One Last March of the Penguins: Miami Says Farewell to Its Seaquarium The New York Times Miami Seaquarium’s final day: Family fun, nostalgia and animal rights protesters Miami Herald Miami Seaquarium closes after 70 years of being South Florida staple amid controversy over animal welfare CBS News For longtime Miami Seaquarium visitors, a ‘bittersweet’ farewell to marine park beset with controversy WSVN The cherished …
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The cherished and controversial Miami Seaquarium closes its doors
MIAMI — The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that gained international attention as the filming location for the 1960s television series “Flipper” and thrilled generations of tourists with trained dolphin and orca shows, has closed its doors. Sunday’s closure of the park that opened in 1955 was celebrated by animal rights activists who had lobbied for decades to …
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