#25: Is It Intentional or Accidental?
Unlike humans, dolphins don’t breathe automatically. They have conscious control over their breathing, which means they must actively come to the water’s surface to take a breath. While this adaptation is essential for their aquatic lifestyle, it can lead to tragic consequences in captive settings. In some cases, captive dolphins have been known to hold their breath for extended periods, refusing to come up for air.
This behavior has led to their suffocation and untimely death. Though this is not approved by scientific research, some experts have suggested that this could be viewed as a form of dolphin suicide, implying the distress and challenges these intelligent marine mammals face in captivity.