Combat dolphins are in the news again after Russia announced it was taking over the Ukrainian military dolphin program.
The program, previously directed by the Ukrainian Navy, trained dolphins to find mines in the water and track down divers.
The dolphins have also allegedly been outfitted with weapons that could be used to kill people and even put a bomb on a submarine.
How would one go about training these dolphins?
A History Channel clip gives some details about how the program was created in the 1960s. The dark truth is, it's practically animal abuse.
Many of the dolphins in the former Soviet program were originally bought from the black market, before the 1973 Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The wild or captive dolphins were placed in a pen and separated from their social group.
Trainers create strong bonds with the dolphins by spending a lot of time with them.
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