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Marineland is an animal exhibition park in Antibes, France. It was founded in 1970 by Roland de la Poype. First, it was a small oceanarium with a few pools and animals but now it is one of the biggest in the world and receives more than 1,200,000 visitors per year. It is the only French sea park featuring two cetacean species: killer whales and dolphins. On July 25, 2006, the park was sold to the Spanish amusement park group Parques Reunidos for about 75 million Euros. Parques Reunidos also operates L'Oceanografic in Valencia on the Spanish mainland.〔(Tourmag.com )〕 ==Animal exhibits== ;Killer whale show The largest tank in the world performing in of water, with a panoramic glass wall long. Marineland holds four orcas: Inouk, Wikie, Moana and Keijo. ;Dolphin show Marineland’s family of bottlenose dolphins deploy all their charms: speed, accuracy, agility and complete trust in their trainers. The dolphins are Ecume (F), Lotty (F), Sharky (F), Malou (F), Éclair (M), Alize (M), Rocky (M), Dam (M), Neo (M), Mila-Tami (F), Nala (F), Ania (F), and Joseph (M). ;Les Coulisses de l'apprentissage (sea lion show) A live demonstration of the learning techniques used with all the mammals in the park, in which the seal and sea lion trainers disclose some of the "ropes" for preparing the show, the better to understand the basis of the relationship between humans and animals. ;The shark tunnel In a tunnel through an aquarium containing nearly of water, visitors are surrounded by sharks and manta rays. ;Polar bears Marineland is one of few places in Europe where one can see polar bears. As of 2015, there are 3 of them: one male (Rasputin), one female (Flocke), and their cub (Hope). ;Life under the sea (The tropical aquarium gallery and The touch pool) The tropical aquarium gallery shows the world of coral reefs, and the touch pool is a chance to touch skates and rays - fish that seem to "fly" in the water. ;Pinnipeds Beaches featuring California sea lions, South American sea lions, black seals and grey seals. ;Aquatic birds Beaches featuring penguins, pelicans and flamingos. ;Meeting with dolphins Each session lasts approximately 1 hour, to discover the biology and ecology of dolphins, before approaching the dolphins for 20 minutes under close supervision by trainers on a sunken deck. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marineland (Antibes)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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