What a truly great experience @sweetsssj. I was pleased to hear that over 90 specialist trainers and veterinarians take care of these beautiful animals. Sometimes these attractions don't care for their animals as they are more interested in profit.
Grace and I recently went to Victoria to see a massive seal colony - There was literally thousands of them! We watched them swim and play in the water, so I can only imagine what a delight it would have been to swim in the deep end with one! That would have been an awesome experience. Thanks for sharing such a detailed journey as always! Cheers @myday
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it was indeed a lovely experience. I think from my tour around their labs and other facilities, I can tell they spend a whole lot of money on making sure they look after their animals very very well.
Thanks for the link, i shall check it out!
Well that is certainly good to hear! I hope you enjoyed seeing the pictures from Phillip Island in Victoria.
I certainly did! I got confused because I was sure I upvoted it and I went to your profile and didn't see it anywhere! Then I realised it was on your wifes account 😊
Lol! Well thanks for checking it out - that's dedication!
I totally agree with you @myday that "sometimes these attractions don't care for their animals as they are more interested in profit". i happen to love animals a lot but unfortunately the reserves in my country have been poorly managed over the years and as a result i personally feel deprived of such an awesome moment and i will totally love to have such an experience right now LOL @sweetsssj . Thanks for this post. BTW, which camera do you use, your pictures are always so clear?
Thanks adekemi, I actually really hope that the facility cares for the dolphins / sea lions and sting rays as well as they say they do. They certainly make it seem as though it's a 5 star hotel for the animals so that's kind of reassuring.
The photos are actually taken by one of the staff members at Dolphin Cay, as part of your sea lion interaction experience, you get a private tour of all of their facility including their laboratory, housing pen, their water cleaning pumps, access to the private beach, and a dedicated photographer.
You do have to pay for the photos though, and they are quite expensive. I would use my own camera but they wouldn't let me or anyone else take electronic equipment.
Otherwise, I now have two cameras. My old one is the Canon 5D Mark ii, and my new one is the Sony A9.
Wow what a camera! Thanks for telling!
I really hope so too. Thanks a bunch @sweetsssj for the response.
you're welcome