SeaWorld Orlando welcomes Harbor Seals to Wild Arctic
October 9, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando welcomes Harbor Seals to Wild Arctic
SeaWorld Orlando is today making a few changes to its Wild Arctic exhibit. Following the death of the last remaining polar bear called Johnny, who died in July of apparent complications recovering from anaesthesia, SeaWorld has decided to move 11 harbor seals from Pacific Point Preserve to the Wild Arctic area. Polar bears were part […]
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SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular Begins This Weekend!
October 3, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular Begins This Weekend!
SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular starts this Saturday, Oct. 4. This daytime event allows families to immerse themselves in an underwater “fantasea” filled with trick-or-treating, whimsical pumpkin fish, sea-themed arts and crafts and up-close animal encounters SeaWorld is known for. SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular takes place weekends throughout October from 12 to 8 p.m. (October: 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando Returns Rehabilitated Male Manatee in St. Augustine Today
September 30, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando Returns Rehabilitated Male Manatee in St. Augustine Today
Earlier today, following months of rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Team returned a male manatee to the waters of St. Augustine. The manatee, named Skellington, was rescued on April 23, 2014, by The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), who found him beached on a sand bar acting lethargic and with a […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando Welcomes Flamingo and Tawny Frogmouth Chicks
September 26, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando Welcomes Flamingo and Tawny Frogmouth Chicks
The SeaWorld Orlando Aviculture Team recently welcomed two new additions to their family – a Caribbean flamingo and a tawny frogmouth chick. The flamingo chick hatched on August 16, weighing just a pound. Although today it stands about 18 inches tall and weighs three pounds, when fully grown it will be five feet tall and […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando Veterinary & Aviculture Teams Work with Local Animal Eye Clinic to Remove Cataracts from Four Penguins
September 24, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando Veterinary & Aviculture Teams Work with Local Animal Eye Clinic to Remove Cataracts from Four Penguins
A total of four SeaWorld Orlando penguins — one rockhopper and three gentoo – are healing nicely after receiving a specialty surgery on August 28, 2014 to remove cataracts at Animal Eye Associates in Maitland, Fla. The surgery was performed by veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Heidi Denis, who specializes in animal ophthalmology. “As penguins get older […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando Returns Manatee to Ormond Beach After Months of Rehabilitation
September 11, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando Returns Manatee to Ormond Beach After Months of Rehabilitation
This morning, SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) returned Rizzo, a male manatee to the Tomoka River waters in Ormond Beach, Fla., after receiving care and rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando for the past seven months. Rizzo was rescued by the FWC from the Tomoka River on February […]
Continue reading …Orphaned Manatee Calf Rescued from Indian River Doing Well and Taking Formula from a Bottle
September 10, 2014 Comments Off on Orphaned Manatee Calf Rescued from Indian River Doing Well and Taking Formula from a Bottle
An orphaned manatee calf that was rescued July 21 from the Indian River in Port St. John, Fla., is responding well to treatment and is almost ready to start eating solid foods. The female calf, now approximately nine weeks old, is being bottle fed by members of the SeaWorld Animal Rescue Team every three hours […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Salutes Veterans with “Waves of Honor” Special Online Offer
September 8, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Salutes Veterans with “Waves of Honor” Special Online Offer
As Veterans Day approaches, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment™ for the second year in a row is launching a special offer to honor all the men and women who have previously served as members of the U.S. armed services. The “Waves of Honor” salute to veterans offers 50 percent off single-day admission to the SeaWorld® and […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Plans New Programs To Protect Ocean Health and Killer Whales
August 15, 2014 Comments Off on SeaWorld Plans New Programs To Protect Ocean Health and Killer Whales
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it plans to build new, first-of-its-kind killer whale environments and that it will fund new programs to protect ocean health and killer whales in the wild. The new projects will build on SeaWorld’s legacy of providing state-of-the-art, innovative homes for its animals, and will offer park guests unique and […]
Continue reading …Last chance to see Clyde & Seamore “Take Pirate Island” show at SeaWorld Orlando this weekend!
August 9, 2014 Comments Off on Last chance to see Clyde & Seamore “Take Pirate Island” show at SeaWorld Orlando this weekend!This weekend is your final chance to see the Clyde & Seamore “Take Pirate Island” show at SeaWorld Orlando. After 15 years of entertaining hi-jinks the show will come to a close on August 10. It’s a show that will be missed a great deal in Orlando and probably all over the globe, as virtually […]
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