothing there is true. Nearly all these dolphins are captive born. They stopped capturing from the wild 30 years ago and it's illegal anyway. You have no argument. At all. They're used to this. Yes, being in the wild would be the best, but releasing them now would be like a death sentence. I went there, and they do enjoy interacting, they're given the choice of whether to do it or not - they could just swim off if they didn't want to do it.
@missnoodles996 You don't know what you are talking about. Death sentence? You think this is some declawed tiger going out in jungle? This place is a circus, entertainment for the ignorant.
@sohcsarewicked Being in the wild is best. If it was up to me, then that's where they'd be. But when you actually see them it's clear - we can teach them to survive in the sea, but for most, this is all they know. They're too used to humans.
@missnoodles996 Even though these are captive bred the public is not going to care about the difference. This is the problem when you build these parks that people think it is OK to go to one in the first place. Instead of getting on a boat and going to see dolphins in their environment people think its OK to see a whale and dolphin in what is just a swimming pool. Most people don't care about lolita because you don't have a collective public saying NO this is not right.
@sohcsarewicked I went dolphin watching off the coast of Florida just the other week actually, along with other tourists who'd been to SeaWorld too. What's the problem with captivity as long as they have big, clean pools, experienced trainers and are not captured from the wild? Why take the risk of releasing them if they are happy? SeaWorld and Discovery Cove (same company) actually have their own rescue charity and have looked after 200 endangered species in the past year alone.
@missnoodles996 Did you ever try the swim with dolphin package at the seaquarium? Whats the difference between discovery cove and sea aqurium to the gerneral visitor they both get to touch dolphins.
@sohcsarewicked No, I've never been to Miami. I just took a quick look at MSQ's dolphin program website, and from what I can tell they do more dancing and hugging type things.
@missnoodles996 Hey! I see people swimming with dolphins at discovery cove on youtube! Well why don't I take my family and spend my money at a similar place right by our house or hotel! Its called Miami seaqurium and looks like fun! Dolphins! Yay! Killer whale! So much entertainment!
@missnoodles996 Well i was being sarcastic there u know lol. I just don't think the general public knows the difference and that reason alone is enough not to have any parks good or bad. Please check out the video called , oh search "Wild Dolphins playing with dog" I think its the first result , thats grizzly he was pretty cool ^o^
@sohcsarewicked I know, I didn't get it when I first read it! I just re-read it then figured it out :) I agree with you, but instead of wiping out all parks we should just raise awareness of the bad ones.
@missnoodles996 I think that has been done but I still see bad park in business. Maybe Steve Hindi can get involved that man makes things happen. Please check out his youtube. search: "SHARKonlineorg" , ex shark hunter now animal activist. I think he can really help , because if you look at his second newest video , he got attacked for protesting pigeon shoots.
@sohcsarewicked No-one saw the dolphins as entertainment the day I vistited. We learned about how they stay cool, what they eat, their pod structure - it wasn't "look at how high we can make him jump!". They literally have to best care in the world: if you want something to moan about, go to Miami Seaquarium.
To all those misinformed about Japan and the lies portrayed in the Cove: Less 1%, 90 out of the 14,000 dolphins in 2007 that were captured, were sent to marine parks in Asia. To say that boycotting such theme parks, especially zoos and aquariums that have dolphins in the U.S., will solve the problem is false and irresponsible because they clearly kill the dolphins for food. No dolphin in the U.S. has come from Japan due to the success of the captive breeding program.
What some people don't know is that most of the dolphins are bought and brought over from japan where there are in a sense hunting them. Yes there is no way to tell whether or not they are happy, but dolphin death rate does go up in captivity for various reasons. Don't be so quick to judge that this woman is wrong, just take a second to do some research and base your opinion off of that.
@bundac21 If you did some research you would see that no dolphins have been bought from Taiji in at least 10 years. SeaWorld and it's affiliates cannot prove that the methods of capture of those dolphins are humane, so they can't capture them. It's illegal. Why would SeaWorld or Discovery Cove buy a captured dolphin, which comes with liabilities and possible heath problems, when their captive breeding programs are outstanding? It doesn't make sense.
@bundac21 I apologize if I came off rude. I was in a bit of a temper yesterday, but there are a lot of great sources in the archives if you ever have time to look there for information.
@bundac21 As should you take a second to do some research and base your opinion off the facts that no dolphins are bought and brought anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. All the dolphins caught in Japan are sent to aquariums in Japan, China, Korea, and other countries in Asia.
@aqua0501 Thanks... I was already informed of more current research so yes I know my post is wrong. However, the fact that Japan is killing dolphins and selling them is still a terrible issue.
@bundac21 Totally agree that world needs to address such actions against Japan regarding dolphin and whale slaughters, as well as overfishing and shark finning.
if i wer a dolphin or a bird and i had to be in captivity the place id want to go is discovry cove its seems nice and they let the birds fly in big spaces unlike other places so really this is the best place for them to go i mean sum if not most r rescued and get put into these places because they cannot be realesed back into the wild so stick it u anoying voice other person :P x
this bitch needs to shut up because she hasnt been in the spot of a trainer or a dolphin, so what does she know, those animal LOVE to be there and are there because they are being protected or in rehab.
I understand what this video is saying, but when I was there, almost every dolphin there was bred there, and there was an alpha-female and an alpha-male, which means that breeding goes on there. And the trainers don't just have the dolphins dance for the people, they show the people body parts, how they eat food, how they breathe. And they made a point of saying that if a dolphin does not want to preform that day, they don't make them. So, personally, I see nothing wrong with discovery cove.
@kidatheartxo16 The thing is, the trainers for one don't know when the dolphins dont want to peform, the likely hood is that even if they did know, they would still have them perform. The dolphins perform unnatural behaviours, and they become very stressed, some loose there sonar because of nothing there to explore or do. Being surrounded by screaming people would be like having a bright light in your eyes, deafining you. Eventualy blinding you.the fact they were born in captivity means that
@moledragon They told me their process for seeing if the dolphins want to train is they bring them out before the park opens and do some warm up acts and if the dolphins are just kind of lazy and don't want to do anything, they dont use them for that day because they don't want to force it. There is nothing wrong with dolphins in captivity. The dolphins don't just do tricks and shit, the trainers bring them up close and have the people learn about them and how they are. Its an amazing place.
@kidatheartxo16 how can you be sure they're telling the truth, when they are gaining profit from it. Just type in Ric o'barry, he has alot of awnsers.
