Dubai Dolphinarium, Public aquarium and dolphinarium in Umm Hurair, United Arab Emirates
Dubai Dolphinarium is a climate-controlled building in Umm Hurair that houses dolphins and other marine animals. Trained staff members conduct presentations and demonstrations to teach visitors about the animals living there.
Dubai Dolphinarium opened on 21 May 2008 in partnership with Dubai Municipality, which sponsored and supported the project. It was presented as the first fully air-conditioned indoor dolphinarium in the Middle East. In April 2011 it hosted an Autism Awareness Day with Dubai Municipality, and in March 2012 it received its one-millionth visitor.
The bottlenose dolphins and Northern fur seals were reportedly bought from a country of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Each summer the venue hosts a kids summer camp and Dubai Summer Surprises, and on 28 April 2011 it held an Autism Awareness Day with Dubai Municipality for children from autism care and training centres.
The location is easy to reach and has parking for visitors who arrive by car. Training sessions happen regularly throughout the day, so plan ahead to decide when you want to visit.
The dolphin habitat holds 600 cubic metres of seawater connected to the main arena pool, and a separate medical pool and seal pool were built for the animals' well-being. The bottlenose dolphins and Northern fur seals were reportedly bought from a country of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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