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Soapy the porpoise trains for dinner bell link at Seaquarium
Soapy a 545 pound nine foot three inch porpoise at the Miami Seaquarium will be trained to respond to an underwater bell signal for food. Janice Malavenda, a 17 year old Miami Senior High student, volunteers to teach the behavior as Soapy returns to Biscayne Bay after eight years in the main tank. The project ties into a school research program and may lead to a new role in a Flipper style adventure. Sun, Seaquarium officials and Ric O’Feldman back the experiment hoping Soapy becomes a TV ready star.
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Soapy
Miami Seaquarium
Janice Malavenda
Seaquarium
Jimmy Kline
Burton Clark
Biscayne Bay
Miss Malavenda
Chase
Pliny
Tuffy
Bahamas
Ric O’feldman
Flipper
Ivan Tors Studios
O’feldman