Miami Seaquarium
 The killer whale show at the Seaquarium, starring Lolita. |
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| Date opened | September 24, 1955[1] |
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| Location | Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, USA |
| Coordinates | 25°43′59″N 80°09′56″W / 25.733°N 80.165525°WCoordinates: 25°43′59″N 80°09′56″W / 25.733°N 80.165525°W |
| Land area | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| Annual visitors | 500,000 |
| Memberships | Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums AMMPA |
| Owner | Wometco Enterprises[2] |
| Website | miamiseaquarium.com |
The Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States and is located near downtown Miami. Founded in 1955, it is the oldest oceanarium in the United States. In addition to marine mammals, the Miami Seaquarium houses fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, reptiles, and manatees. The park offers daily presentations and hosts overnight camps, events for boy scouts, and group programs. Over 500,000 people visit the facility annually. The park has around 225 employees, and its lease payments and taxes make it the third-largest contributor to Miami-Dade County’s revenue.[1]
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History[edit]
The park was founded by Fred D. Coppock and Captain W.B. Gray and was the second marine-life attraction in South Florida. When it opened in 1955, it was the largest marine-life attraction in the world.[1]
From 1963 through 1967, eighty-eight episodes of the 1960s TV show "Flipper" and two movies starring Flipper were filmed at the Miami Seaquarium.
Lolita (Tokitae) the Killer Whale[edit]
One of the Miami Seaquarium's attractions is Lolita, one of the world's oldest captive orcas. She is currently the park's only orca. Lolita arrived at the Miami Seaquarium in 1970, where she joined the park's first orca, Hugo. [1][3]
Gallery[edit]
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Lolita, the Killer Whale.
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The dolphin show at the Miami Seaquarium.
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Flipper at the Seaquarium in 1969.
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d "About Us: History". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ Wometco Enterprises Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ Samuels, Robert (September 15, 2010). "Lolita still thrives at Miami Seaquarium". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
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