A total of six thousand people have already seen the performance of the visiting dolphins in Ulaanbaatar since 12th of October. The travelling dolphin family (Vasya, Katya and Disen') will be staying in the Mongolian capital for a month. The 500-seat aquatic circus of the ‘Moscow Dolphinarium’ opened in the city on 12th of October at the National Amusement Park.
The organizers are providing the aquatic mammals with a warm ‘home’ during stay their stay. It is a well known fact that Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city in the world; the night temperature this October has already dropped -10 deg C. The dolphin family is staying in a three meter deep pool with a total volume of 500 cubic metres containing warm +18C temperature water.
The three dolphins and one seal are performing every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 18.00 as well as three times a day at weekends at 12.00, 15.00 and 18.00. Tickets cost MNT 10-30 thousand. The dolphins sing songs, dance, draw and, of course, jump through hoops.
The Aquatic Circus has a staff of five, including two animal trainers and one helper. When they arrived from Russia, they brought nearly five tonnes of fish with them for the animals to eat.