The Trip of a Lifetime to Help Wildlife
I have very exciting news! Jeni Fain, an Animal Care Specialist at Wild Arctic, and I were selected to be Conservation Ambassadors for the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund (SWBGCF). We...
View ArticlePolar Bears and Sea Otters Go Trick-or-Treat Hunting
SeaWorld San Diego’s polar bears and sea otters go on a Halloween trick-or-treat excursion you can’t “bear” to miss!The teenage, female polar bears, Snowflake and Szenja (“SIN-ja”), each weighing...
View ArticleSeaWorld San Diego Celebrates First Polar Bear Week
Last week was the celebration of the top predator of the Arctic -- the polar bear. The first official Polar Bear Week ever was a success!Here's a little background information about polar bears. There...
View ArticleRaise Your Paw for Polar Bear Week!
Raise your “paw” if you love polar bears! My fellow team members and I are devoting an entire week to celebrate the top predator of the Arctic. This week marks the beginning of SeaWorld’s second annual...
View ArticleThe Bears Are Back!
Szenja and Snowflake, SeaWorld San Diego’s 18-year-old female polar bears, are back home at Wild Arctic after their five-month breeding visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. The park’s animal...
View ArticleExploring the Wild Arctic
I had so much fun on the Wild Arctic Up-Close Tour the last time I was at SeaWorld San Diego. You can see the animals through windows on the other side of the exhibit but on the tour you get to go see...
View ArticleKids Ask Trainers: Polar Bear Edition
Trainers and animal care specialists at SeaWorld San Diego dedicate their lives to the animals in their care. They demonstrate their commitment, passion and dedication every day, whether they work with...
View ArticleTrainer Talk: Polar Bears Part One
It’s Polar Bear Week! We are excited to be a partner with Polar Bears International in our quest to bring awareness about this amazing species! What better way to do so than to devote an entire week...
View ArticleMarine Animal Adaptations
I learned that adaptations are the changes some animals make to be able to survive in their environment. Different marine animals have adaptations that help them live in and out of water.Whales and...
View ArticleSeaWorld San Diego Hoping for Pregnancy after Conducting Artificial...
SeaWorld San Diego’s zoological team, including Dr. Justine O’Brien from the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Reproductive Research Center, recently conducted artificial insemination with a female polar bear...
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