UPI – SeaWorld San Antonio’s “baby boom” continues with the birth of two new marine mammals in Texas, United States.
On June 26, Piquet, a 36-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin, delivered a female calf measuring 20 inches and weighing around nine kilogrammes (kg). Just two days later, Luna, a 24-year-old beluga whale, gave birth to a male calf that is four feet long and weighs approximately 59kg.
“Both calves and mothers are healthy and under the watchful eyes of animal care specialists and the park’s veterinary staff as these new additions continue to nurse, bond with mom and work toward hitting normal growth milestones,” SeaWorld said in the birth announcement.
The births are the latest in SeaWorld San Antonio’s summer “baby boom”, which earlier saw the arrival of a spotted harbor seal, a California sea lion and an endangered radiated tortoise.
