At Baltimore's National Aquarium, Climate Change Presents Challenges • Discoverology

At Baltimore’s National Aquarium, Climate Change Presents Challenges

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After a public backlash against marine animal parks brought on by the documentary Blackfish, the aquarium decided to move its prized pod of dolphins to a first-of-its-kind sanctuary.

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