SeaWorld Abu Dhabi animal performers get ready for show - in pictures
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SeaWorld Abu Dhabi performers Benjamin Ratcliffe as a cotton-top tamarin and Matthew Wagner as a jaguar. All photos: Victor Besa / The National. -
From left, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi performers Benjamin Ratcliffe, Andres Lin Fan, Ren Carter and Matthew Wagner -
Sloth performer Ren Carter does her make-up before the show -
Wagner sets his jaguar face paint before the show -
Andres Lin Fan gets ready for the first show of the day -
The performers do their own make-up -
Ratcliffe and Lin Fan in full costume as cotton top-tamarins -
Carter in full costume as a sloth -
Visitors to SeaWorld Abu Dhabi interact with the cotton top-tamarin performers -
The performers do four shows a day at the marine life theme park -
When the performances are over, the performers join visitors to the park for meet-and-greets -
One of the most challenging parts of being a performer is staying physically fit -
Visitors at an animal performance at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi -
Cotton top-tamarin performers with visitors at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi
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