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Leopard Seal - Atlantis Marine Park, Yanchep WA 1987

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Leopard Seal at (now long closed) Atlantic Marine Park in the Sun City development, Yanchep near Perth.

This was a rescued animal. Anyone know what happened to it?? Would guess it died here but don't know for sure.

This was the establishment that tried to re-introduce seven performing dolphins (some wild caught, some captive born) with limited success.
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I was just thinking about this leopard seal because I was watching some videos on youtube about killer whales in captivity. Thought someone might have written about his death so I googled him and found this page.

I met him many years ago. He committed suicide in around 1986/7 inside of a year of my paining his enclosure. He beat himself to death by bashing his head against the wall. They said it was an ear problem, parasite?. I didn't think so. He was beautiful and amazing and I wondered how he could stand to be in such a small pool. He often swam to me and interacted with me in the way you see him do with his trainer in your photo.
If I remember correctly he was not so much of a rescue, he had gotten off course a bit and they picked him up off the coast not far from the metro area. He would have done perfectly well if left alone.
I am against keeping non domestic animals in captivity for any purpose other than their rehabilitation.
 
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Doing a bit of research into Perth zoos today, I realised that this photo has been used (stolen!) extensively by others for websites on Perth history, the Atlantis park, etc....it's even in youtube videos!! Some have even added a credit to pass off the photo as their own.

Not bad for a snap I took as an 18 year old (although even then I couldn't quite believe that I had happened upon an actual Leopard Seal.........I didnt know it was going to be there).

Oh well......you post a picture that you think others will be interested in....and they are.....can't really complain.......but I sort of understand those who copyright them now.
 

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