@moledragon how do i know? cause last minute they switched dolphins for my group because our first didn't want to preform anymore. thats how she got on the topic of saying how they never make any dolphins do anything if they dont want to. And now im going to use your logic against you: how can you be so sure they are forcing their animals to do this? these dolphins are bred in captivity because their parents or grandparents were rescued there. discovery cove is great and i plan to work there :)
@kidatheartxo16 The dolphins don't know any different, they have been trained there etire lifes, they can't help but perform for the reward of fish. Fish they will probably have anti-deppressants in. Also pods don't alpha males, and females as only one of the pod is leader. They have pods for mothers and calves, male pods (very small) and junior pods, teenage mixed sex groups.
Sea World (Discovery Cove is part of it) rescue more animals and rehabilitate them than you'd believe. Posting crap like this on youtube to turn peoples opinion on conservation is pathetic. They're doing more for the lives of marine animals than you are so you're being a hypocrite
Are they unhappy? Or because the majority of them are all bred there, do they not know any different and are perfectly happy and spoilt?
I went a few months back and my instructor guy said they are so spoiled and if i was a dolphin i would love to live here. Do they love it? Or do they not?
Dolphins get very stressed out during these SWD programs people pay for, people have the freedom of choice to interact, the dolphins DON'T!! For anyone to suggest that the Dolphins are happy in this situation are very misinformed. Let me yank you away from your family, your home and everything else you know, and stick you in a concrete cell, then you can tell me all about it. But as long as your getting healthcare, a meal and a whistle blown in your face, you should be happy right? Ignorance!!
@dogthecoop they're not wild caught. Most dolphins are captive bred. I swam with CJ who was a hybrid dolphin who had been bred in captivity. The dolphins are fine there. The enclosures are so clean and the dolphins get the attention they need 24/7. No dolphin is abused etc. It's not a concrete cell, it's made to appear as though a real lagoon allowing them a more natural life style. The whistle is used to let the dolphin know what to do. If the dolphins didn't want to do it they wouldn't.
ya your right lets think in the dolphins respected which one would i rather do swim in a clean pool or get caught in a tuna net or the massive oil leak
Whats Wrong With Discovery Cove Is That People Like Her Say Things That Aint True :L The Dolphins & Animals Are Fine With Being In Discovery Cove ; They Dont Really Mind .But When People Like You Go And Make Video's About How Discovery Is Un'Friendly And Rubbish Like That There Just Gay! What Happens If a Child Comes On You'tube Whos Going To Discovery Cove Soon And Sees This Video ; They Aint Gunna Wanna Go Are They So She ^ Can Go & Make Some More Gay Videos And Boom Off ;)
the smiles on the dolphins faces are an illusion.....putting animals in captivity is abuse. Humans are so selfish and unevolved it makes me wonder why i incarnated as one
Humans themselves are not selfish but it's capitalism which is a parasitic system entirely based on the exploitation of everything (working class, animals, etc).
I disagree that this is all a bad thing. Most don't care about things they don't know. When people make a personal connection to wild animals via zoos and wildlife preserves they begin to care about them. Do people care that dolphins & whales are slaughtered in the wild? No. But when they experience them up close they DO start to care and DO want to protect their habitats. Maybe we need "swim with the polar bear" experiences to get people to care about global warming(just kidding).
shut the fuck up all the animals look happy holy fuck who cares they treat the animals good the dont harm them or hurt them so why the fuck do u care go cry bout it to your make believe boyfriend that u dont have
Hmm. "If he was out in the wild, doing things that dolphins were born to do, wouldn't he be better off?" Well, sure, ignorant lady, if you want those dolphins to die in a giant oil spill.
@estelle497 yeah, and who caused the oil spill? Humans. Who captured the dolphins and put them in captivity? humans. You know.. We suck as a species haha
I think the lady has a point in saying that most tourist only think of themselves when visiting this park... But I do believe these parks can raise the emotional connection between man and animal which greatly contributes to people taking better care of nature and all animal life in general ... at least I hope it does.
there's A LOT wrong with captivity! dolphins and any other animal that gets taken from their natural habitat don't have a choice. we humans think we are on top of the world and can do whatever we want when we can't. theses are amazing and absolutely beautiful creatures that have every right to this planet. they were not put on this planet to entertain us that was never the case. people gotta wake up look at our beautiful world and let nature run its course. captivity is slavery. think about it
I'd like to address the video's "teddy bear" comment. I got to meet and pet that sloth, and at no point did I think, "ooh, if I saw you in the wild I would totally take you home." It was clear to me that the dolphins were treated with great care and love. No, it is not their natural habitat. But getting people up close to these animals, getting people interested in and excited about their preservation, outweighs the flimsy argument that these few "should" be in the wild.
Maybe I'm wrong but I thinks its great that these places exist for anyone to enjoy. These animals may not have the ability to live like they do in the wild but they are very well cared for.
Its no different than having a pet at home. No pets were naturally intended to be living in captivity but they do.
@jbyrsm1 Well other companies see how much money Sea World is raking in and they try to mimmic it. Problem is the companies don't have amazing facilities like this. Instead they uses concrete tanks. As popularity for Discovery Cove grows, so do many other facilities. thinking they can do the exact same thing on a smaller budget..
and the key word is they "seemed" to be happy. You can never really tell.
I've been there with my son recently and it was a wonderful experience.
I don't think it is the best place for a dolphin to spend his entire life BUT I don't think it's a bad place to be either.
NAOMI ROSE HAS A POINT.
I truly believe that even if they were in the wild dolphins would allow interaction with humans, HOWEVER, they need to understand and honestly sense we are not bad for them. I don't think we are setting a good example. Let's respect wildlife as it should be respected
The dolphins - as even quoted by one of the dolphin trainers in Orlando discovery cove - are seen as having certain personalities and likes and dislikes and even their favorite trainers; the trainers see them as human beings in that and many other ways. With feelings and emotions like any of us.
If the dolphins were not so well cared for and not so much loved, I'm sure that they would not perform or interact at all due to being so unhappy.
Discovery cove allows guests not only to interact with these animals that you wouldn't be able to in the wild, but also to LEARN about them. Trainers and carers of the animals are more than happy to answer questions about the animals and their jobs at Discovery Cove/SeaWorld.
Small mammal interactions such as the Sloth on the video DO NOT show their animals as cuddly toys but REAL creatures we can protect out in the wild for future generations to come.
They are NOT FORCED to do anything by the trainers. The trainers use positive reinforcement to train the dolphins, NEVER punishing them for a wrong behavior or none.
Another valid fact I gained from my SeaWorld camp councilor is that SeaWorld spends the majority of its income on restaurant quality food for the animals, and even better health care for them.
These dolphins were BRED IN CAPTIVITY. SeaWorld DOES NOT TAKE DOLPHINS (or Orcas either) from the wild due to diseases.
Im sorry, but before anyone was to slate Discovery cove, SeaWorld and its sister parks PLEASE get your facts about them right BEFORE you slate them!
