Dolphin named Kathy who played TV's Flipper 'killed herself' in trainer's arms

"The [animal entertainment] industry doesn’t want people to think dolphins are capable of suicide, but these are self-aware creatures with a brain larger than a human brain.Kathy was one of five bottlenose dolphins to star in the 1960s show Flipper, which spun off from the movie of the same name released in 1963.

However, there was a dark side to the show - as all the dolphins who portrayed Flipper had been captured from the wild, including Kathy. And after the whirlwind of glitz and glamour had ended and show was cancelled in 1967, the dolphins were retired to a life in full captivity, with O'Barry kept on hand in case they were needed for other shows."She was living a miserable life and she was tired of being miserable.

Dolphins don't have to kill themselves in Japan.

Suicide

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