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| birth_place = | occupation = Founder& Director, Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project |known_for = | nationality = American | years_active = 55 | partner = | alma_mater = | parents = | religion = | title = | influences = | website = | signature = }} Richard "Ric" O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman)〔http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/57863/〕 is an American first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the well-known TV series ''Flipper''. O'Barry made a radical transition from training dolphins in captivity to assertively combating the captivity industry soon after Kathy, one of the ''Flipper'' dolphins, died in his arms. O'Barry believes Kathy committed suicide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interviews - Richard O'barry | A Whale Of A Business | FRONTLINE )〕 In 1970 he founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins. He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, ''The Cove'' (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan. ==''Flipper''== Richard O’Barry started out capturing and training dolphins for the Miami Seaquarium and through the 1960s became the head trainer for the five dolphins who collectively played Flipper on the popular American TV show, while also serving as stunt double for show cast member Luke Halpin.〔 When, in early 1970, a few years after production of Flipper had ended, Kathy, the dolphin who most often played Flipper, did not resurface for air, O' Barry considered the possibility that she had committed suicide, and concluded that capturing, displaying and training dolphins to perform tricks was wrong.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ric O'Barry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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