The animals are NOT abused, and receive the highest quality of medical care that humans have and are very much loved and paid attention to by their trainers every day year-long.
The dolphins have huge pools where they can choose to swim away from where the guest experiences are, or get up close to them.
I agree with the video. However, I respect wild animals and know that non-captive animals shouldn't be treated as teddybears, approached, or fed. I will still go their one day, whether or not it fosters the wrong image of these animals.
, i want to say that im not saying it isnt cruel because it is, but the animals choose to do these tricks and many of them were born in captivity. If it wasnt for these parks people wouldnt realize how magnificent these creatures are and it persuades the public to try and do more to save them, the other animals 'habitats' are built like they would be in their natural habitats. And the animals certainly are not starved and forced to do anything. These animals love all the attention they can get!
ConnorDowney2 3 weeks ago
@ConnorDowney2 Let's go get some snow leopards out of the himlayas and make them do tricks to show the public how "magnificent" they are. Let's get some endangered wild tigers and put them in a circus in order to persuade the audience to save them. No! It is NOT good to do such things! And if it IS a good thing, and if it IS truly helping the animals, then why not go out and brutally capture a bunch more and build more marine parks? You'd be educating the public and saving the species, right?
dolphinserenity 3 weeks ago
first , all of you guys are saying that you had ' the best experience of your life ' at this horrid place . and that you cant swim with dolphins anywhere else . thats a lie . I lived in hawaii for many many years , and sometimes I would just be chilling in the water , and a pod of dolphins came by . they are curious , and happy to interact with you .. ON THEIR OWN . they didnt need to be STARVED and FORCED to interact with humans . places like this SICKEN me .
lindseyranks 1 month ago
Let me share some info for you go look up on Google "Japanese dolphin slaughter" I want you to look where some of these dolphins come from. They are herded in to coves where they cant escape, then trainers come and pick out the ones that they want and the rest are slaughtered and their meat is sold on the market which is unsafe due to their high levels of mercury. Thought you all might find this interesting and a true fact.
pepsigoodman99 1 month ago
@pepsigoodman99 Also, look for the ccshome link it should be near the first link on google on that site is a documentary on the killing where they caught it on camera and it should also be on YouTube
pepsigoodman99 1 month ago
Wow! You really need to chill out.... what a moron! This is the most moot video about Discovery Cove. I can't wait to share this experience Discovery Cove with my kids.
Fuck the dolphins perspective! Keep smoking your dope pothead!
cuksucker 1 month ago
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fuck u
they wanted to come they dont force them ding bat
TheCodbusters 2 months ago
fuck u
they wanted to come they dont dorce them ding bat
TheCodbusters 2 months ago
fuck u
TheCodbusters 2 months ago
Naomi, the exact opposite of an expert, claims that looking at animals as teddy bears is what harms them. LOL. People KNOW animals are dangerous. They aren't THAT stupid. The only people who are really that dumb are the few people who have tigers or crocodiles as pets... Naomi, do you want us to fear animals? Ok! Let's reverse what captivity has done for our world of wildlife! Did you know back in the day, we FEARED orcas so much that the Navy was sent out to kill any they could find. THE NAVY.
RingneckDoveFan 2 months ago
ah shut up moaning bat
michaelmaxi1 2 months ago
stupid video
KingsProduction50 2 months ago
Ok first off I learned a lot of stuff about dolphins there! 2nd to those people who think u can release them you can't! They wouldn't survive! Get your facts straight!
DolphinTrain111213 2 months ago
They should all be released. How would you like to be forced to perform for the enjoyment of someone else at the cost of freedom? They deserve to be free.
mrbiggles563 3 months ago
People must understand "Captivity dolphins can't let be free". Sometimes people have to use their mind and not their heart. Let them free and they'll die. Ok it was wrong to take them out from captivity but it's happened. I love animals so much but I'm not against it. But I'm against the shows that dolphins do 3 - 4 - 5 times a day. Dolphin encounters are good but riding on their back is just wrong. Dolphin encounters = swimming with doplhins and not "Let the dolphin swim with me on their back"
LittleMonsterlicious 3 months ago
@LittleMonsterlicious Your right dolphins in captivity could not survive out in the wild now But instead of using this as an excuse to still keep them at places like seaworld we should move them to a enviroment which is more like there natural habitat Like a coastal santuary, this will enable them to live more like a wild dolphin. They will still be in 'captivity' so they will be safe for predators etc, but they will be living a life as natural to them as possible. Seaworld should be shut down.
94CHL 3 months ago
By coastal sanctuary u mean closed off from the ocean or the opposite where they can come and go as they please ?
pepsigoodman99 1 month ago
3,000 dolphins are being killed yearly by fisher men in the pacific ocean. how many are saved because of places like Discovery Cove
matt1701 4 months ago
You people are ridiculous, if the animals were not happy they would show that just from a natural instinct. Quit trying to make everyones life miserable just because you are!!
sweetchariots2003 4 months ago
@sweetchariots2003 They don't dare show displeasure because that is considered a "negative" behavior that they don't get rewarded for, and is shunned upon. I can gaurentee you that the dolphins don't like fat old men riding on their backs. They do it, because they have to.
Sakima636 3 months ago 2
I used to be one of those ignorant, selfish children who believed that intelligent animals were happy in captivity. The word 'captivity' should have said it all. Captives = not having fun
XpoldingToast 4 months ago
Why do people think that the dolphins enjoy having to drag 13 stone humans around with their dorsal fins all day.? Dont they think the dolphins may get a bit sore, bored, frustrated, irritated and even injured........
Naomi is right, people dont think about it from the animals point of view, its totally selfish.
hateseaworld 4 months ago 2
shudap bitch i had a ryt ol time!!!
mechreports1 4 months ago
So I guess people shouldn't be "selfish" and own pets. How selfish it is for me to own a dog and force it to live in my home, or to own a bird and make it live in a cage, or to own a goldfish living in a bowl.
Release your animals, everyone! If you want to enjoy them, you're gonna have to visit them in the wild.
GracieTriangle1 4 months ago
I was thinking about going there but after doing a little research about the fatal accident there a few years back, not to mention the ethical ickiness of the whole thing, I've decided against it. Thanks for posting this educational video, I appreciate it - BTW the pro-swimming videos look almost exactly like this one to me (just minus the narration) so I don't see where people get off attacking you.
wylib 4 months ago
If anything this video makes me want to go to discovery cove to see what your on about
un1versalgirl 4 months ago
If the animals wasn`t happy with what was happening then tey either wouldn`t do it or start hurting people. So far nothing like that has happened so just don`t make anymore video`s like that. If bad things had happened and the animals didn`t enjoy it they wouldn`t do it. If the animals wasn`t happy and started attacking the guest`s then discovery cove would shut down. This is what people dream of doing and they are. If it`s wrong for them coming into our world then why do we swim in the sea.
un1versalgirl 4 months ago
p.s. This post series was aimed at "brandonashplant".
