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shamulover4life — Power of Tilikum
Published: 2008-09-08 15:33:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 649; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 9
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'Cause I just love this big boy =]Tilikum - Killer Whale
Shamu Stadium
Seaworld Orlando, FL
August 2008
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Oh I went to SeaWorld in August 2008 too! XD weird ... who knows, we could have been there the same day
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Haha! May have been! Feel so lucky to have seen the trainers in the water with the whales before the accident. It really was amazing to see wasn't it?
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I know right? It's something I'm glad I videoed. One thing I'd never forget. That's been one thing on my hitlist since I was like seven.
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I had the opportunity to do an apprenticeship at seaworld florida last summer and was able to swim and help train Tilikum as well as the other orcas and be in the shows. I must say I was scared of swimming with Tili because of his reputation but I was surprised that he was actually the most gentle orca out of them all - even makaio the 'small' one. such a sweet gentle animal despite his size and power. love Tilikum <3
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I'm glad you had such a fab experience. But I thought no trainers, not even those who were high up in the ranks were permitted to swim with Tili. Especially since last summer trainers were still not permitted to get in the water with any orcas at all under investigations ongoing by OSHA (and still are not permitted to do any waterworks).
In 2008 I went to career camp at seaworld and got the opportunity to swim in the medical pool in shamu stadium, Katina 8ft away from me behind the gate 
Either way, if you did get the chance to interact in any way at all with SeaWorld's orca family and trainers, you are very fortunate
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The trainers do still swim with Orcas backstage just not out with the public. they also have to have a lot of the professionals watching incase of emergency's but it's really just a precaution :/ I was unaware of this myself until i actually got there. i think the camp they are running this year are allowing people to swim with makaio and katina as they are the more 'docile' orcas at the park and have got a new license allowing them to interact with the orcas backstage just not in shows because of the previous incidents
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That's a great photo, those Pecs of his are rediculous, I keep waiting for him to just fly out of the arena with those things.
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tilli = *Flapflapflap!* IM FLYIEEEENG
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If Whales could fly, Whalers would freak.
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