The startling footage of the dolphin, a species known as the false killer whale, shows the animal suddenly leaping out of a tank during a July 4 marine show at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium ...

The dolphin show was retained ... the aquarium on the former expo site was gearing up to reopen as the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium to mark the 30th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan.

The startling footage of the dolphin, a species known as the false killer whale, shows the animal suddenly leaping out of a tank during a July 4 marine show at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in ...

The dolphin, a species known as the false killer whale, had been taking part in a marine show at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in southwestern Japan when it jumped on to the floor near its tank.

In the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, visitors still line up to see the world's first dolphin with an artificial fin. Fuji, now around 40 years old, lost much of her tail years ago to a necrotic disease.

Also located there are the Tropical Dream Center, a traditional Okinawa village; and the Oceanic Culture Museum, a dolphin show and athletics fields. The aquarium’s name is a portmanteau of ...

It was a stark reminder of how different life in a sterile aquarium is to a dolphin’s natural ocean habitat. ‘I was shocked,’ says Huang-Ju, ‘at how the staff ignored the dolphins and didn’t seem to ...