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BlobfishBoy said:
I visited today and had a fun time! I don’t have too much to report, but I do have a little question.

During the Sea Lion show, partway through, the larger Sea Lion who plays as “Clyde” was playing the part meant to be played by “Seymour”. I assume “Seymour” chose not to participate and they just used the larger sea lion in its place. Has anyone else seen something like this happen before?
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Clyde and Seamore are stage names and multiple sea lions play the parts even in the same show.
 
MidwestFan said:
Clyde and Seamore are stage names and multiple sea lions play the parts even in the same show.
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I knew they were stage names hence why I used quotes but I didn’t realize the pool of sea lions they use for one show is more than two. Thanks for the info!
 
Westcoastperson said:
They use the stadium to hold most of their male sea lions while the females are on exhibit.
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Thanks for confirming! I did upload the photo of the male I saw. I assume it’s too crowded at the stadium or perhaps he was introduced to breed.

Unrelated, but looking back at my photos and videos I do believe I did see a fur seal but didn’t register it as such at the time so disregard that statement in my original post.
 
BlobfishBoy said:
Thanks for confirming! I did upload the photo of the male I saw. I assume it’s too crowded at the stadium or perhaps he was introduced to breed.

Unrelated, but looking back at my photos and videos I do believe I did see a fur seal but didn’t register it as such at the time so disregard that statement in my original post.
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There are still males housed at Sea Lion Points just a majority of them are at the Stadium. Almost all the males are castrated as well besides a few they use for breeding.

SeaWorld San Diego has sent up members of the Wild Arctic Care Team to help raise the walrus calf at Alaska Sea Life Center and I have heard some rumors of it being moved to the park farther down the line.
 
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Jonathan Petersson said:
There are still males housed at Sea Lion Points just a majority of them are at the Stadium. Almost all the males are castrated as well besides a few they use for breeding.

SeaWorld San Diego has sent up members of the Wild Arctic Care Team to help raise the walrus calf at Alaska Sea Life Center and I have heard some rumors of it being moved to the park farther down the line.
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Interesting!
 
A second common dolphin calf (the first being Cardiff) was rescued on June 29th and has been doing well! The sex has not been announced. If it’s a female, I wonder if breeding will be attempted once both individuals are mature.

Captive Cetacean News on Instagram: "On the 29th of June, 2024, SeaWorld San Diego rescued an estimated 1-2 month old (long-beaked?) common dolphin calf just south of the South Bay Salt Flats in California, United States. The calf's mother was found dead nearby, so the calf was taken in for rehabilitation. Amazingly, this is the second common dolphin calf to have been successfully rescued this year by SeaWorld, and still be alive. The first was Cardiff, a now 1 year old male who was rescued in January. If this calf lives, they will likely be paired with Cardiff. Their young age and deceased mother are giveaways that the calf cannot be released due to young age and lack of survival skills. Source & Screenshot from a video via SeaWorld"
 
BlobfishBoy said:
A second common dolphin calf (the first being Cardiff) was rescued on June 29th and has been doing well! The sex has not been announced. If it’s a female, I wonder if breeding will be attempted once both individuals are mature.

Captive Cetacean News on Instagram: "On the 29th of June, 2024, SeaWorld San Diego rescued an estimated 1-2 month old (long-beaked?) common dolphin calf just south of the South Bay Salt Flats in California, United States. The calf's mother was found dead nearby, so the calf was taken in for rehabilitation. Amazingly, this is the second common dolphin calf to have been successfully rescued this year by SeaWorld, and still be alive. The first was Cardiff, a now 1 year old male who was rescued in January. If this calf lives, they will likely be paired with Cardiff. Their young age and deceased mother are giveaways that the calf cannot be released due to young age and lack of survival skills. Source & Screenshot from a video via SeaWorld"
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Both calves are male so no breeding between the two will be occurring.

Kaleb said:
Rescues deemed non-releasable by NOAA are not allowed to breed in captivity.
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That is not the case as far as I'm aware. Rescue dolphins can be breed by aquaria in the US it just does not occur often due to the health issues many of them face.
 
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Jonathan Petersson said:
Both calves are male so no breeding between the two will be occurring.


That is not the case as far as I'm aware. Rescue dolphins can be breed by aquaria in the US it just does not occur often due to the health issues many of them face.
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Regardless, they're not allowed to breed
 
Kaleb said:
Regardless, they're not allowed to breed
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Do you have source for this restriction? There are several rescued cetaceans that have been in breeding programs for genetic diversity.
Some permits have specified no breeding, but it has been permit specific (such as beluga calf rescued in Alaska and now at SWT). If it has been codified in law, I missed it, but I would be interested in reading it. Thanks.
 
MidwestFan said:
Do you have source for this restriction? There are several rescued cetaceans that have been in breeding programs for genetic diversity.
Some permits have specified no breeding, but it has been permit specific (such as beluga calf rescued in Alaska and now at SWT). If it has been codified in law, I missed it, but I would be interested in reading it. Thanks.
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What is the exact rationale behind rescuee cetaceans not being allowed to breed ...?
(If it is worth anything .... I fail to see any to it ..., and health grounds is just a very vague wide off the center notion)
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What is the exact rationale behind rescuee cetaceans not being allowed to breed ...?
(If it is worth anything .... I fail to see any to it ..., and health grounds is just a very vague wide off the center notion)
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I assume the idea is to discourage the intake of rescued whales and keeping them just to add to the zoo population. Personally I think this is odd cause it’s NOAA and not the facilities themselves that decide whether an animal is releasable or not but I don’t make the rules.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What is the exact rationale behind rescuee cetaceans not being allowed to breed ...?
(If it is worth anything .... I fail to see any to it ..., and health grounds is just a very vague wide off the center notion)
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Each facility has to justify in its permit for housing a recently deemed non-releasable cetacean under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. For some species, it might be easier. For others, such a MMPA deemed depleted populations or species listed under the Endangered Species Act, more justification is required. Having an already established captive breeding program makes that easier, but also doesn't guarantee an approval for breeding either. There are multiple factors at play that NOAA would review.

But like @MidwestFan said, its permit specific and would depend how involved a receiving facility would want to get in the permitting process.
 
 
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