Saturday was truly awesome. Brendi and I had a great experience in San Diego. For part of our stay at Sea World, we got to meet Priscilla and Buster. Priscilla is an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. She's known as one of the most loveable dolphins in the park (and definately not the brightest). Buster is a young commoner dolphin. After swimming with them, going through behaviors, and seeing them up close, I learned a lot. They really aren't much different than huge adorable pets.
You know the way a dog has it's own personality? How it loves to play? How it wants to be loved? Dolphins are the same way. They love to play and feel affection. You can really see the connection between the trainers and the animals. It's truly a friendship, not a matter of master and beast.
I walked Priscilla around the edge of the pool and when I stopped, the trainer opened a container and pulled out a few ice cubes (she loves them). She started bucking up and down and making this crazy quacking noise (her nickname is Duckie). It reminded me of a dog eagerly awaiting it's treat, wagging it's tail.
Brendi is a absolute biggest animal lover I've ever met. Seeing her hug and kiss these beautiful animals was wonderful. She walked up to a Clydesdale and asked for a kiss. The damn horse (man, clydesdales are huge) put his nose through the gate and waited for her to kiss him. She walks to the next horse in the stable and asked for a hug. This massive horse walks over to her and leans over the gate until she hugged him. Maybe she can talk to animals?
Hey Bren, what do you say? Maybe for your next birthday we'll swim with Shamu? :O
And yes, the honeymoon is booked. Oahu here we come!
Posted by lare at July 06, 2003 11:44 PMAnd when I got to give priscilla a big kiss on her dolphin lips and it was so GREAT!! I dont think Shamu can top my priscilla.
Posted by: Bren on July 6, 2003 11:47 PM