New Mississippi Aquarium mural welcomes dolphins

While taking a cruise along Highway 90 in Gulfport, make sure to keep an eye out for the Mississippi Aquarium’s newest mural.

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- - while taking a cruise along - highway 90 in gulfport, make- sure to keep an eye out for the- mississippi aquarium's- newest mural.

- gulfport artist and retired - gulfport firefighter- robert waldrop designed and - painted the 70 by 5 foot mural- at- the intersection of highway 90- and 20th avenue.- the mural highlights the- atlantic bottlenosed- dolphins who call the aquarium- home.

Although the- dolphins are still adjusting to- their habitat and are not on- display to the public quite yet- once they are, they'll serve as- spokes-dolphins for conservatio- and other - educational topics.

- - robert waldrop, gulfport artist- "we - wanted to do something bright - and colorful and something to - welcome the - - - - dolphins here!"

- "when we designed it, we kinda-- we kinda designed it to be- directional.

So all the - dolphins are swimming towards - the aquarium."- this is waldrop's second mural- for the aquarium.

His - other one is on the corner of - 14th street and 24th avenue and- features an array of wildlife - species that call the aquarium- home.

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