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    life‚ and a zoo is the best place to visit and watch them perform‚ but what we do not know is how they feel behind bars. Animal captivity has been a problem that the world has forgotten. Captive animals are struggling to adapt to their new life in a zoo or an aquarium. If there were less captive animals then there would be an increase in animal species. Before captivity had gotten out of control‚ “People had believed that no animal should be misused in any way.” (Animal Rights‚ 1) They had believed

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    Dolphins are cetacean mammals closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb) (Maui ’s dolphin)‚ up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) (the orca or killer whale). They are found worldwide‚ mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves and are carnivores‚ eating mostly fish and squid. The family Delphinidae‚ the largest in the order Cetacea‚ evolved relatively

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    research suggests that dolphins are second only to humans in smarts. - MRI scans indicate that these marine mammals are self-aware. - Researchers think dolphins are especially vulnerable to suffering and trauma. When human measures for intelligence are applied to other species‚ dolphins come in just behind humans in brainpower‚ according to new research. Dolphins demonstrate skills and awareness previously thought to be present only in humans. New MRI scans show that dolphin brains are four to five

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    Braided Essay: Blood dolphins and Endangered Species As my cruise ship approached the port we were about to dock at‚ I stood near the railing looking down into the beautiful water. Even from fifty feet up‚ I could see straight to the bottom of the crystal clear water. As my family and I headed towards the main door to exit the ship‚ the butterflies in my stomach grew more and more excited. Finally‚ we left the ship and were greeted by a large sign that read‚ “Welcome to the Bahamas!” Our first stop

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    Bottlenose dolphins are among the most vocal of the nonhuman animals and exhibit remarkable development of the sound production and auditory mechanisms. This can be seen in audition‚ which is shown in the animals highly refined echolocation ability‚ and in tightly organized schools in which they live that are made up by sound communication. In testing the communication skills of dolphins‚ extensive studies have been done on vocal mimicry‚ in which the animal imitates computer-generated sounds in

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    Dolphins as Entertainers

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    Sociology of Animals Term Paper Dolphins as Entertainers When one goes on vacation to a tropical island or visits an aquarium such as Sea world‚ we all wish to see the dolphins splashing and performing tricks for our entertainment. Although they are loveable creatures they are treated unfairly by society. Dolphins are wild sea mammals that are captured from their natural habitat by humans and forced to live in small habitats in marine mammal parks or swim with dolphin attractions where humans pay to

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    Animals in Captivity

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    At this very moment somewhere‚ far or not too far from us‚ there is an animal being held captive and raid out of its wild natural habitat. It’s also a fact to say that during these actions of captivity to slavery animals suffer extraneous torture‚ discomfort‚ fear and in a lot of cases food deprivation leading to agonizing deaths. Despite of the struggle of several pro animal rights organizations against these horrific procedures‚ there is an intrinsic bizarre human instinct that keeps these heinous

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    Karina Rodriguez English 101‚ Section 1582 16 April 2014 Paper 4A: Argument Zoos: Animals in Captivity A zoo is a place where animals live in captivity and are put on display for people to view. The word “zoo” is short for “zoological park.” Zoos contain wide varieties of animals that are native to all parts of the Earth. It is an important debate whether animals should be kept in the zoos or not. Some say that it is necessary to capture them in order to protect them from poachers. Regarding

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    Save the dolphins How many of you have been to a dolphin show at the zoo or aquarium? Have you ever wondered where the dolphins came from? Well‚ many people don’t know most of them come from Japan where every year thousands of dolphins are hunted and killed. The documentary film‚ The Cove‚ shows exactly what happens to the dolphins in Japan. It was my friend‚ Heidi‚ who first told me about this whole story and recommended that I watch this movie. Seeing how emotional and passionate she was about

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    Dolphins Surprisingly dolphins aren’t fish! A dolphin is a mammal. Like every mammal the dolphin is warm blooded‚ isn’t born in eggs‚ and breathes air. A dolphin usually breathes once or twice a minute. A dolphin can hold its breath no longer than seven minutes but only if it is an emergency. Dolphins do have a tiny bit of hair! The only place there is hair is right next to the blowhole. Dolphins have blubber instead of fur. Blubber gives a dolphin their streamline shape. Blubber also is a cover

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