Spectators passing in front of the tented venue of a travelling dolphin circus.

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Indonesia is home to the world's last remaining travelling dolphin circuses. Over 72 bottlenose and stenella dolphins are kept in the most appalling conditions to perform for audiences across the island of Java. The animals are frequently hauled out of their plastic performing pools and loaded into the back of trucks along with other animals as the circuses move from town to town

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Size: 3800px × 2715px
Location: Kediir, East Java, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Arief Priyono / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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