Editing Dolphin (section)

====Species====
[[File:Sea World1.jpg|thumb|[[SeaWorld]] show featuring bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales.]]

The renewed popularity of dolphins in the 1960s resulted in the appearance of many [[dolphinarium|dolphinaria]] around the world, making dolphins accessible to the public. Criticism and [[animal welfare]] laws forced many to close, although hundreds still exist around the world. In the United States, the best known are the [[SeaWorld]] [[marine mammal park]]s.
In the Middle East the best known are [[Dolphin Bay]] at [[Atlantis, The Palm]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantisthepalm.com/marine-water-park/dolphin-bay|author=Atlantis: The Palm, Dubai|title=Swim With the Dolphins in Dubai|work=atlantisthepalm.com|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> and the [[Dubai Dolphinarium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaidolphinarium.ae/|author=Dubai Dolphinarium|title=The Dubai Dolphinarium|work= dubaidolphinarium.ae|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Short-finned Pilot Whale (8793172995).jpg|thumb|[[SeaWorld San Diego]] pilot whale with trainers.]]
Various species of dolphins are kept in captivity. These small cetaceans are more often than not kept in theme parks, such as [[SeaWorld]], commonly known as a [[dolphinarium]]. [[Bottlenose dolphin]]s are the most common species of dolphin kept in dolphinariums as they are relatively easy to train, have a long lifespan in captivity and have a friendly appearance. Hundreds if not thousands of bottlenose dolphins live in captivity across the world, though exact numbers are hard to determine. Other species kept in captivity are [[Atlantic spotted dolphin|spotted dolphins]], [[false killer whale]]s and [[common dolphin]]s, [[Commerson's dolphin]]s, as well as [[rough-toothed dolphin]]s, but all in much lower numbers than the bottlenose dolphin. There are also fewer than ten [[pilot whale]]s, [[Amazon river dolphin]]s, [[Risso's dolphin]]s, [[spinner dolphin]]s, or [[tucuxi]] in captivity.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/marine_mammals/case_against_marine_captivity.pdf|first1=Naoimi|last1=Rose|first2=E.C.M.|last2=Parsons|first3=Richard|last3=Farinato|title=The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity|edition=4|publisher=Humane Society of the United States|pages=13, 42, 43, 59|access-date=January 7, 2016|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930105929/http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/marine_mammals/case_against_marine_captivity.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> An unusual and very rare [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] dolphin, known as a [[wolphin]], is kept at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii, which is a cross between a bottlenose dolphin and a [[false killer whale]].<ref>{{cite newsgroup|author=[[Sean B. Carroll]] |title=Remarkable creatures |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/science/14creatures.html?src=me&ref=general |access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>

The number of [[orca]]s kept in captivity is very small, especially when compared to the number of bottlenose dolphins, with 60 [[List of captive orcas|captive orcas]] being held in aquaria {{As of|2017|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orcahome.de/orcastat.htm| title=Orcas in Captivity – A look at killer whales in aquariums and parks |date=November 23, 2009|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> The orca's [[animal intelligence|intelligence]], trainability, striking appearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size have made it a popular exhibit at aquaria and aquatic theme parks. From 1976 to 1997, 55 whales were taken from the wild in Iceland, 19 from Japan, and three from Argentina. These figures exclude animals that died during capture. Live captures fell dramatically in the 1990s, and by 1999, about 40% of the 48 animals on display in the world were captive-born.<ref name="Dolphins" />

Organizations such as the [[Mote Marine Laboratory]] rescue and [[Wildlife rehabilitation|rehabilitate]] sick, wounded, stranded or orphaned dolphins while others, such as the [[Whale and Dolphin Conservation]] and [[Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society]], work on dolphin conservation and welfare. [[India]] has declared the dolphin as its national aquatic animal in an attempt to protect the [[endangered species|endangered]] [[Ganges river dolphin]]. The [[Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary]] has been created in the [[Ganges]] river for the protection of the animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=8|title=National Aquatic Animal|author=india.gov|work=india.gov}}</ref>