The ParkLocation: Antibes,
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Number of Pools: 5
Water volume: approx. 38 Mio litres (10 Mio gallons)
Number of Pools: 5
Water volume: approx. 38 Mio litres (10 Mio gallons)
Facts and
FiguresMarineland
France (d'antibes or Cote d'azur) opened in 1970 by Roland de la
Poype’s fascination with the sea and its inhabitants. At the
time, hunting was still in its height so "By creating Marineland, I
wanted to raise public awareness", remembers Count de la Poype. At the
time, Dr Fernand Méry, President of the Conseil National de
la
Protection Animale, hailed the creation of Marineland in these terms:
"We must be grateful to the organizers of Marineland Côte
d’Azur for having brought together this exceptional
collection of
aquatic mammals. It will be necessary to review the data acquired so
far (not very seriously) on the intellectual hierarchy among animals."
The last transfer was the second captive born at MLF. This was Shouka who moved to Six Flags in 2002. There has been:
The last transfer was the second captive born at MLF. This was Shouka who moved to Six Flags in 2002. There has been:
- 8 imported from other parks
- 2 exports to other parks
- 10 deaths
- 4 births
- 4 Stillbirth
- 0 Pregnancy
Deceased
Orcas| Name | Gender | Age | Date of Birth/Capture | Date of Death | Origin | Cause of death |
| Calypso | Female | ~ 8 years | c. Dec 11, 1969 | Dec 1970 | Canada | unknown |
| Clovis | Male | ~ 5 years | c. Aug 8, 1970 | Feb 1973 | USA | Clostridial myositis |
| Kim | Male | ~ 11 years | c. Oct. 1976 | July 24, 1982 | Iceland | Lung abcess |
| Betty | Female | ~ 12 years | c. Oct 1978 | Sept 8, 1987 | Iceland | unknown |
| Kim II | Male | ~24 years | c. Oct 1982 | Nov 23, 2005 | Iceland | Lung infection |
| Sharkan | Female | ~23 years | c. Oct. 1989 | Jan 3, 2009 | Iceland | unknown |
