West Midlands Safari Park Dolphinarium: 1976


Queen's Entertainment Centre, Cliftonville, Margate operated this seasonal dolphinarium which  only ran for one season in 1976. One of the dolphins was Speedy who was one of the original dolphins imported at the opening of Queens Hotel Dolphinarium.

The pool was then later use for trained fur seal shows supplied by the safari park.

Dolphin trainer Claudia and Speedy the dolphin (left) with companion Molly.  West Midland Safari and Leisure Park. April 1976. Courtesy of the Birmingham Mail 



Photograph of the animals shortly after they arrived from Margate. Protective coating of lanolin is clearly obvious on the animals bodies.


West Midlands Safari Park guide book. 

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