Incurable1488 5 months ago
It's horrific. A dolphin and all of its beautiful intricate complexity is not a toy for your amusement, it is an infinitely precise machine for carrying out an ecological function.
People like you would put rainbows in zoos if they could.
You mother fucker.
Incurable1488 5 months ago
@Incurable1488 was that supposed to be sent to me?
brandonashplant 5 months ago
If you loved dolphins, if you loved nature, if you loved LIFE, you would want to kill and cannibalize the owners of Discovery Cove, set the dolphins free and then turn your guns on Japanese fishing operations that kill and eat dolphins. Keep in mind that a substantial body of evidence exists that dolphins are as smart as humans and may be smarter, so that you'd want to lock them up in a cage instead of allowing them to do what they were born to do is sickening.
Incurable1488 5 months ago
Every time a dolphin was not intelligent enough to be "playful" or fast enough to do tricks that dazzled humans, it died. Something ate it. It could not keep up with the pod and was abandoned. That is why dolphins are good, because nature's cruelty purges dolphins of all failure. You, you scum sucking little vermin, you want to neuter dolphins by letting them sit in cages all day getting fat just because it's all you've ever done yourself.
Incurable1488 5 months ago
What really irks me is your complete understanding of nature. You want to see the dolphins "play" all day in a "safe" environment, but in reality the cruelty of nature - storms, disease, predators, death, childbirth, predation, combat - these are the things that have molded dolphins over epochs into what they are today. Everything you respect and like about dolphins is the DIRECT RESULT of nature's cruelty.
Incurable1488 5 months ago
Okay dollface, it's time for me to step in - not only on behalf of my friend Invictus but on behalf of all reasoning, decency and good. My chief complaint against everything you've said here today is not your desire to help animals but your complete lack of understanding of what really helps animals vs. what makes us feel good at the expense of animals.
Incurable1488 5 months ago
These comments perfectly encapsulate the narcissistic and vain nature of theme park yahoos.
invictus14 5 months ago 2
Dolphins enjoy having fun with us when they go to discovery cove, you can see it. When i go on August 11th 2011 (WHICH I CANNOT WAIT FOR) i will have fun with the dolphins and I shall say at the end of the day, screw you biology. How do you feel about that 'from your perspective' Naiomi Rose..HA :)
FunkyBass42 6 months ago
@FunkyBass42 I went in April 2011 what date did you swim on? and I agree with you there is nothing wrong with it and dolphins love it just as much as we do!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant
And I bet you speak dolphin and have long deep conversations with them too.
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 yeh *sarcasm* some people like you are not fully right in the head because It is obvious the dolphins like swimming with humans because they have the choice to (so they can either swim with humans or swim with the other dolphins out in the deep water!) and they always choose humans because they are curious of humans and also because they see other dolphins all the time so they want to see humans! also if they hated humans then they would attack us they have the power to but never do!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant You think trained dolphins would attack you just because they live in a boring swimming pool where they do cheesy tricks?
Also, Discovery Cove is a side project of Sea World, which has a shit record with dolphins and orcas. E.g.: 3 dolphins dying in a 3 weeks at one point, orcas injuring/killing trainers, dolphins being kept in undersized tanks that damage their physical health (dolphins keep fit in the wild by fast swimming up to 100 miles a day)
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 yes they could attack you, and you have a point with dolphins needing to swim a least a 100 miles a day but all the tricks they do per-day they probably would end up having the same fitness and they live longer in captivity than in the wild + there are no predators! think about it!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant Boring tricks for yahoos =/= high speed swimming. A dolphin's natural environment is very hard to duplicate. That would be as hard as dolphins constructing a mock city square under water.
Though to be fair, the visitor area is probably the only semi-good dolphin pool in the world. At SeaHell in general they get fancy concrete jails that mess with their sonar.
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 we are not talking about seahell, seahell is a load discovery cove is not and discovery cove does not mess with there sonar unlike seahell and mist of the dolphins at discovery cove where born there and that is there home and they are with there family for life! and the calf's and mothers with the calf's can feel safe because there are no predators such as killer whale, Japanese dolphin-fisherman, whalers, and so many other sea life animals that could attack and injure even kill!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant A totally different thing, huh?
Discovery Cove is (c) 2011 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. All Rights Reserved
Discovery Cove = mini Sea World.
Dolphin training facilities as a whole underfeed dolphins train them using food rewards. These dolphins get long term health problems: low fertility, stillbirths, significantly higher mortality rate than in the wild.
Predators aren't even much threat. Dolphins could bash your ribcage in with one punch and they watch out for each other.
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 exactly a dolphin could kill a human, but they don't because they care and they most probably like being in discovery cove and around humans because otherwise wouldn't they try and show they don't like it by killing people because they are intelligent enough to show it so get your facts right! by the way I love dolphins!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant What the fuck?
So they act the same and don't kill humans at those stupid little swimming tanks in goatzhackistan too because they love living in 50x50 fishtanks?
What are you, 12?
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 I am sying they like humans most probably because they save us from drowning, sharks and they are really, really curious of us and NO I am not 12!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant
Wait, so now what they do in the wild somehow proves Discovery Cove isn't a glorified set of fish tanks and retardation?
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 Dude you are a right dumb ass and in a comment you said above to me about predators being nothing I would rather be in an enclosure entertaining dolphin's (lets say dolphins rule the earth) than be killed by predators! wouldn't you?
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant Great. Off to jail you go. We'll put a camera in your cell so you can entertain.
I've already proven that Discovery Cove sucks and dolphins die in captivity. You haven't answered for any of that.
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 ok throw me a question and I WILL answer it!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
I already told you, statistically dolphins have low fertiltiy, high rates of still birth and much higher mortality (DEATH) rates in captivity. Pretty much all trained dolphins are trained by pavlovian food rewards under starvation.
Discovery Cove isn't some unique giant artificial ocean for dolphins to swim free. It has the same drawbacks as any other major dolphin park. The smarter an animal is, the worse it fares in confinement.
See: stat sites like Dolphin Intelligence and the Captivity Issue
invictus14 5 months ago
@invictus14 yeh ok I see your point but having put dolphins, orcas and sea lion etc in to pools and watching people swim with them have made the human race much closer because before humans used to think they were sea minsters and beasts back in the 18th century but now because we see them in pools they look cute and we think ''NO we will not kill these creatures they are sooo cute!'' + having put whales and dolphins in captivity we have learned a lot more about them since put them in captivity
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant In other words it's alright for dolphins to be mistreated for human entertainment.
