I have a blog visitor who loves Marineland. This person sends me an update every now and then to let me know what is going on. This is the latest update:
- Dock, Oceanna and Skyla’s calf of 2011, Scoot are confirmed deceased
- Births: 2 boys; Frankie to Sierra, X4 to Xena,
- Births: 2 girls; Luna to Lillooet, G4 to Gemini
- Names: Luna- Lillooet’s calf, Frankie- Sierra’s calf, Uba- Jubilee’s calf from 2011
- Gender confirmation: Uba is female
- Kiska is possibly being trained for AI( see video link): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEUq2lJOAs
- Tofino and Charmin are replacing the dolphin ballet eventually, meaning a dolphin habitat may be in the works
- Another Arctic Cove is speculated, along with harbor seal and sealion habitats to be in works
- Kiska is constantly being cared for, very spoilt and her health is infact very healthy despite her losses
- Interesting facts: Tank (Acadia’s calf of 2011) was rejected early on yet she accepted him prior to 2012 season, unlike SeaWorld’s/ Loro Parque’s Kohana and Adan
- Uba is very independant for her age and babysits, alot like her older sister Jellybean, is the latest calf of any year (October)
- Other: Topple Tower being shut down, Hurricane Cove renovation, Sky Hawk and Flying Dragon get stuck on occassion