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Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by elephant400, 11 May 2009.

  1. elephant400

    elephant400 Well-Known Member

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    Dose anyone know of a sealion/walrus/seal show when trainers go in with the animals.
     
    elephant400, 11 May 2009
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  2. CZJimmy

    CZJimmy Well-Known Member

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    Any of the Seaworld parks?
     
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    James27 Well-Known Member

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    Most keepers, regardless of weather or not the animals do shows, go in with the sealions and seals, unless you mean in the pool? If so then I've never seen this done, except maybe in the sealion show in Marineland, Majorca.
     
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    Bele Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    At Loro Parque , Tenerife , the trainers go in the pool . I don't know if it was all acting but I got the impression that both sea-lions and trainers were really enjoying themselves during the show .

    At Combe Martin , Devon , the public can pay to swim with one of the sea-lions , they say they are the only place in the UK doing this .
     
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  5. camel leopard

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    At pleasure island theme park the keepers swam with two of the sea lions and started water work with them, but this has not been done for a while but hoping to do it again soon .
     
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    Cat-Man Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    yes, i know orlando do it for sure
     
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    Zoogoer2000 Well-Known Member

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    Marineland Ontario goes in the ater with there sea lions
     
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    They definitely go in the water with the sealions at Selwo Marina in Benalmadena, Costa Del Sol. I just saw the show last week.
     
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  9. Miguel

    Miguel Well-Known Member

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    At Zoomarine Portugal and Zoomarine Rome trainer go in with the animals too...
     
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  10. leighwigg

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    I can confirm that the Trainers swim with the sea lions at Combe Martin and also they do swim with sessions for a small fee, of which 5% go to the MCS.
     
    leighwigg, 16 Aug 2009
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