Dolphinarium in Naberezhnye Chelny, Dolphinarium in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia
This facility in Naberezhnye Chelny is a specialized venue where trained dolphins, seals, and a northern sea lion perform regularly in a designed aquatic setting. The tank is built to accommodate both the animals' movements and viewing areas for audiences.
This center opened in 2006 and was the first permanent marine animal facility of its kind in the Volga region. Since then it has developed into an established venue for human and marine mammal interaction.
The dolphinarium is a branch of the Anapa Dolphinarium, and its animals were brought from there. Many of the dolphins and sea lions born here were named through contests open to visitors and friends of the facility, such as Indi (short for Indigo) in 2010 and Iskra in 2020. The venue also hosts theatrical shows with dolphins and sea lions, school excursions, and charity events for children with disabilities and veterans.
The dolphinarium stands on the bank of the Melekes river in the GES settlement of Naberezhnye Chelny, at Gabdulla Tukay Embankment 12A. Shows run every day except Monday, and the hall seats 350 spectators. Since 2011 the troupe has also performed in Kazan at the Ak Bars Bank pool on Dekabristov Street 1.
On 10 June 2010, dolphin Inga gave birth during a show; the calf, the first dolphin born in Tatarstan, was named Indi after a visitor naming contest. Later births include Irbis in 2013 and Iskra in 2020, and in 2021 sea lioness Vanessa had Vesnushka.
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