Marineland indicates that Lotty, aged approximately 40, was suffering from a severe infection and adds it is common for dolphins to live to 40 years old. As if no crime was committed in captivity because the life span was equivalent to the one in the wild.
Yet, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) states dolphins like Lotty usually live up to 40-45 years old for males, and up to 50 years old for females.
Makes you wonder where professionals like Marineland get their info from…
Since its opening in 1970, 46 cetaceans died in their bleached water filled concrete tanks.