The Unethical Dolphin Project
This bizarre research project saw 23-year-old scientist Margaret Howe Lovatt move into a flooded house to teach a dolphin how to speak English. Yes, that’s right. Not long into the project, Lovatt realized “Peter” the dolphin was courting her, and her unusual reaction was to engage in sexual activity with him.
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What actually ended the project was the lead scientist being caught giving LSD to the other dolphins, as well as various other unethical things. Poor Peter ended up falling into a deep depression and “committed suicide” by deliberately failing to surface for air.