Ocean Discovery: Belugas and Dolphins (Full Show) - SeaWorld San Antonio - August 17, 2023

This Ocean Discovery was very special in that featured all 11 belugas that live at this SeaWorld park. That includes Tyonek, the only rescued beluga so far to be successfully rehabilitated.
The 6 Pacific white-sided dolphins also all made an appearance at separate times, meaning the entire beluga and Pacific white-sided dolphin population of Texas was seen at this show! See below for highlights:

0:00 Intro with dolphins Hailey, Avalon, Piquet, and Ohana and belugas Luna, Samson, and Martha, starting with Hailey's belly breach
0:47 Avalon and Hailey hydro slaps

2:20 - Beluga Adaptations with all 11 belugas (right to left): Samson, Luna, Tulok, Martha, Kenai, Tyonek, Crissy, Innik, Pearl, Atla, and Naluark
5 belugas fluke wave
3:21 Tyonek is asked for a ventral layout but he does it laterally
4:04 Beluga vocals from all 11 whales!

6:59 Beluga Playtime with belugas Samson, Luna, Kenai, and Crissy, starting with Samson's vspin followed by Luna's bows
8:15 Crissy and Samson mimic hulas with their trainers
8:50 Luna fluke flings! Not bad splashing for a beluga!
9:43 Luna vspin and Samson slideout! I liked his airplane pecs!

10:55 Training Demo with Crissy the beluga, who works on her center bow
11:40 First center bow approximation

12:55 Pacific White-sided Dolphin Adaptations with dolphins Bolt and Ipo
13:35 Bolt and Ipo tailwalk! Ipo didn't get the memo. Followed shortly by their bows together

15:11 Dolphin Finale with dolphins Hailey, Ohana, Avalon and Piquet, starting with Hailey's spin bow
15:54 Hailey's backflip and Piquet's side breach
16:51 Ohana tailwalks all the way across
17:23 All 4 dolphins bow together

Luna, Samson, Martha, Kenai, Tyonek, Crissy, Innik, Atla, Pearl, and Naluark (Beluga Whales) and Hailey, Avalon, Ohana, Piquet, Ipo, and Bolt (Pacific White-sided Dolphins) at SeaWorld San Antonio on August 17, 2023.

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