Shadow and Bubbles


The only 2 pilot whales at any Sea World park live in the dolphin stadium at Sea World in CA. They share pools with Bottlenose dolphins and Common dolphins. You can see them performing alongside the dolphins in the Dolphin Discovery show.

Meet the pilot whales:
Shadow
Shadow's real name is actually 9-lives, but is more known as Niner and is known to the public as Shadow. She is one of only 2 performing pilot whales in the united states, the other one is Bubbles, who also lives at SW. Shadow is a female short fin pilot whale estimated to be in her early to middle 20s. She is the smaller of the 2 pilot whales. She has been through a lot in her life, hence the name 9-lives. She lives with Bubbles and the bottlenose dolphins at the dolphin stadium at SWC. She was captured 12/10/1982, and was taken directly to SWC after capture.



Bubbles
Bubbles is the other pilot whale at SWC. She is a female shot fin pilot whale. She is thought to be in her mid 40s, making her the oldest cetacean at SWC. She is a lot larger than Shadow. She lives at the dolphin stadium along with Shadow and the bottlenose dolphins. She was captured on 9/6/1966 and was taken to Marineland of the Pacific. The same park where Orky II and Corky II were held. She stayed there until Sea World bought and closed the park in 1987. She was then transferred to SWC and has stayed there ever since.










Pictures of Bubbles and Shadow





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