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United Parks & Resorts Inc. (formerly SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. [3] or SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) is an American theme park and entertainment company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. [4] The company owns and operates twelve recreational destinations in the United States, including eight theme parks and four water parks .
In 1987, Ron Blakely, former Sedgwick County Zoo director and co-founder of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), invited experts on animal care and zookeeping from public and private institutions to form an organization that would "deal more personally with 'animal-only' related issues and concerns, without the distractions of marketing, graphics, gift shops, etc." compared to AZA ...
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 416-acre (168 ha) marine mammal park, oceanarium and animal theme park in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio, Texas, on the city's west side. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts .
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SeaWorld San Diego, the first SeaWorld park, opened on March 21, 1964. The park features shows such as Sea Lions Live, a comedic show with sea lions and otters, Dolphin Days, a dolphin show, and Orca Encounter, an educational show about killer whales and their behavior in the wild.
Despite its shortened track length, The Great White follows an almost identical ride layout as the Batman the Ride coasters at numerous Six Flags parks. At 2,562 feet (about 150 shorter than Batman's 2,693 foot layout), the coaster doesn't allow riders as much time to "recuperate" between inversions, consequently offering an extreme, forceful ride experience.
Zootechnics [1] [2] is the scientific art of managing domestic or captive animals, including handling, breeding, and keeping. [3]Based on: [clarification needed] genetics, reproduction (animal husbandry), feeding and nutrition, handling, health (preventive medicine) and economics.
In 2012 the organization partnered with the Autonomous University of Baja California's school of veterinary medicine to aid the California Condor Recovery Program in Mexico. [9] The San Diego Zoo Academy, an internet-based training program for animal care staff worldwide, was launched that year. [9]