Lucky, a 4-year old male dolphin, likes to show off for us before we begin the session. |
Lucky can jump about 16 feet in the air, and he weighs about 200 pounds. |
In captivity, dolphins can live as long as 45 years according to our assigned trainer. |
Lucky was very affectionate, and he liked touches (but not around the blow hole). |
A little dolphin affection. |
Doing the dolphin dance. |
Look at that dolphin face... I believe he likes the camera. |
Wow! What a big stingray. You should only touch from the sides... that barbed ray can hurt. |
A little stingray kiss? |
I'm glad this guy was friendly. |
I made a few friends of the "sea creature" variety today. It was fun, and stingrays and dolphins have soft skin. |