"What It's Like to be a Dolphin Trainer" by Aquarium Love Stories
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- čas přidán 17. 10. 2018
- If you ever wanted to be a dolphin trainer when you grew up, this episode is for you. Take a peek into the life of our dolphin trainers and experience their dedication and passion to one of the world's most charismatic animals.
Beluga n dolphins are my fav animals under the ocean
same here
I cried watching this, dolphins make me so happy. I'm going to college in 5 years to become a dolphin trainer at Georgia's aquarium's. Dolphins are my passion and I knew that science I was 6.... if u are only into thos for the play then its maybe not the job for you. U have to be willing to feed them, make them their food, care for them when they are sick, clean their aquariums and be their when ever needed, it needs to be your passion like it is mine. If it is maybe I'll se you here won day but make sure its your passion and your in for it, these creatures deserve nothing but the best
Melia Brown same! I will remember that name I might meet you one day😂
Hey, I'm going to Uni in 2 years to train so I can hopefully go to be a trainer at Georgia aquarium, maybe I'll meet you one day⭐
@@abiwoodward3597 hey I'm 14 how do I know if i REALLY want to be a dolphin trainer..how did you know?
@@katerinapetrova245 Hi, I'm big on my signs and throughout my life theres been signs telling me this job is for me, personally I think it's all about seeing how well this job matches you and how you want to live your life, take in how long you'll have to work, you work through holidays, alot of physical exertion, how well you work with crowds and public, there's no rush to figure it out nor is there any particular subjects to do but having psychology or another type of science is really helpful :)
Same I’ve wanted to become a dolphin trainer since the age of 7 and I’ve always had love for dolphins so every birthday I’ve had I went to swim with dolphins and now I’m 14 and still doing the same thing
The dolphins are just to cute!!! I love your care for dolphins and your other animals too! God bless you.
The pasion of a dolphine is to swim in the oceaan
Hello My Name is Shawn. I'm From Australia Queensland, Next month I start my first Semester at The USC University on the Sunshine Coast. I just want to be like you guy's and become a Dolphin and Mammals Trainer. I will be studying a Bachelor of Animal Ecology. Dolphins are very intelligent Mammals
Best job in the world..
Dolphines do not need a trainer they need the oceaan
When I’m older I want to become a Dolphin Trainer!!! It looks so fun, you will never be tired of going to work or being tired of getting up for work!!!
Listen to me.... its not all about the fun, believe me it will be fun but it will also be ALOT of work, if you want to be a trainer go for it, but make sure your ALL in, 120%, like I am, make sure you have done your research and your ready to dedicate your life to this
@@4Dolphinity Thank you so much for giving me a heads up! I’m still young so I have a while to go! 🐬
@@nolahughes3792 im pretty young as well, im only 14 but I have researched dolphins starting at age 6, if you are up for it by all means go for it! Maybe I'll meet you one day at a dolphin rescue or dolphin holding place, good luck,
@@4Dolphinity Thanks you so much! Good luck too you too!🐬😃
Dolphins are my favorite animal and it's my dream to work with them, everytime I go to the pool or somewhere to swim I practice a lot more stuff so I can have my dream come true
How do you know that you really want to be a dolphin trainer. I think I do but I don't wanna wake up one day with regret. Do I have to be 100% sure? I'm 14 I need advice. I love swimming and I love dolphins their my favorite animal.
@@katerinapetrova245 I watch videos on dolphin trainers, which is really nice to watch! I'd try it!
@@avarhart thanks for the great comments guys and I also love to swim also and my advice to be a dolphin trainer is to be a good swimmer, SCUBA Certification,First and CPR Certification and have a college degree and work with other facilities.Note that i was a lifeguard during high school and college up to my A.S degree.
@@katerinapetrova245 DONT WORK WITH THEM. THEY GET FEEDED RAW FISH!!!! BECAUSE THEY KEEP HITTING THE TANK AND DONT GET TO DO ANYTHING SOCIAL THEY END UP BECOMING DEPRESSED!! THIS WILL LEAD TO SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS!! THEY ALSO END UP BEING BLINDED BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO SWIM. THEY ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY BECAUSE THEY GET UNDERFEED!! DONT GO WORKING FOR THEM OR ANY OTHER COMPANY!!!
@Christian Banuelos its fucking true, search it up
I want to be a marine animal trainer when I’m older!💙
Forever Nakai same!!
