No. A recent study, comparing the survival of dolphins in captivity from 1940 through 1992 showed no significant difference in ASR between the "captive population" and the Sarasota Bay population. The ASR for the captive population was 0.944 (life expectancy: 17.4 years). Also in captivity dolphins have reached ages over 40 years. source: R.J.Small and D.P.DeMaster (1995) Survival of five species of captive marine mammals. Marine Mammal Science 11(2):209-226.

No, not at all. Wild dolphins and whales reach ages well above 30 years. In captivity, however, the average age for dolphins is 6 years. They tend to develop disturbed behavioural patterns too. Some countries, for example Britain have given up on keeping dolphins in zoos. See similar questions...

There are a number of dolphin species that live in fresh water. They all belong to the river dolphin families. These are: the Platanistidae (Ganges and Indus river dolphins), the Iniidae (the boto or Amazon river dolphin) and the Pontoporiidae (the baiji and the franciscana). There is one species that can be found both in fresh water (the Amazon river) and in coastal sea waters: the tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis). In general, salt water species don't do well in fresh water. See similar questions...

Dolphins in freedom get to live from 30 to 40 years, but when they are under human care, they live even more. It has been known a dolphin who reached 52 years of age. See similar questions...

That depends on the health and condition of each animal. Sometimes a bird will have an injury or illness prior to oiling and that will call for an extended stay in captivity. The quickest a bird can be released is usually around 5 days however most average up to 7 days in captivity. Our goal is always to get them in and out as soon as possible to reduce the effects of captivity. See similar questions...

EF contracts are 12 months in Asia and 9 months in Eastern Europe and Russia. The China schools also offer short 2-month summer contracts to cover the busy period in June and July. See similar questions...

Whales and dolphins can be found in almost every sea and ocean, from the Arctic ocean, through the tropics all the way to the Antarctic. Each species however has its own preferred type of habitat. Some live cold water only, others in tropical oceans only. There are also species that can be found in a large variety of environments, like the bottlenose dolphins, killer whales and sperm whales. source: P.G.H.Evans (1987) The Natural History of Whales and Dolphins. See similar questions...

It's similar to taller in the insert - at each stage of the recursion it indicates if the height of the tree has been decreased by the operation. You need this to figure out when to rebalance. See similar questions...

The animals in our care are captively bred and not able to hunt or defend themselves in the wild. Over 90% of the animals in our care are socialized and do not have their natural fear of humans. This could potentially further cause them harm by cars, hunters, etc. At Vanishing Species, we strive to provide a safe, healthy, care-free life for each of our animals. See similar questions...

Yes, because of Live's nondestructive editing, this is possible using the Clip View's loop/region markers to specify the clip region. If you wish to export the clip as a new file, use the Render to Disk command from the File menu. If you use Live 6 or later, you can use also the Crop command (available via the context menu in the sample display). See similar questions...

There are probably many reasons why cetaceans strand, including illness, injury, being lost, or following a sick individual ashore. Perhaps the dolphin has come ashore because it is too weak to go on and can’t defend itself against predators. This is the reason why it is NOT recommended to push these animals back out to sea. Sometimes they strand singly and sometimes en masse. See similar questions...

We've found that 12 days is a good balance, considering that it will be a minimum of a fortnight out of Australia , including the flying time. It takes a couple of days for most people to shake any jetlag cobwebs, get familiar with a different bike and riding on the right-hand side of the road. For these reasons we recommend sticking with the group for the first few 'orientation' days, although there are still options for those ready to leap into big days of riding. See similar questions...

Well, you had me stumped on this one, so I called the folks over at Sea World Orlando. Sea World has a manatee rehabilitation program, and they care for manatees that have been orphaned or injured in the wild. Manatees are herbivores, and in the wild they eat a large variety of aquatic plants. The Sea World staff told me that the manatees living at the park usually eat a diet that consists of romaine lettuce, apples, carrots, and sweet potatoes. See similar questions...