SeaWorld and Discovery Cove celebrate new bundles of joy
June 21st, 2007
ORLANDO, FL - The warming weather welcomed bundles of joy little and big to SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove. From an addition to the Shamu family to the arrival of penguin chicks, SeaWorld’s animal inhabitants welcomed spring with the newest additions to their family.
SeaWorld welcomed a new baby killer whale to the Shamu family this past March, bringing the killer whale pod at SeaWorld Orlando to nine whales, ranging in size from a 350-pound calf to a 12,000-pound male. SeaWorld’s killer whale breeding program is the most successful in the world.
SeaWorld’s feathered friends also welcomed new arrivals in the form of six endangered Nene geese and 16 penguin chicks. The penguins represent a variety of species, including the first Adelie chicks in SeaWorld Orlando history. As they continue to grow into full maturity, the chicks will cuddle up in the Penguin Encounter which is kept at a chilly 30 degrees with six thousand pounds of snow falling daily.
Three new harbor seal pups join more than 80 animals living at SeaWorld’s Pacific Point Preserve, including California sea lions and harbor seals. As the weather gets warmer, SeaWorld anticipates the arrival of sea lion pups this summer.
Discovery Cove celebrated the arrival two baby Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The flippered additions marked the 10th dolphin calf to be born and successfully raised at Discovery Cove since its opening in 2000. The little newcomers – whose gender have yet to be determined – are nursing well and bonding with their mothers. The park also welcomed 18 southern stingray pups this spring.
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