Interview 11040 – Caption Index: 105
How do they stay cool?… Read More
How do they stay cool?… Read More
Do we let them flip sand?… Read More
How do we keep the sand clean?… Read More
Was Bubbles a stranding or?… Read More
No, Bubbles was legally collected with a permit from a population that was studied. And the process in those days was you had to document the population size so that there was a sustainable take, meaning a small percentage. And then you had had to get a federal permit to… Read More
What other unique animals, marine mammals did the Marineland have?… Read More
In the very beginning, early on in the ’70s, they had large elephant seals, really large elephant seals. And, again, we found with the large elephant seals is that, when they molt, they stop eating. And it’s a very tough time in their life because they’re now on the beaches… Read More
Any stories?… Read More
Bubbles, she was there when I arrived. She was collected in the Catalina Channel early in the ’60s. She lived 50 plus years. She was always a neat animal and all was fun to work with. And she would just love squid. She loved squid. And it was just amazing… Read More
And they’re beautiful animals. And, of course, they cohabitated the Catalina Channel. So they were always swimming together out there. And it was great for people to sit there and watch these animals, and then turn and be able to see, actually, if the animals were close to offshore, they… Read More
Orky and Corky were two killer whales that were collected in the Pacific, up in the Pacific Northwest. They were collected, I believe, in ’67, ’69, somewhere in that timeframe. And, of course, they did the show at Marineland. And they were great animals. Our experiences with them were very… Read More
I think they do a lot of it by watching others, their aunties and others. And so I think a lot of it is learned behavior along with some of the instinctual issues too. You know, obviously, they start lactating and nursing starts happening and things like that, they have… Read More
And today I can tell you any dolphin or beluga whale or killer whale that’s born that is either premature or its mother has having problems or the baby’s having problems, we know how to raise one because we know how to do it. We know how to handle them. Read More
Speaking of whales, how did Bubbles, the pilot whale, come to Marineland, and did you work with her?… Read More
At Marineland, did you work with Orky and Corky?… Read More
(indistinct) stories about Orky and Corky?… Read More
And who were Orky and Corky?… Read More
At the time, were you in direct competition with Disneyland, and how did that affect the park visitors?… Read More
We were in competition with Disneyland. And then Universal Studios, of course, was built. And that was a different type of competition because they really didn’t have what we had at Marineland. But as I said, Marineland was somewhat isolated geographically and it was quite the drive. And then, of… Read More
Why do you think that is?… Read More