Me too! And at this aquarium. :D
No don't it is the worst place for dolphins and orcas to live I like Georgia Aquarium but I do not like the fact that Orcas and dolphins are in tiny pools I think Georgia Aquarium actually has a bigger pool but don't go to SeaWorld at least
Oh don't worry the pool is 30 feet deep.
Forever Nakai same
I love dolphins❤❤❤
Are there full video broadcasts of the dolphin shows?
1:34
My dad always says
You will Never Do this you will never do that
This will probably never happen
There's more to life then Orcas and Dolphins 😔
I'll show him!
Damn right you'll show him! (It's the same with my dad telling me it's never gonna happen) We'll both show them. Never give up 🐬❤
Prove him wrong! Show them! I believe in you just like i believe in myself and i hope to see you one day, this is my dream too! ❤️
@@floortjeyuna Thank You! 💕
@@ulisesmarvels ❤️❤️❤️
Don’t let other people and especially your dad stop you From doing what you want to do Being a dolphin trainer is your dream don’t let your dad or anyone take that dream away from you
I love how they have enrichment items and a big open space to swim like the belugas 🤗
This is my absolute dream. Not only is it a dream, its a passion. Ever since I was 5, I began to swim. I joined a swimming club when I was 9. I have been swimming for 8 years (Im 13 now). I self taught myself how to hold my breath for a long time, and I can hold it for 4 minuets whilst underwater. I also have passed my scuba diving certificate! I dont want to come here just for the fun, Im here for the conservation, hard work, animal care, passion, reaserch and training. This is my dream. This is my passion.
M'am this is Wendy's
Its not the Dreams of a dophine this dolphine 's Dreams of the oceaan
Love seeing the sweet relationship these trainers and dolphins have!
I guess even an abusive relationship could still be called a relationship even if it's not a healthy one.
What relationship? Doing tricks for a few fishes ?! Because that’s what it is. Educate yourself
@@NourKLI if it's not abuse then drop me your address so I can come collect you from you home and keep you locked up in a basement somewhere while throwing you some scraps of dog food when you jump whenever I say.
@@NourKLI If you’d spent time working with dolphins, you’d know they don’t work with just anyone.
Oceaan thats where they belong
I hope one day to be able to join the amazing work you do!
Beautiful 😍😍😍
We seen the show for the first time today and my 5 year old daughter said as soon as it started she wanted to be a trainer one day. Thank you for what you do
Being an orca and dolphin trainer is one of my dreams. I also want to publish books, rescue animals, be an actor , and an artist. I want to inspire people.
AMANDA Bo 💑
Good luck with that. A lot of people want to do that but then give up because it’s hard to get what you want in life with 8 billion people.
@@ryanmai7888 I have come so close to giving up so many times, you just have to keep your eyes on the end goal and absolutely work your butt off.
Please don't you'll be supporting organizations that keep orcas and dolphins in the tiniest little pools fun fact that are actually less than 1% of their environment also all male orcas in SeaWorld and places like this have collapsed Dorsal fins but less than 1% of wild orcas have collapsed Dorsal fins which normally means that they're sick or old also did you know that orcas at places like this only have lifespan's of 20 to 30 years while wild male orcas have life spans of 60 to 80 years and females 80 to 100 years
Aztec Rabbit THANK YOU, reading this comment section made me sick knowing how many people are so uneducated about the well-being Of these creatures.
Loved your content ❤️
I loved 😘😘😘
For over 20 yrs I've had the privilege to connect with the underwater world and the Bottlenosed Dolphin has always had a special place in my heart!
This video makes me happy ^^ Dolphins are beautiful and are amazing creatures no matter what people say. they deserve the best 🐬💙✨ swimming with dolphins was amazing. Bless!
I would love to work and care for them in environments like these. They are cared for well
The sound they make is adorable
You should be ashamed of yourself. Dolphins belong in the wild not in a concrete tank doing tricks for food. Educate, Educate, Educate cause if you think these dolphins are smiling because they are happy then you are absolutely wrong.
