Ben's Beluga Whale Interaction

On December 22, I was able to participate in a beluga whale interaction at Sea World. This was a gift from my parents for my 12th birthday.

First of all I would like to thank my parents for the opportunity to interact with these amazing arctic creatures. And I would also like to thank my grandma and grandpa Moak for giving my family and I the chance to go to Sea World.

First I entered a back door that led to lockers for changing. There I changed into a wet suit preparing for the 54 degree water we were going to be kneeling in. After that I was taken to the back of the arctic exhibit where the belugas and other arctic animals were located. Passing through the back of this exhibit I got to get close and personal with arctic seals! After looking at them for a while I met up with my trainer and entered the whale exhibit. When interacting with the whales I sat on a ledge that was under about 2 to 3 feet of water. The whales I got to interact with were 7 and 6 years old and were named Klondike and Oracle. My favorite trick that they did was when I splashed them in the face, they spit water right back at me! There were many other tricks and I enjoyed this a whole lot!