dolphin show

Marine mammal act

A dolphin show is a live performance at a marine park or aquarium where trained dolphins perform tricks and acrobatics for an audience.

Trainers direct the animals through choreographed routines involving jumps, flips, ball balancing, and interaction with handlers.

Once a staple of family entertainment, dolphin shows have become controversial as awareness grows about captive cetacean welfare: We skipped the dolphin show after watching that documentary.

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Opposites
captivity vs wild observation

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Observing ocean giants

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animal entertainment type

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marine park attraction type

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Shallow tank for handling marine life

roller coaster · water slide · museum exhibit · educational film

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G