00:02Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:30Half of all dolphins in captivity die from capture shock, pneumonia, chlorine poisoning and other stress-related illnesses at just
00:387 years old.
00:40Flipper, the veteran of show dolphins, was no exception to this rule.
00:44His trainer Richard O'Barry movingly relates how, after a life in captivity, Flipper committed suicide in his arms.
00:54For some people, dolphins are rivals. For others, they are business opportunities.
01:00And for many, they are just performing attractions.
01:03In each case, they are subject to human whims.
01:06Looking through the dolphins' eyes, even through the glass of this tank, our world comes into sharper focus.
01:13The mammals famed for saving humans and instinctively drawn to us, have found us to be their biggest threat.
01:28Available now on Video On Demand.
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