Thank you guys so much save our earth
Awesome video💖😙😙😙😙....the real happiness
Real happines is in the oceaan
❤️❤️❤️
I’m 32 type 1 diabetic. I first got to swim with dolphins in 2012 in the Bahamas. A mother had just recently given birth. I have learn a few teaching tricks. For instance, a new born was being trained in Jamaica. They were having trouble to get the new born to jump. I am a firm believer (as much as a say I love them) the newborns must breach on their own. That help build the muscles to help them survive. A full grown female can swim at 30 mph. For some reason I attract animals like the plague. I took the behind the scenes tour at Sea World the trainer have a bucket of fish and they were training a new dolphin that had beached itself. A lot of people don’t know it but All Marine mammals like dolphins and Whales, beach themselves and commit suicide. Okay so she opened the pin to where there were 3 sea lions lock in a pin and they too had to be “walked” well she had the fish bucket as bait to help the animals stay with her, they all 3 pups and the dolphin fallow me. Dolphins are a lot like dogs in this aspect. I love both, I help the calf gain strength in her tail to propel her as high as she could go. They let me do this because I had worked with them many times before and I new that momma was not going to be pleased. So, just any other mom on the first date, I met her and showed her I was no threat. Then it happened, the mom introduced me to her baby calf. I swam a couple laps with the two of them to make sure they trusted me and two, the calf would like a partner to swim with. They use targets and food to train a lot. So I asked for what I needed along with a target. I gave mom a task and she did it, after 3 tries. The calf was jumping. They asked me how I did it. I told them, “remember when you were a kid and you had your tricks to get a cookie. As I was teaching the calf the mother and father were both crazy about me. I had to say good bye, but I taught a biology teacher they were mammals, breathe oxygen, give live birth, nurse their young, and have hair. They had no clue dolphins have 10 hairs on the side of their mouth, they loose the hairs at around two years... like a bald eagle looses gets its bald head. This is what I want to do for a living. I just don’t know how to start.
do some internships. Experience is the key for this job
Hi my name is Katie. My dream has always been to work at the Georgia Aquarium with dolphins but, i’m not good at school. But i keep trying hard every time because I want to follow my dreams with working with dolphins i hope you see this🙂🙂
Katie SCO all u need is a a good grade in biology
Katie think of something else to do with your life. Cetaceans should not be held in captivity. They are free roaming social intelligent self aware animals who do not belong in a concrete tank performing circus tricks for paying customers. Please become aware of the rights of animals like this. Go see them in the wild I’m sure you will change your mind and realise that the world is watching the horror of captivity like this and the perpetrators will be answerable. Don’t become a perpetrator. DONT BUY A TICKET. STOP THIS ABUSE
Then hear this. Usually Sea LIONS would live up to 11 years.
In GA they until they're 30.
This is actual confirmation from a sea lion trainer.
Live*
And it's not abuse. The dolphins enjoy bonding with their trainers and enjoy having the love.
Fun fact: if they have no attention they're like "Say sike right now." They even booped their noise on the glass like "Hey, what happened?"
They enjoy being loved.
Keep trying in school! You don't need straight A's to achieve this dream, trust me girl lol
I like this vídeo so much!
I wanna be a Dolphin traineira in Georgia Aquarium
Please don't orcas and dolphins don't like it at aquariums they'd rather be free in the ocean they get psychotic when they're here I think that Georgia Aquarium is amazing and that they have a little bit bigger pools for their dolphins and beluga whales but I hate to see creatures in these tiny little cages.
Me too
@@ulisesmarvels honestly how old are you? You sound like 10. No offense it's just are arguments are so bad it's something that would be immediately debunked on the university level when it comes out debates an research
@@marilu3614 So because I am a certain age means I am uneducated and stupid and know way way less than you wrong you may know captive inbred dolphins but I know wild dolphins and the sea and if you must know I am 11 so what I am young did you know that there is a 5 year old that out smarts her parents and helps with money you are probably 7th or 8th grade I am not assuming but that is my guess if you are an adult or in high school it would be sad to see how poorly you handle things online and during conversations.
@@ulisesmarvels Ur misinformed and 10, a few more years and you will learn about more sources available to read about and a bit more aware of your own assumptions. Also 9th grade, conv over or itll go on forever! Bye!
Ever since I worked with dolphins in an internship I need to return to them... so cute
Awesome. I 💕 this animal more than I can say . I wish I could stay sometimes with dolphins but in my country Bangladesh there is no option to come across . Anyway love you too guys.
This is a great glimpse at the life of trainers. I hope to be working at a great institution like this one day! But I do want to work my way to working with orcas!
How do you get the job? 😭😭
Hello! I am currently on the path to begin working here even though I'm still a few years away! You need to have. Bachelor degree in any of these, biology, marine biology, or sychology! You need to be scuba certified and be able to swim 30. Feet down and back up without oxygen tank. If you want me to go into more detail just ask!
get internships or volunteer and improve your swimming skills. When parks look for trainers they look for experience and most of them do swim tests. Scuba diving is also a positive thing and mandatory to work in some places. Be open to work with all animals and anywhere, there are very few vacancies so the more open you are, the more possibilities you will have to get in.
