Dolphin leaps out of aquarium tank in Japan
VIDEO footage showing a dolphin leaping out of its tank during a live show in Japan has led one expert to claim that the animal was 'under stress' and wanted to 'end it', reports said. According to an AP story, the incident took place on July 4 at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in southwestern Japan. The video shows the dolphin performing with a trainer and subsequently leaping out of the tank on its own, leading to a scramble to get it back to water.
The video was taken by a tourist and sent to Ric O'Barry, an expert who earlier in his career captured and trained dolphins in captivity, but is now an activist and star of the documentary film 'The Cove'. O'Barry is quoted as saying in an AP report that the dolphin's habitat was so "unnatural it leaped out in desperation." "It wanted to end it. Why does a person jump out of a building?"
A scene in the video showing the dolphin - identified as a false killer whale species and named Kuru - performing with the trainer.
The female dolphin did not fall out at this point but later in the video.
The female dolphin did not fall out at this point but later in the video.
