alex.moskalyuk

SeaWorld San Diego is all about watching shows and getting wet. That might not have been a good idea on early December morning, as even in this southern city it was quite chilly and foggy, but going to a place called SeaWorld what do you expect. By itself the SeaWorld in San Diego is not too big, but if you manage to spend your time between the shows and walking around, you will definitely have a handful for a day.

Almost everybody has heard of Shamu, the killer whale family that found a place to live at SeaWorld. These unevenly colored black-and-white mammals (the coloring tricks the predators) surround large schools of fish and then use their tails for killing large quantities of them. With this disposition it’s quite amazing they are trainable to perform tricks and behave in a very cute manner. There are three Shamu shows running at San Diego SeaWorld daily, and this is generally a must.

The dolphin show is well orchestrated and fun to visit as well. They run more frequently, and involve quite a lot of splashing as well. If you’re planning to get good photos from SeaWorld and remain dry at the same time, it’s virtually impossible. However, if you still set your mind on it, bring your own waterproof ponchos, as the ones with SeaWorld San Diego logo go for $6.

The Pets Rule show surely excited the kids in the audience, and by itself was pretty interesting to watch as well - trained dogs, cats, pigeons and even pigs do all sorts of tricks and compete in animal Olympics.

Penguin colony and shark tank are also great to visit, but the pictures didn’t turn out too great. The sea lion show is quite fun, too, but since they have just two lions, it has more story than trained animals.