Very amazing
i completed a marine biology course this year my self and i hope will become a Dolphin Trainer in the future
I am 13 and I have known since I was 4 that I wanted to be a dolphin trainer. I figured out that I wanted to work specifically at the Georgia Aquarium 3 years ago when I visited with my family. I love these amazing creatures and I hope to work at the Georgia Aquarium in the future.
I wasn’t 4 but I think 10 when I went to sea world I saw the trainers and got to talk with one. I really want this job
Same I really want to do this since I was like 6
Both of you please don't you'll be supporting a place that keeps orcas and dolphins in a tiny little pool for their whole life and only live 20 to 30 years when in the wild they can live even longer
We can do what we want. Actually research before u comment
@@lpscockerspaniel1082 You don't understand how much research I've been doing over the last 4 to 5 years maybe don't jump to conclusions before you comment
Hi my names Charlotte and to be a trainer for these beautiful and cute animals is a dream of mine any tips and tricks in how to succeed in this dream, please cause this career means a lot to me ❤️🐬
This is a dream I can do this
People don't get it these places are not okay for animals do the research in the research will show that they become psychotic did you know that back then Dolphins at places like this actually get torn apart from the rest of their family boats will heard them into coves with sound and many died in this process and then they sort them out from young male and female and then places like swim with dolphins programs I think SeaWorld it to I don't know if Georgia aquarium did it but maybe they did would take out the prettiest Dolphins no cuts on their fins or anything like that and then they'd leave and then the rest of those Dolphins would get killed it's straight-up facts
-Orkid Marvles- they don’t just get random dolphins... these dolphins were rescued and unable to release. If they released them or never rescued them they would have died.
How do u know which is which
Hi! I am a girl who study`s dolphins everyday in her free time, dolphins have very unique attributes about each and every won, they also have different tones of the same clicks and noises, theree lots of ways to tell them apart but those are just 2
Here are common sense reasons how we know that aquariums and zoos take care of their animals:
Why would they animals look so happy? Wouldn’t they be scared or frightened?
If we didn’t have aquariums and zoos, kids wouldn’t hardly be able to have a good experience with them.
The dolphins were already intelligent, and the trainers wanted to help more.
If they didn’t feed them right, wouldn’t they already be dead? You can’t say that animals are abused just because you saw on the internet because the internet lies a lot.
So guys, please don’t spoil kids dreams. It’s my dream to become dolphin trainer in the Atlanta Georgia aquarium. If any of you want to be too, we might meet each other. Remember my name...Asia
My dream as well, remember my name, melia
@@4Dolphinity Sadly, however, the boomer-ass people at World Animal "Protection" want to ruin your dream. Lets hate on them here because they think they can lie to us that aquariums lie to us about their animals, when this video makes me realize, no, these aquariums take amazing care of their animals.
I would run through fire and across hot coals nude and without any fire protection to have this job got to swim with dolphins in Cancun Mexico and roatan Honduras it was one of the greatest things I have ever experienced I’ve loved dolphins for pretty much my whole life even now that I’m a 20 year old adult man i still have dolphin plushies sitting on my bed but I would love to have this job
This is my dream job , i always adored dolphin since i was little but whenever i mentioned about becoming a dolphin trainer , my mom always said that " no that type of job is kinda dangerous for you , i m aware if they might eat you or something so no means no full stop just be a teacher instead "
How can I find a job like that
I wanna be dolphin trainer and play with them everyday all my life🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬
People might think they are like seaworld *BUT NA AH* they are *BETTER* they don't force them *THEY TAKE CARE OF THEM especially THEY DON'T STARVE THEM*
SW doesn’t starve its animals either.
Now that is my #1 favorite animal known as bottlenose dolphin. To help bottlenose dolphins, donate to Wildlife Conservation Society at 2300 Southern Blvd in Bronx, NY 10460.
Hashtag to my #1 favorite animal known as Bottlenose Dolphin is 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬
if I was a dolphin I will do every trick
I want to work here when I grow up... But I can guaranty you if I did get the job witch I probably wouldn't because I am not a great swimmer. I would be and feel out of place I wouldnt be the trainer that was bffs with the others I would try to but they would push me away thats how its always been for me thats why I couldnt imagine not working with animals there the only ones that get me. But anyways I love this aquarium
you need to pass a departmental swim test (according to the website) so if you want to, try training. I want to be a trainer and I'm a great swimmer you've just gotta train! Best of luck💛
so why do people say they get abused when they get trained?
