Dolphin dies after 43 yrs under human care, longest in Japan

A female bottlenose dolphin under human care for around 43 years, the longest in Japan, has died at an aquarium in central Japan, according to the facility operator.(Shimoda Aquarium)Nana, whose age was estimated at somewhere between 45 and 47, had lost her appetite since Oct. 4 and was found drowned in the facility's natural cove on Tuesday, according to Shimoda Aquarium in Shizuoka Prefecture.After being hunted off the coast of Ito city in November 1974, Nana lived in the aquarium in the city of Shimoda. By 1994, she had given birth to eight calves.On Oct. 4, her days in captivity reached…READ FULL ARTICLE