Sea World - 05/03/08 (Pic Heavy)

[OFTEric]

Originally Posted by Mnemorath

Based on my experience going to Sea World, SD ( I love the free entrance for military, so I go at least once a year) the large mini-whales are Commerson Dolphins. The white ones you called Bottlenose (those are in the show) are actually Beluga Whales.

Not that big of a mistake to make and understandable.

Florida has different animals in it's shows than in San Diego.

Those are Bottle Nose Dolphins in the shows and the large dark grey ones are fales killer whales http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Killer_Whale

I have some friends who work behind the scenes on that show, and who work in educational programs.

[SummerInFL]

Originally Posted by Mnemorath

Based on my experience going to Sea World, SD ( I love the free entrance for military, so I go at least once a year) the large mini-whales are Commerson Dolphins. The white ones you called Bottlenose (those are in the show) are actually Beluga Whales.

Not that big of a mistake to make and understandable.

Originally Posted by OFTEric

Florida has different animals in it's shows than in San Diego.

Those are Bottle Nose Dolphins in the shows and the large dark grey ones are fales killer whales http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Killer_Whale

I have some friends who work behind the scenes on that show, and who work in educational programs.

Well I can say I appreciate both of you and the corrections, I will make sure I inform my daughter so she can absorb this.

Thanks!

[Kidgenie]

The larger dolphins you see are False Killer Whales. They are not the Commerson dolphins, those are found only at Aquatica. Also, while trivia but for the sake of accuracy and respect for the departed, the incident in which a Dolphin was lost occur at Discovery Cove, not Blue Horizons.

[SummerInFL]

I fixed it, now if people read the thread there will be no references to the above mistakes. :P