Dolphins in human care

Dolphins and whales in human care outside Europe

USA, one of the first aquaria in the 1960's housing bottlenosed dolphins 

 
Where possible, I wrote the location and/or species in the comment.

All pictures on this page are scans from postcards -  I apologize for the lack of
more information on location or the name of the facility.



 

Acuario Nacional de Cuba, Havana, bottlenosed dolphins

 

USA, bottlenosed dolphins

 

USA, bottlenosed dolphins

 

USA, advertising a pilot whale (short-finned?) and some Pacific whitesided dolphins on show

 

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Dolphins in human care in Europe

Zoo Duisburg, Germany

 

In the past 20 years, I visited quite a few European dolphinariums, zoos and aquaria housing cetaceans (dolphins and whales).

The visits usually coincided with visiting conferences of the EAAM (European Association of Aquatic Mammals) and IMATA (International Marine Animal Trainers Association).
Their websites will give you more information on housing, husbandry of the animals and education of the public in these facilities.

 
My card collection is of old cards (1960's-1990's), therefore most scenes depicted on these postcards do not show the way shows and trainings are done nowadays!

Some of these facilities might not even exist anymore.

 

Zoo Duisburg, Germany

Belgium

 

Zoo Duisburg, Germany, with belugas Moby and Ferdinand

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