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙❤
Hire me! I've got all the education, I just need the title and chance!
But can we please maintain these relationships in a natural Seaquarium environment? The pools are killing these animals mentally and physically. Exploring a new environment together with your dolphin mate sounds like the real dream job to me. It’s not possible to replicate natural water no matter the filtration rate. You have to slowly introduce ocean water into their environment at a healthy rate.
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lol
They like the oceaan not to work
"We spend more time at work with the trainers in the Dolphins and we do with our own family"
Me that's heartbreaking
THESE DOLPHINS HAVE THE WORK ETHIC OF GERMAN SHEPHERDS ''THEY LOVE TO LEARN AND WORK''
Except that dolphins are wild animals and should not be domesticated, especially not for pure greed!
Lol. This place is non profit, they use the money to rescue marine animals.
And where's your proof? The internet. Without recording or actual GA photos of abuse.
People really need to educate themselves. It’s shocking how many people think this is “cute” or “sweet”.
Watch 'The cove' for some TRUE information. You welcome...
Like how you convinced know one on your opinion.
Do some research you will find that the dolphins in almost all accredited facilities didn't come from drive hunts. It's all the shitty aquariums in Russia and china so leave good places like these alone
@@narcotic-uy8qj yes i agree people should do research and questions and example is that a beluga whale calf that was rehabilitated in the cook inlet off Alaska that is not releasable and 4 Sea Lion pups that the Georgia Aquarium brought in because they were not releasable.Please comment on what you think.
Aren’t these dolphins suppose to be in their natural habitat instead of doing tricks? It’s a shame to profit from these animals. If a person has an interest to see a wild animal go see them in the wild.
This is not seaworld,these guys don't abuse them.they treat them like beloved puppies.Go visit a dolphin show,and you'll get as much water splashed on you,you will know you deserved it.
Yet again,THEY ARENT ABUSED AT GA!💛
SeaWorld also rescues animals, by the way. :)
How awful. Those poor creatures held captive in a tiny pool. They should be in the wild! 😞
alisonjar shut up
LISTEN, most dolphins in aquariums are rescue dolphins! This is my dream and passion, they are not in any harm. TRUST ME, I study dolphins every day for fun, I look at medical records and watch every video there is on their health and safty, I hope you never touch a dolphin because they deserve nothing but love and kindness, which aquariums give them. Everytime I see a comment like this I wonder, why are you watching this IF just to hate. They are in good hands and within the next 10 years, some dolphins will be in my gentle hands caring for them with my life.
@@colewrob27 shut up you don't know what your talking about.
William Iaconetti wow took you four months to get the nerve to respond 🙃
poor your mum for not getting rid of u!!!
You guys must leave these amazing animals alone, let them be, they were made to live in the wild/ ocean, stop keeping them in captivity, I am sick and tired of you guys interfering with their lives, if they need rescuing or medical attention, we can assist them but release them afterwards, just let them be sea world, or rather pool world, because the ocean is the actual sea, smh..
Servant Of Jesus Christ not that I’m disagreeing but the dolphins look happy
The reasons these dolphins are kept in captivity is because they can't survive on their own, they were either hurt or abandoned, but what I'm saying is they were rescued, they'll die if they were freed, and they seem extremely well taken care of and enriched
Hey! Take your hate to sea world. They decide to train killer whales. You must be lost.
The dolphins look happy here. Do they look sad to you?
Cat Jones. What does a sad dolphin look like? The dolphin “smile” is one of mother nature’s optical illusions. You do understand that they are not actually smiling. They have very little to smile about. A life of servitude. They swim in endless circles until they are trained and displayed to the paying public so that the owners of the aquarium make lots of money. Smile? I don’t think so
Look at their face. If they look bored, that's just their eyes. If their eye is closed, they're sleeping. Yes their smile is built in, but your arguement is flat. You can't tell if they're sad.
Cruelty,trainers are lessharted people,they enjoying the suffering of the dolphins!
Uh, no.
@@emmarose4234 Uh Yes
Prove it.
Please prove it lmao
Please let the dolphins go free! they belong to the see
Even the ones born in captivity? 🤷♀️
It’s sea…
Shame on you #captivitykills #emptythetanks
Okay, just curious: what are your thoughts on what should happen to non-releasable cetaceans, like everyone at CMA? Or even Morgan at Loro Parque?
I wanna be a Dolphin traineira in Georgia Aquarium