Another Killer Whale Born

[crazydaveh]

SeaWorld announced the birth of a new baby Shamu today. The new killer whale was born around 11 PM on November 23rd.

Shamu shows were not normal today, instead, they were allowing the public to see the new addition with mom.

I don't know more... sorry.

 

[xfkirsten]

I can tell ya a bit more, from SeaWorld friends over there...

Baby was born to Takara (my little girl! EEE!) and is nursing just fine. Kohana, Takara's first calf, has stayed with her mother throughout. From the reports I've heard, Tik is still her goofy self! Father is still up in the air, but there's speculation that it might be Taku. I've seen a few pics that a friend got, but they're protected because of huge photo theft problems in the SeaWorld fandom. Baby is definitely a cutie, though!!

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

How sweet - Many congrats to mum and dad (whoever he is)

 

[CatLady]

What a surprise! I know that many at SeaWorld didn't think she was due for a few months. My SeaWorld connection continues the curse of being scheduled off work every single time there is a new baby whale, so I have not yet seen any photos.

If things are true to form, there will be no "real" Shamu shows for several days. Too bad that SeaWorld holiday weekend visitors won't understand that the possible opportunity to see a baby whale is far more special than seeing the regular show. There will be a lot of guest complaints, sadly.

One more related item... this has of course brought all construction on the new set to a complete halt for a while. That may delay its completion, since they didn't have big windows of time to work with in the first place.

At any rate, congrats to the new mamma whale. Baby orcas are soooo cute.