Back in ancient times, the Greeks had enough balls that they would actually play with *wild* dolphins instead of building some fruity theme park where you look at them in fish tanks.
invictus14 4 months ago
@invictus14 dude we finished this convo 2 weeks ago!
brandonashplant 4 months ago
@invictus14 acttully there not mistreated at all there well fed and happy i swam with them so i know mate
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 And you can definitely tell on a species that all look exactly the same no matter what happens.
invictus14 4 months ago
@invictus14 so if a dolphin was dieing u wudent be able to tell wow ur stupid i mean real stupid the dolphins were fine so shut ur whining ass up!
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 They have next to no facial mucsels, they can't change their facial experessions. Anyway, captive dolphins have a shortened life expectacey.
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon ok u are an idiot they are well fed and if they wernt happy they wud be like agitated and like wudnot obay the trainers so yeh bassically ur argument is bollux to be honest cos they are well looked after with proper care plus if anything bad happens they can see the dolphin doctor
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 They are already rebelling, some commit sucicide, take Tillikum for example, he's gone psycotic or is enraged due to captivity. Yet he still obeys his trainers as they are his source of food and anti-depressants. They gradualy forget natural behaviour and when you leave, they float motionless, under stimulated and compleatly bored until they lose there mind. It's true they have vets, but why do they get sicker in captivity than in the wild? is it because of stress or another reason
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 Have you accepted my opinon? or are you just spamming me?
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon i tell you wut ur opinion is bolux! so shove it up ur shitter mate im not dealing with you goin on at me anymore
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 I can tell how mature you are from this, and how much you can read. Just look up ric o'barry, prove to me you've looked and then maybe I'll leave you alone.
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon oh im soo sorry if i came off as not mature my friend but im saying that discovery cove is good the animals are well treated ive been there for christ sake i shud know have you been there if so, are you blind?! u are such an idiot leave fucking discovery cove alone and piss off sending me shit u twat!
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 I have never been there, and I know the animals are treated well. It's just the capture, psycological stress, confinment and compressing the natural behaviours of these inteligant marine mammals that I have a problem with.
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon ah! ok then that i dont like i do agree with you there u shda sed that smart thing to start with lol but yeh i agree wioth the whole stress thing but i still think they are happy and well kept tho..
mechreports1 4 months ago
@mechreports1 now I see. Well it seems we're ok now then? it's rather hard to tell if they are happy or not as we can't speak with them. But we all have our own views, I've done my reserch, looked at both sides of the arugument and come to the conclusion that keeping them in captivity is wrong, for alot of reasons, no matter how well kept or how good the intentions of the keepers are.
moledragon 4 months ago
@mechreports1
Good god, you tards are dense.
You probably think the dolphins are smiling at you, you mongoloid.
invictus14 4 months ago
@invictus14 oh shadapp!!
mechreports1 4 months ago
@invictus14 If you click on the description to this video, it says dolphins live an average of 45 years in the wild, and: Dolphins in the wild swim up to and over 40 miles a day, in captivity they go around in circles and would literally have to circle that tank, or as is the case with Discovery Cove ( a concrete tank DISGUISED!!! as a natural environment) thousands of times to achieve what they effortlessly would and do in the wild.
As you could tell by it not being murky like natural waters
invictus14 5 months ago
You sealangel suck screw you
kodrabr12 6 months ago
You seal a
kodrabr12 6 months ago
There is no tank /pool in the world that could compare to the open ocean. If you wish to have an encounter with dolphins do it in the wild on the animals terms. If you had the opportunity to watch a bear dance would you? It's the same ignorance. Many captive dolphins are on antidepressants and they often artificially inseminate dolphins in captivity. Seaworld etc may have 'state of the art facilities' but many countries do not, and buy wild caught dolphins in a bid to copy seaworlds success.
savecetaceans 6 months ago
@savecetaceans Dude
1.) It is against the law to swim with wild dolphins!
2.) By keeping dolphins and killer whales the human race has been able to understand them better, because before we brought them all in to captivity humans used to think they were sea monsters killing machines but they are not and they are the closest living thing in the ocean to mankind so we have been able to do all of this and find out more about these creatures so if they become endangered we know how to help them!!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant once apon a time maybe captivity served a purpose, but I think we're a bit passed that now. And where did you get the idea it's against the law to swim with dolphins?!?! There are plenty of places you can swim with dolphins in the wild.
savecetaceans 5 months ago
@savecetaceans I got that Idea from a dolphin expert!
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant I'd really like to know who that was. It's certainly not true in the places I've been to....
savecetaceans 5 months ago
@savecetaceans oh it was a person in Discovery Cove, why? are you allowed
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant absolutely, if you're swimming in the sea and dolphins come to you you're not going to get out of the water are you?! No way, wild dolphins are incredible and you'll know when they've had enough because they'll move on. swimming with them in their domain, on their terms is the best thing in the world. You show them respect and they will do the same. If you like dolphins see them in the wild, you'll fall in love :)
savecetaceans 5 months ago
@savecetaceans cool! but now I want to let the one's in Discovery Cove go :(
brandonashplant 5 months ago
@brandonashplant It would be too hard to let them go. They are nurtured there and are fed by humans. I want to go and explore the wildlife. I think it is great to have a one on one experience with them, but as far as letting them go would not be wise.
goalie9579 4 months ago
See what this lady doesn't talk about is that no one really knows how an animal feels.Does she have some special machine to talk to dolphins and give them therapy. I'm pretty sure she doesn't. If you think about it the dolphins are getting fed to play and interact with people and they are well taken care of. So what she is saying is that she would rather have it in the wild and become our food.I would rather be domesticated any day than become someone else food. Dolphins rock.
chappy978 6 months ago
mankind requires self pleasure at all and any costs
PREPAREFORTHEKING 7 months ago
the dolphins breed there i swam with the alpha female and they told me they have a alpha femaale and alpha male
kenneth2051 7 months ago
Just an afterthought: There are dolphins that are in the ocean, but have become "tame" enough to regularly hang out with people, swim with dogs, etc. Perhaps one of the reasons to have a gate on the cove is not to keep the dolphins in, but to keep the sharks out.
wayneogden 7 months ago
All of our "pets" are not necessarily with us by choice, but it beats getting food out of a garbage can and getting shot at. Lastly, I'm not here by choice.
wayneogden 7 months ago
Very interesting to hear your point of view. If the cove is not open to the sea then I agree that the dolphins are not there by choice. I don't believe it is all bad for dolphins to be there though. They are very social mammals even in the wild. I have always wanted to swim with dolphins so I'm glad this type of place is available rather than to find a pod in the ocean.
wayneogden 7 months ago
I 100% agree with the ethos of this video. 'The dolphins are not there by choice'
sais it all.
vrccb 7 months ago
?? this lady is so stupid, let me guess, you think our dogs should be released into the wild too.
tman5445 8 months ago
Ok look I'm gonna make my answer short and sweet, if they are captured in the wild it's dead wrong. But Sea World on the other hand Has the dolphins breed there and most dolphins are born there. All that being said we as humans were once known as nomads we use to have to walk 100's of miles hunt and clean our food just to eat. Would you call a supermarket human abuse because we no longer have to walk hunt and clean our own food? The SeaWorld Dolphins are happy. Don't judge before you know.
