Dolphin exhibit opens at Georgia Aquarium

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Dolphin exhibit opens at Georgia Aquarium

AT&T Dolphin Tales opened at the Georgia Aquarium Saturday, April 2, 2011.

Visitors line up outside of the main entrance to the Georgia Aquarium during opening day of the AT&T Dolphin Tales exhibit Saturday, April 2, 2011.

Dawson Tew, 12, of Fayetteville, NC., left, and other visitors wave to a dolphin as it swims by.

Visitors got up close to capture photos and video of the dolphins.

Michelle Middleton, of Alpharetta, takes a photograph of her daughters Kara, 10, and Amanda Middleton, 14, right, as they pose with the dolphin mascot in the lobby to AT&T Dolphin Tales during opening day of the show.

A trainer gets a ride from a dolphin during the show.

Visitors takes the escalator up to the AT&T Dolphin Tales exhibit.

Alea DaCosta, 8, of Atlanta, shows her souvenir pin after she saw the first dolphin performance at the Georgia Aquarium. DaCosta assisted Georgia Aquarium President and COO David Kimmel in conducting the official opening of the new gallery earlier Saturday.

The audience marvels at the dolphins during their first performance at the Georgia Aquarium.

A dolphin jumps out of the water during the opening-day performance.

Volunteer Chris Parkman shows a model of a dolphin skull and flipper at the new exhibit.

The lead character Starspinner, top, performs as dolphins jump during the first performance of AT&T Dolphin Tales at the Georgia Aquarium Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. The exhibit opened April 2, 2011 with the first show in the theater at 2 p.m. and another at 7 p.m.

14-month-old Luke Robinson looks curiously as a dolphin swims by the dolphin viewing window. Luke was there with his mother Stephanie, of Houston, Texas, who was in Atlanta for a college reunion.

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Visitors line up outside of the main entrance to the Georgia Aquarium during opening day of the AT&T Dolphin Tales exhibit Saturday, April 2, 2011.

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