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#1
Miami Seaquarium
10-09-2008
Does anyone else find the Miami Seaquarium to be one of the most deplorable places ever for animals? Is this the best Miami can give?
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#2
10-09-2008
The ones with manatees, dolphins, and the reef tank.
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#3
11-09-2008
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It is what it is: a year round outdoor oceanarium that is over 50 years old. Some of the structures are original and not what you would think to build today, but that is part of its charm. And nowhere else can you get as close to the animals during shows and presentations...certainly not at Sea World where you feel a hundred yards away in every stadium. I don't know when you were there, or what your expectation level was, but Miami Seaquarium is one of my favorite places to take my boys. |
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#4
11-09-2008
as a conservation biology grad student, I find it irrelevent whether or not one gets close to the animals. What is important is the quality of life of a facility's fauna. Have you seen Lolita, my swimming pool is probably bigger than her tank. Numerous complaints by many parties have been made against the seaquarium. Many parents love to take their children to the circus yet many who are truly concerned with animal welfare (note I said welfare, not rights, I am not one of those animal liberators) know that the conditions in these places are completely inadequate. Just because a facility is old doesn't mean it has a free pass to skimp on exhibits. The Bronx Zoo is over a hundrd years old and every year it modernizes more and more of its exhibits. The Seaquarium has done none of this. Visit Miami Seaquarium News for more info.
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#5
12-09-2008
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Surely the acceptance of a facility like this. Is from a lack of information regarding basic care required for captive animals.
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#6
13-09-2008
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LIECOBOY, I understand your thoughts on the matter, but have you seen and understood that Lolita is the longest living Orca in an aquarium setting? Seaquarium has dolphin living over 40 years of age, and sea lions living past 25 and 30? That falls under the category of doing something very, very right in my opinion. |
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#7
14-09-2008
Just because an animal lives for a very long time, does not mean the institution properly cares for it. These animals are highly social and active and require more than a small fish bowl to live in. If I placed you in a 4x4 jail cell, I could probably keep you alive for forty years just by feeding you and giving you periodic medical atention. But a life needs more than just food to be complete. There needs to be a way for a highly intelligent animal like the orca to fullfill its need for mental stimulation. Zander's Dad, I know you like to go there for family entertainment, but you should take your children to a place that will inspire respect for nature intuitavely. The Miami Metrozoo is an example of this. Or visit the Everglades. If children see animals like Lolita in such a small enclosure, they begin to get the impression than man has dominance over animals and we may do with them as we like. This is my argument. I am not asking for brand new enclosures with all the bells and whistles, but rather enclosues that are fair to the inhabitants.
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#8
20-03-2009
I wasn't planning to visit the Seaquarium on my Florida. However, I saw a recent snap shot of a south american sealion there. And I was wondering if anyone been there lately and could confirm for me if it is true that they have the south american sealions. If so, I may like to pay a visit to that place.
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#9
20-03-2009
Here is the link to the picture. Thank you jclauded1 for posting the picture.http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/69/169/...9AuJrDX_th.jpg
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