DustinWorker 8 months ago
I can understand her viewpoint because as a Florida resident who snorkels regularly this does teach people to touch things that are not possible and very dangerous to in the wild. They should have something to teach people especially kids that this is not reality and that you cannot do this in the wild
mtmikepsl 8 months ago
Your SO stupid, if you have experienced this wonderful day of adventure you would know that the animals don't have to preform if they choose not to, they are all bred at discovery cove meaning they would not survive in the wild, they also are fed well, played with and are safe, this was the best day of my young life being up close with these amazing creatures and at the beginning when she says, do you want to stroke him, animals like to be stroked and it shows that they are being rewarded.
Skate3Mania 9 months ago
@Skate3Mania Just because they were bred at the park doesn't mean there suddenly domesticated, they still experience the same stress as wild caught dolphins and its just as morally wrong keeping them in a captive situation. Whilst they may not be physically forced to perform they don't exactly have much choice in the matter, what else is there for them to do in those tanks apart from float around all day. And naturally wild animals don't enjoy being touched by people.
foreverisalie22 7 months ago
@foreverisalie22 Just because you had a wonderful day it doesn't meant the dolphins enjoy it, your comment just highlights the selfishness of this industry they shouldn't have be kept captive for your benefit and Seaworld's profit, you may get a nice day out but think about the dolphins instead of yourself, what do they get?
foreverisalie22 7 months ago
Totally agree with everything she's saying. Understand why people would want to be close to them, and don't doubt for a moment that they are well-looked after and loved. I genuinely think that they are too intelligent to do tricks on command for humans. I went to Sea World a couple of years ago and totally despised it. The visitors get so precious and selfish. But then again, Sea World have done heaps to educate people about these animals. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
Bellatrix4Voldemort 9 months ago
@Bellatrix4Voldemort You can learn more about these animals by watching youtube videos than you will ever learn from going to a theme park.
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
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all these top comments are full of SHIT
alexisPaulG 9 months ago
Haha, literally nothing there is true. Nearly all these dolphins are captive born. They stopped capturing from the wild 30 years ago and it's illegal anyway. You have no argument. At all. They're used to this. Yes, being in the wild would be the best, but releasing them now would be like a death sentence. I went there, and they do enjoy interacting, they're given the choice of whether to do it or not - they could just swim off if they didn't want to do it.
missnoodles996 10 months ago
@missnoodles996 You don't know what you are talking about. Death sentence? You think this is some declawed tiger going out in jungle? This place is a circus, entertainment for the ignorant.
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked Being in the wild is best. If it was up to me, then that's where they'd be. But when you actually see them it's clear - we can teach them to survive in the sea, but for most, this is all they know. They're too used to humans.
missnoodles996 9 months ago
@missnoodles996 Even though these are captive bred the public is not going to care about the difference. This is the problem when you build these parks that people think it is OK to go to one in the first place. Instead of getting on a boat and going to see dolphins in their environment people think its OK to see a whale and dolphin in what is just a swimming pool. Most people don't care about lolita because you don't have a collective public saying NO this is not right.
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked I went dolphin watching off the coast of Florida just the other week actually, along with other tourists who'd been to SeaWorld too. What's the problem with captivity as long as they have big, clean pools, experienced trainers and are not captured from the wild? Why take the risk of releasing them if they are happy? SeaWorld and Discovery Cove (same company) actually have their own rescue charity and have looked after 200 endangered species in the past year alone.
missnoodles996 9 months ago
@missnoodles996 Why breed them in the first place?
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked Because it's NATURAL. They can't stop them!
missnoodles996 9 months ago
@missnoodles996 Did you ever try the swim with dolphin package at the seaquarium? Whats the difference between discovery cove and sea aqurium to the gerneral visitor they both get to touch dolphins.
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked No, I've never been to Miami. I just took a quick look at MSQ's dolphin program website, and from what I can tell they do more dancing and hugging type things.
missnoodles996 9 months ago
@missnoodles996 Hey! I see people swimming with dolphins at discovery cove on youtube! Well why don't I take my family and spend my money at a similar place right by our house or hotel! Its called Miami seaqurium and looks like fun! Dolphins! Yay! Killer whale! So much entertainment!
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked Haha. At least go somewhere where they're properly looked after.
missnoodles996 9 months ago
@missnoodles996 Well i was being sarcastic there u know lol. I just don't think the general public knows the difference and that reason alone is enough not to have any parks good or bad. Please check out the video called , oh search "Wild Dolphins playing with dog" I think its the first result , thats grizzly he was pretty cool ^o^
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked I know, I didn't get it when I first read it! I just re-read it then figured it out :) I agree with you, but instead of wiping out all parks we should just raise awareness of the bad ones.
missnoodles996 9 months ago
@missnoodles996 I think that has been done but I still see bad park in business. Maybe Steve Hindi can get involved that man makes things happen. Please check out his youtube. search: "SHARKonlineorg" , ex shark hunter now animal activist. I think he can really help , because if you look at his second newest video , he got attacked for protesting pigeon shoots.
sohcsarewicked 9 months ago
@sohcsarewicked No-one saw the dolphins as entertainment the day I vistited. We learned about how they stay cool, what they eat, their pod structure - it wasn't "look at how high we can make him jump!". They literally have to best care in the world: if you want something to moan about, go to Miami Seaquarium.
missnoodles996 9 months ago
To all those misinformed about Japan and the lies portrayed in the Cove: Less 1%, 90 out of the 14,000 dolphins in 2007 that were captured, were sent to marine parks in Asia. To say that boycotting such theme parks, especially zoos and aquariums that have dolphins in the U.S., will solve the problem is false and irresponsible because they clearly kill the dolphins for food. No dolphin in the U.S. has come from Japan due to the success of the captive breeding program.
aqua0501 10 months ago
Whats wrong with Discovery Cove? EVERYTHING.
If you want to see animals on the wild you must go into the wild.
