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Marine mammals held in captivity //"And when the day comes that we can communicate intelligently with dolphins, they may introduce us to the concept of survival without aggression, and the true joy of living, which at present eludes us. In that circumstance what they have to teach us would be infinitely more valuable than anything we could offer them in exchange."// Horace Dobbs, who followed wild dolphins in London, wrote this while having a little adventure and learning about these amazing, beautiful, wild creatures about how they live and how they survive in their natural habitat.

Marine mammals should not be held in captive. Captivity is when animals are put on for display or kept in certain places for a reason. Many types of animals are held in captive like giraffes, rhinos, not just marine mammals. But the most common animals held in captivity are marine mammals. The most common marine mammals are dolphins and whales, even though there is a lot more like sea horses, sharks, and sting-rays.These animals are all so beautiful, that they deserve to be able to swim free, and not be held in captive.

The tanks that the mammals are held in only allow a few strokes in any direction by coming to wall. Therefore, the tanks cause skin problems for most marine mammals and dorsal fin collapse. Captivity is used almost all over the U.S., but mostly for marine mammals, captivity is used places around oceans or huge open lakes like around California and Georgia. That’s pretty obvious because, like Iowa, we don’t have much marine mammals here because Iowa is not close to any oceans or huge open lakes. With the tanks causing health problems, most marine mammals do not breed. But like the seals and sea lions, they breed very readily in captivity. In addition with that, its not just the health problems, but lack of space in the tanks also cause marine mammals not eligible to breed. The HSUS believes that animals in bare tanks do not present a realistic image of natural behaviors or natural habitats. Marine mammals are best protected by cleaning up and protecting their natural environment, not by removing them from it.

Marine mammals have a good chance of dying while in captivity because they are used to be swimming in open areas instead of small areas like the tanks, and are not able to catch their own food when they’re hungry instead of eating at certain times. If the animals do die, the zoos or national parks wont be able to put the animals on public display, and some animals won’t be able to breed to keep the species going. Some people think that public displays serves education and conservation purposes to children and some adults. Well scientist proved that public displays does not effectively educate the public and that profit is the main motive for conducting traumatic and stressful captures. Displays may be good for humans, but humans never thing out the box for the animals. Public displays of whales and dolphins are a warning in Europe and Canada from the high mortality rates and stress-related that causes death for dolphins and whales. Only a few species are held in numbers large enough to sustain a breeding population. If there is only a few species left, there will be a small amount of animals left. Instead of having all marine mammals having a good chance of dying in captivity, then they should have a greater chance of living while not in captivity Some people who think that captivity is good think that public displays serve education and conservation purposes. However, public displays do not serve education to children and some adults because all you are doing is going to see animals and thats it. You also do not see the marine mammals in their natural habitat to learn more about them then you actually are. The zoos or national parks, all they care for when you go there is your money. They may say you might learn something new, that may be true, but you do not learn as much stuff as you do if you were at school or college. Marine mammals should not be held in captivity.

Marine mammals should not be held in captivity. This reason is correct because it causes lots of problems to the animals and damages their natural habitat. Most people think that the animals are just fine in captivity, but they don’t really think about it hard enough about it. If I could do anything to help the animals, I would start a fundraiser to raise enough money for what ever the animals need to be back in their natural habitat and live the way they are suppose to live.