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#1
Commersons Dolphins
12-10-2008
Where are the Comersons Dolphins at SeaWorld? They are not at rocky point, as they are Bottlenose Dolphins
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#2
12-10-2008
I've not seen them in person since 1996, when they were in the "Underwater Theatre", but the San Diego Sea World's Commerson's dolphins are now living in an exhibit in the new "Journey to Atlantis" ride. Their pool is furnished like an underwater "city".
Photos: May 16 2008 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! sea silloutte on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Yaaaaaahooooo! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Save Atlantis on Flickr - Photo Sharing! IMGP3116.jpg on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (among others) |
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#3
12-10-2008
... a whole album with photos of them:
Commerson's Dolphins - a set on Flickr |
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#4
12-10-2008
Thanks,
Not much enrichment is there? What do you think? |
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#5
12-10-2008
From the photos the tank looks like a cetacean nightmare, with many smooth surfaces and very little that might be interesting/useful for the dolphins themselves. I doubt there is any education involved at all. And being housed adjacent to a roller coaster seems rather disruptive.
FYI, there was a bit of discussion on these dolphins in the General Forum here on ZooBeat: http://www.zoobeat.com/2/commersons-dolphins-17180/ Last edited by Ungulate; 12-10-2008 at 10:46 AM. |
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#6
12-10-2008
Ungulate is correct about the Commerson's dolphin exhibit. I was at San Diego Seaworld in May of 2006 and the habitat is terrible, especially for such a beautiful species.
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#7
12-10-2008
You can also find a small pod (4, I believe) at the new waterpark, Aquatica, in Orlando, FL next door to Sea World.
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#8
12-10-2008
yes, just came back from florida, saw commersons dolphins
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