Ric O’Barry
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Ric O’Barry is an American activist and former dolphin trainer best known for his work exposing and opposing dolphin captivity and slaughter, prominently featured in the documentary film "The Cove."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ric O’Barry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9735445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ric O’Barry Context triple: [The Cove, starring, Ric O’Barry]
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A.
Santos Irwin
Santos Irwin is the child of American actor and clown Bill Irwin.
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B.
Bob Gray
Bob Gray is an alias of Pennywise, the shape-shifting, demonic entity that terrorizes the town of Derry in Stephen King’s novel "It."
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C.
Larry Fisherman
Larry Fisherman is the producer alias of the late American rapper and musician Mac Miller, under which he released self-produced instrumental and experimental projects.
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D.
Michael J. Irwin
Michael J. Irwin is an astronomer known for his role in discovering the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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E.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ric O’Barry Target entity description: Ric O’Barry is an American activist and former dolphin trainer best known for his work exposing and opposing dolphin captivity and slaughter, prominently featured in the documentary film "The Cove."
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A.
Santos Irwin
Santos Irwin is the child of American actor and clown Bill Irwin.
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B.
Bob Gray
Bob Gray is an alias of Pennywise, the shape-shifting, demonic entity that terrorizes the town of Derry in Stephen King’s novel "It."
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C.
Larry Fisherman
Larry Fisherman is the producer alias of the late American rapper and musician Mac Miller, under which he released self-produced instrumental and experimental projects.
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D.
Michael J. Irwin
Michael J. Irwin is an astronomer known for his role in discovering the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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E.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal rights activist
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environmental activist ⓘ former dolphin trainer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
dolphin rights
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ending captivity of cetaceans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dolphin Project
NERFINISHED
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The Cove (2009 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dolphin welfare
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marine mammal protection ⓘ ocean conservation ⓘ |
| founded | Dolphin Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasActivismFocus |
ending dolphin drive hunts
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ending dolphin shows ⓘ ending swim-with-dolphin programs ⓘ |
| hasAppearedIn | environmental documentaries ⓘ |
| hasOpposed |
aquariums with captive dolphins
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dolphin drive hunts in Taiji ⓘ marine parks holding dolphins ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | anti-captivity for dolphins ⓘ |
| hasResidence | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | protagonist in The Cove ⓘ |
| hasSubjectOf | media coverage on dolphin protection ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | Dolphin Project official website ⓘ |
| knownFor |
later rejecting dolphin captivity
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training dolphins for the television series Flipper ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
animal rights movement
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anti-captivity movement ⓘ |
| name | Ric O’Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns against dolphin slaughter
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opposition to dolphin captivity ⓘ work exposing dolphin drive hunts in Taiji, Japan ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
animal rights activist
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dolphin trainer ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | documentary film The Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founder of Dolphin Project ⓘ |
| speaksOn |
ethical issues of keeping dolphins in captivity
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psychological impact of captivity on dolphins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ric O’Barry Description of subject: Ric O’Barry is an American activist and former dolphin trainer best known for his work exposing and opposing dolphin captivity and slaughter, prominently featured in the documentary film "The Cove."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.