Tag: killer whale
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Video: SeaWorld Debuts New Killer Whale Show “One Ocean”
On Earth Day, Friday, April 22nd, SeaWorld Orlando premiered a brand new killer whale show called “One Ocean.” This new show replaced the long-standing headliner “Believe” in Shamu Stadium. During the opening celebration, animal expert Jack Hanna was on hand, and singer/actor Spencer Lee from ABC Family’s “Greek” and Fox’s “Glee” performed for the crowd. Continue…
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SeaWorld Announces New Killer Whale Show “One Ocean”
SeaWorld recently announced they will replace their headline killer whale show “Believe” with a new show called “One Ocean.” The new show will debut in April at SeaWorld Orlando, and ultimately will be performed in all three SeaWorld Parks. Update April 9, 2011: SeaWorld announced the new show “One Ocean” will premiere on Earth Day –…
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Video: SeaWorld Orlando’s Baby Killer Whale Is A Boy
Saturday, October 9th SeaWorld Orlando announced the birth of their 16th killer whale. It is difficult to identify the sex of the newborn whale at the time of its birth, but SeaWorld has recently confirmed the new baby is male. They released the following video on their official blog and facebook page declaring the news.
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Video: New Killer Whale Born At SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando had a new family member join them on Saturday, October 9 when the 34-year old killer whale named Katina gave birth to a 7-foot long, 350-pound calf. Continue after the break for SeaWorld’s video of the birth. Image: 34-year old killer whale Katina swims with her new calf as it takes one of…
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US Congress Questions SeaWorld’s Educational Value
On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, the United States Congress debated the educational value of keeping killer whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals in captivity in zoos, aquariums, and theme parks. The hearing was triggered by a “perfect storm” of spring events including: SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau’s February 24th death by the killer whale Tilikum, the…
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Jack Hanna Encourages Everyone To Go To SeaWorld
April 16-18, 2010 was Jack Hanna Weekend at SeaWorld Orlando – followed by another Jack Hanna Weekend at Busch Gardens Tampa April 22-25. Celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna came specifically to celebrate Earth Day. The weekend at SeaWorld included special shows and animal encounters as well as a breakfast buffet with Jack Hanna himself. At…
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Profile of an Animal Trainer – SeaWorld’s Jennifer Fuhs
On my recent trip to SeaWorld San Diego, I was able to chat with one of the killer whale trainers, Jennifer Fuhs (pronounced “foos”). Now I’ve observed animal behavior for parts of my career, but nothing on this scale – so I had a tinge of jealousy towards Jennifer. However, I put that jealousy aside,…