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Dolphins living in captive conditions face circumstances vastly different than those of the ocean.
Davies Christian Surya |
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Davies joined the SCMP in 2023 after six years as a multimedia designer with BBC East Asia Visual Journalism team in Jakarta. Before designing in the newsroom, he completed a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communication Design and produced several published children's illustrated books.
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Dolphins are held in human-made environments around the world. Photo: Shutterstock Dolphins are intelligent and social creatures that, in the wild, interact with hundreds of pod-mates, hunt communally, and have entire coastlines as their playground. In captivity, social partners are restricted to a handful of tank-mates and they face a profound reduction in space and stimulation.
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Davies joined the SCMP in 2023 after six years as a multimedia designer with BBC East Asia Visual Journalism team in Jakarta. Before designing in the newsroom, he completed a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communication Design and produced several published children's illustrated books.
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