News - Bumper's First Week

2/11/12

It's already been a week since Bumper arrived at Ocean Connections Milwaukee! Having never been anywhere other than the Long Island Aquarium, this week was full of firsts for our new friend! Trainers from Long Island Aquarium accompanied Bumper on this journey assisting in his acclimation this first week. Introducing animals into a new environment requires a great deal of preparation. Bumper had new trainers to meet, new pools to explore, and new friends to greet through underwater gates. The week has progressed smoothly with daily goals being met. Happily one of those goals was introducing Bumper to Satara. Both were very curious and greeted each other with plenty of nuzzling and circling. The two quickly became fast friends with Bumper proceeding to follow Satara in every direction. We thought you might enjoy a few of photo's of this first introduction....next week goals will include meeting sea lions, which will truly be a first for Bumper!