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Miami Seaquarium
The killer whale show at the Seaquarium, starring Lolita.
Date opened	September 24, 1955^[1]
Location	Virginia Key, Miami, Florida USA
Coordinates	25°43′59″N 80°09′56″W / 25.733°N 80.165525°W / 25.733; -80.165525Coordinates: 25°43′59″N 80°09′56″W / 25.733°N 80.165525°W / 25.733; -80.165525
Land area	38 acres (15 ha)
Annual visitors	600,000
Memberships	Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums AMMPA
Owner	Wometco Enterprises^[2]
Website	miamiseaquarium.com

The Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States and is located near downtown Miami. It is the longest operating oceanarium in the United States.^[1] In addition to the marine mammals, the Miami Seaquarium also houses various fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, reptiles and manatees. The park offers eight different marine animal shows and presentations daily and attracts over 600,000 visitors per year.^[1] The park employs over 225 full and part-time employees. It is the third largest contributor to Miami-Dade County’s revenue through land lease payments and taxes.^[1]

Contents

1 History
2 Lolita (Tokitae) the Killer Whale
3 Gallery
4 Notes
5 External links

History

The park was founded by Fred D. Coppock and Captain W.B. Gray and was the second marine-life attraction in South Florida. Upon its grand opening in 1955, it was the largest marine-life attraction in the world.^[1]

From 1963 through 1967, eighty eight episodes of the 1960s TV show "Flipper" and two movies starring Flipper were filmed at the Miami Seaquarium.

Lolita (Tokitae) the Killer Whale

Main article: Lolita (orca)

One of the Miami Seaquarium's attractions is Lolita, one of the world's oldest captive orcas. She is currently the park's only orca. Lolita arrived at the Miami Seaquarium in 1970, where she joined the park's first orca, Hugo. ^[1]^[3]

Gallery

Lolita, the Killer Whale.
The dolphin show at the Miami Seaquarium.
Flipper at the Seaquarium in 1969.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "History of the Miami Seaquarium". http://www.miamiseaquarium.com/visitor_info/history.asp. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ Wometco Enterprises Bloomberg BusinessWeek
^ Samuels, Robert (September 15, 2010). "Lolita still thrives at Miami Seaquarium". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2012903643_webwhale16.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

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