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Oceans of Fun has been sending a few of our flippered friends to our sister facility located inside of HersheyPark PA for the last seven summers! While our two sea lion stars at Hershey, Diego and Colby, ventured back to Wisconsin for the winter, this year we are thrilled to be keeping our two harbor seals, Bumper and Mango, year round in Hershey, along with their dedicated trainers, for the first time ever. Mango joined our family last spring on a breeding loan from the Chicago Zoological Society in the hopes that her and Bumper may one day have a pup. Facilities partake in breeding loans as a way to help spread genetic diversity among zoological populations. Keeping Mango and Bumper year round in one location allows time for them to bond as well as ensure stability and increase the possibility of successful breeding.

Mango and Bumper have been doing great all winter and there is no better way to spend their first winter in Hershey than to experience a snow storm of up to 30 inches of snow! Atlantic Harbor Seals are no strangers to snow, since in the wild they can be found as far north as Greenland. Seals’ diets increase in the winter in order to regulate their body temperature and aid them in packing on blubber, which acts as insulations that can be 4-6 inches thick! Mango and Bumper welcomed the snowflakes and are often found with snow among their whiskers. Between all the snow and training sessions, Mango and Bumper are thriving at HersheyPark!

Stop by Hershey Park for Springtime in the Park to get a glimpse of our seals in action! Check out http://www.hersheypark.com/ for more information regarding park hours.