Meet Halyn. She's got blue eyes, and she's....a 2 yr old Orca.

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She's considered to be a great-granddaughter of the original "Shamu"; She was born at Sea World San Antonio, but her mom immediately rejected her, so she was raised by the trainers and a bottlenose dolphin. Sea World shipped her mom out to Orlando, but her dad is still at San Antonio. As a treat, the trainers let her work on some stuff during the "Dine with Shamu" the other night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcas_at_SeaWorld#Halyn

 

Here's some more of her. They let us get to within a few feet.

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We had dinner.

 

Halyn apparently passed away last night

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25197516

 

wow, that is quite a shame. :'(

 

That's a bummer!