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Check Out Our
Animals
Discovery Cove is an
outgrowth of SeaWorld's 35 years of experience with marine animals. With
a reputation unmatched around the world, SeaWorld currently cares for
the largest zoological population of marine animals in the world.
Discovery Cove will provide guests the opportunity to swim with one of
SeaWorld's most popular marine animals - the bottlenose dolphin.
 bottlenose
dolphin: Tursiops truncatus
Size: Adult dolphins average 8-10 ft.(2.5-3 m). Males may be
slightly larger than females.
Weight: Adults weigh between 300-650 lb. (136-295 kg).
Diet: Dolphins are active predators and eat a wide variety of
fish, squid, and crustaceans.
Fun Facts:
- Dolphins are extremely social animals and communicate through
squeaks, grunts, moans and trilling sounds. they also send messages
through body language by leaping, breaching (leaping out of the water
and landing on their side) and smacking their tails against the water.
- In addition to playful Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins, Discovery
Cove is also home to Southern and Cownose stingrays, tropical fish,
barracuda, sharks, exotic birds, anteaters, sloths and miniature Asian
deer.
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