It is cruelty just taking them away from their natural habitat.
danmennezes 10 months ago
@danmennezes *sigh* They don't capture them any more. It became illegal 30 years ago. All these dolphins you see are captive born.
missnoodles996 10 months ago
What some people don't know is that most of the dolphins are bought and brought over from japan where there are in a sense hunting them. Yes there is no way to tell whether or not they are happy, but dolphin death rate does go up in captivity for various reasons. Don't be so quick to judge that this woman is wrong, just take a second to do some research and base your opinion off of that.
bundac21 11 months ago
@bundac21 If you did some research you would see that no dolphins have been bought from Taiji in at least 10 years. SeaWorld and it's affiliates cannot prove that the methods of capture of those dolphins are humane, so they can't capture them. It's illegal. Why would SeaWorld or Discovery Cove buy a captured dolphin, which comes with liabilities and possible heath problems, when their captive breeding programs are outstanding? It doesn't make sense.
shamurocks1395 10 months ago
@shamurocks1395 I thought that that was current information. Thanks for the correction.
bundac21 10 months ago
@bundac21 I apologize if I came off rude. I was in a bit of a temper yesterday, but there are a lot of great sources in the archives if you ever have time to look there for information.
shamurocks1395 10 months ago
@bundac21 As should you take a second to do some research and base your opinion off the facts that no dolphins are bought and brought anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. All the dolphins caught in Japan are sent to aquariums in Japan, China, Korea, and other countries in Asia.
aqua0501 10 months ago
@aqua0501 Thanks... I was already informed of more current research so yes I know my post is wrong. However, the fact that Japan is killing dolphins and selling them is still a terrible issue.
bundac21 10 months ago
@bundac21 Totally agree that world needs to address such actions against Japan regarding dolphin and whale slaughters, as well as overfishing and shark finning.
aqua0501 10 months ago
@bundac21 SeaWorld don't get animals from Taiji, or from the wild. This became illegal years ago. Whatever "research" you've done, it's wrong.
missnoodles996 10 months ago
if i wer a dolphin or a bird and i had to be in captivity the place id want to go is discovry cove its seems nice and they let the birds fly in big spaces unlike other places so really this is the best place for them to go i mean sum if not most r rescued and get put into these places because they cannot be realesed back into the wild so stick it u anoying voice other person :P x
Jad3King 11 months ago
they only ever say this about dolphins and whales...
OMFGMOO 11 months ago
this bitch needs to shut up because she hasnt been in the spot of a trainer or a dolphin, so what does she know, those animal LOVE to be there and are there because they are being protected or in rehab.
LinniPanda 11 months ago
I understand what this video is saying, but when I was there, almost every dolphin there was bred there, and there was an alpha-female and an alpha-male, which means that breeding goes on there. And the trainers don't just have the dolphins dance for the people, they show the people body parts, how they eat food, how they breathe. And they made a point of saying that if a dolphin does not want to preform that day, they don't make them. So, personally, I see nothing wrong with discovery cove.
kidatheartxo16 1 year ago 15
@kidatheartxo16 The thing is, the trainers for one don't know when the dolphins dont want to peform, the likely hood is that even if they did know, they would still have them perform. The dolphins perform unnatural behaviours, and they become very stressed, some loose there sonar because of nothing there to explore or do. Being surrounded by screaming people would be like having a bright light in your eyes, deafining you. Eventualy blinding you.the fact they were born in captivity means that
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon They told me their process for seeing if the dolphins want to train is they bring them out before the park opens and do some warm up acts and if the dolphins are just kind of lazy and don't want to do anything, they dont use them for that day because they don't want to force it. There is nothing wrong with dolphins in captivity. The dolphins don't just do tricks and shit, the trainers bring them up close and have the people learn about them and how they are. Its an amazing place.
kidatheartxo16 4 months ago
@kidatheartxo16 how can you be sure they're telling the truth, when they are gaining profit from it. Just type in Ric o'barry, he has alot of awnsers.
moledragon 4 months ago
@moledragon how do i know? cause last minute they switched dolphins for my group because our first didn't want to preform anymore. thats how she got on the topic of saying how they never make any dolphins do anything if they dont want to. And now im going to use your logic against you: how can you be so sure they are forcing their animals to do this? these dolphins are bred in captivity because their parents or grandparents were rescued there. discovery cove is great and i plan to work there :)
kidatheartxo16 4 months ago
@kidatheartxo16 The dolphins don't know any different, they have been trained there etire lifes, they can't help but perform for the reward of fish. Fish they will probably have anti-deppressants in. Also pods don't alpha males, and females as only one of the pod is leader. They have pods for mothers and calves, male pods (very small) and junior pods, teenage mixed sex groups.
moledragon 4 months ago
Sea World (Discovery Cove is part of it) rescue more animals and rehabilitate them than you'd believe. Posting crap like this on youtube to turn peoples opinion on conservation is pathetic. They're doing more for the lives of marine animals than you are so you're being a hypocrite
deebeefalconry 1 year ago 6
Aside from humans, dolphins are the only creatures that commit gang rape and murder.
AverageWizard100 1 year ago
lets let all the cats and dogs roam free ! :)
augustyn1967 1 year ago 2
I never really know what to think
Are they unhappy? Or because the majority of them are all bred there, do they not know any different and are perfectly happy and spoilt?
I went a few months back and my instructor guy said they are so spoiled and if i was a dolphin i would love to live here. Do they love it? Or do they not?
phoebe9002 1 year ago
Dolphins get very stressed out during these SWD programs people pay for, people have the freedom of choice to interact, the dolphins DON'T!! For anyone to suggest that the Dolphins are happy in this situation are very misinformed. Let me yank you away from your family, your home and everything else you know, and stick you in a concrete cell, then you can tell me all about it. But as long as your getting healthcare, a meal and a whistle blown in your face, you should be happy right? Ignorance!!
dogthecoop 1 year ago
@dogthecoop there are not in a cell
McSkimmingFilms 1 year ago
@dogthecoop they're not wild caught. Most dolphins are captive bred. I swam with CJ who was a hybrid dolphin who had been bred in captivity. The dolphins are fine there. The enclosures are so clean and the dolphins get the attention they need 24/7. No dolphin is abused etc. It's not a concrete cell, it's made to appear as though a real lagoon allowing them a more natural life style. The whistle is used to let the dolphin know what to do. If the dolphins didn't want to do it they wouldn't.
