Theater of the Sea

While my father and brother fished on a chartered boat, my mom and I went to Theater of the Sea, a popular marine animal park. Its main attraction is dolphins and sea lions, but that's not all. Stingrays, native fish and birds, and parrots and sea turtles also call the park home. We first went to the parrot show. 

 

The handler, Albert, introduced us to the variety of parrots. He demonstrated some of their abilities, like being able to put shaped blocks into corresponding holes.  

We then went to the dolphin show, where two males performed an amusing and acrobatic routine.

 

Next we went to the sea lion show where we met a female Californian sea lion named Mimi.  

She also put on a fun performance and later posed for pictures with volunteers from the crowd. Foregoing the following bottomless boat ride and nature tour, my mom and I walked through the park's tropical garden to see the other marine life, like the tropical fish and sea turtles.