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False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

The marine mammals and sea turtles are all kept in outside pools, which are situated in the public park outside the building so anyone can see them for free. April 2025
I see four whales here, is that how many they appeared to have? The tank seems rather small.
 
@Great Argus I think there were five or more, I'm not quite sure, they were moving around a lot. There was a sign with all the individuals on it but I didn't take a photo of it. The pool is indeed small. It was signed for both these and Bottlenose Dolphins but the latter were in a separate pool (which is probably connected I guess).
 
I was looking at their website earlier. It turns out they have more dolphins than just the signed Bottlenoses (or, at least, of the signs that I saw).

Their website says they have Common Bottlenose, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose, Rough-toothed Dolphin and Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (with the last one marked as "off display", which might mean "not there any more").

I didn't pay much attention to the pool the dolphins were in because I thought they were just Bottlenoses, and I was much more interested in the False Killer Whales. I had a quick look, enough to see a Bottlenose through the viewing window (although now I don't know which species it was!), and then had to rush off to catch a bus.
 

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