deebeefalconry 1 year ago
this fuckin woman need to get a life discovery cove is fantastic an the animals are loved 100% so shut the fuck up
TheBeerman123 1 year ago
ya your right lets think in the dolphins respected which one would i rather do swim in a clean pool or get caught in a tuna net or the massive oil leak
dragonlova102 1 year ago
Whats Wrong With Discovery Cove Is That People Like Her Say Things That Aint True :L The Dolphins & Animals Are Fine With Being In Discovery Cove ; They Dont Really Mind .But When People Like You Go And Make Video's About How Discovery Is Un'Friendly And Rubbish Like That There Just Gay! What Happens If a Child Comes On You'tube Whos Going To Discovery Cove Soon And Sees This Video ; They Aint Gunna Wanna Go Are They So She ^ Can Go & Make Some More Gay Videos And Boom Off ;)
ShannonAndRefraze 1 year ago
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ShannonAndRefraze 1 year ago
the smiles on the dolphins faces are an illusion.....putting animals in captivity is abuse. Humans are so selfish and unevolved it makes me wonder why i incarnated as one
juggalotus733 1 year ago
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zonilo1 1 year ago
@juggalotus733
Humans themselves are not selfish but it's capitalism which is a parasitic system entirely based on the exploitation of everything (working class, animals, etc).
zonilo1 1 year ago
what a dumb cunt!
cranman17 1 year ago 2
I disagree that this is all a bad thing. Most don't care about things they don't know. When people make a personal connection to wild animals via zoos and wildlife preserves they begin to care about them. Do people care that dolphins & whales are slaughtered in the wild? No. But when they experience them up close they DO start to care and DO want to protect their habitats. Maybe we need "swim with the polar bear" experiences to get people to care about global warming(just kidding).
rdwoolf 1 year ago
its teaching ppl about wildlife and being aware that they are there, by doing this i think that it teaches ppl to love the earth and the animals
AlicaKwinnCamn 1 year ago
shut the fuck up all the animals look happy holy fuck who cares they treat the animals good the dont harm them or hurt them so why the fuck do u care go cry bout it to your make believe boyfriend that u dont have
dcsk8erx607 1 year ago
Hmm. "If he was out in the wild, doing things that dolphins were born to do, wouldn't he be better off?" Well, sure, ignorant lady, if you want those dolphins to die in a giant oil spill.
estelle497 1 year ago
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TweadleDeda 1 year ago
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TweadleDeda 1 year ago
@estelle497 yeah, and who caused the oil spill? Humans. Who captured the dolphins and put them in captivity? humans. You know.. We suck as a species haha
TweadleDeda 1 year ago
@TweadleDeda
Don't blame humans, blame the system, Capitalism.
zonilo1 1 year ago
I think the lady has a point in saying that most tourist only think of themselves when visiting this park... But I do believe these parks can raise the emotional connection between man and animal which greatly contributes to people taking better care of nature and all animal life in general ... at least I hope it does.
domimickey 1 year ago
there's A LOT wrong with captivity! dolphins and any other animal that gets taken from their natural habitat don't have a choice. we humans think we are on top of the world and can do whatever we want when we can't. theses are amazing and absolutely beautiful creatures that have every right to this planet. they were not put on this planet to entertain us that was never the case. people gotta wake up look at our beautiful world and let nature run its course. captivity is slavery. think about it
marinelife4eva 1 year ago
Ya ITS A WAST Of MONEY
penguin4656 1 year ago
I'd like to address the video's "teddy bear" comment. I got to meet and pet that sloth, and at no point did I think, "ooh, if I saw you in the wild I would totally take you home." It was clear to me that the dolphins were treated with great care and love. No, it is not their natural habitat. But getting people up close to these animals, getting people interested in and excited about their preservation, outweighs the flimsy argument that these few "should" be in the wild.
MissGowen 1 year ago
Maybe I'm wrong but I thinks its great that these places exist for anyone to enjoy. These animals may not have the ability to live like they do in the wild but they are very well cared for.
Its no different than having a pet at home. No pets were naturally intended to be living in captivity but they do.
EvoCar5000 1 year ago
Woww. Discovery Cove is freakin amazing!
I had a blast, and the dolphins seemed happy.
I understand they are out of their enviornment,
but really. They live a better, longer life in captivityy.
By seeing the animlas there,
people lose the urge to touch them in the wild.
Atleast I did.
Their animals are taken care of great,
and I love it there.
jbyrsm1 1 year ago
@jbyrsm1 Well other companies see how much money Sea World is raking in and they try to mimmic it. Problem is the companies don't have amazing facilities like this. Instead they uses concrete tanks. As popularity for Discovery Cove grows, so do many other facilities. thinking they can do the exact same thing on a smaller budget..
and the key word is they "seemed" to be happy. You can never really tell.
TweadleDeda 1 year ago
get stuffed!!!! one life live it! discovery cove is amazing!!! get a life you f*ckin hippy!!!
gummybearsrock101 1 year ago
I've been there with my son recently and it was a wonderful experience.
I don't think it is the best place for a dolphin to spend his entire life BUT I don't think it's a bad place to be either.
NAOMI ROSE HAS A POINT.
I truly believe that even if they were in the wild dolphins would allow interaction with humans, HOWEVER, they need to understand and honestly sense we are not bad for them. I don't think we are setting a good example. Let's respect wildlife as it should be respected
dgirlkoller 1 year ago
The dolphins - as even quoted by one of the dolphin trainers in Orlando discovery cove - are seen as having certain personalities and likes and dislikes and even their favorite trainers; the trainers see them as human beings in that and many other ways. With feelings and emotions like any of us.
If the dolphins were not so well cared for and not so much loved, I'm sure that they would not perform or interact at all due to being so unhappy.
lolroflmaosam 1 year ago
Discovery cove allows guests not only to interact with these animals that you wouldn't be able to in the wild, but also to LEARN about them. Trainers and carers of the animals are more than happy to answer questions about the animals and their jobs at Discovery Cove/SeaWorld.
Small mammal interactions such as the Sloth on the video DO NOT show their animals as cuddly toys but REAL creatures we can protect out in the wild for future generations to come.
lolroflmaosam 1 year ago
They are NOT FORCED to do anything by the trainers. The trainers use positive reinforcement to train the dolphins, NEVER punishing them for a wrong behavior or none.
Another valid fact I gained from my SeaWorld camp councilor is that SeaWorld spends the majority of its income on restaurant quality food for the animals, and even better health care for them.
These dolphins were BRED IN CAPTIVITY. SeaWorld DOES NOT TAKE DOLPHINS (or Orcas either) from the wild due to diseases.
lolroflmaosam 1 year ago
Im sorry, but before anyone was to slate Discovery cove, SeaWorld and its sister parks PLEASE get your facts about them right BEFORE you slate them!
The animals are NOT abused, and receive the highest quality of medical care that humans have and are very much loved and paid attention to by their trainers every day year-long.
The dolphins have huge pools where they can choose to swim away from where the guest experiences are, or get up close to them.
lolroflmaosam 1 year ago
I agree with the video. However, I respect wild animals and know that non-captive animals shouldn't be treated as teddybears, approached, or fed. I will still go their one day, whether or not it fosters the wrong image of these animals.
ZharekRaldeesh 1 year ago