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Maya hugging shamuI fondly remember my mom taking me to SeaWorld San Antonio when I was a little girl. I’d hang out for what seemed like hours at the Dolphin Cove, feeding and petting the dolphins. Since I’m thousands of miles away now, I don’t get to visit as much as I’d like, but did have the chance to take my daughter to SeaWorld when she was toddler. She fell in love with Shamu, and to this day, still gets excited when she sees a SeaWorld commercial!

Did you know that each summer Busch Gardens holds Adventure Camps at their Sea World and Busch Gardens facilities?

Attended by teens from all over the country, for some participants the camp experience goes beyond just a great memory, becoming the inspiration for lifelong appreciation for wildlife, or maybe even a career in animal science. In fact, more than 150 former campers are now employed in the zoological departments at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens!

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For those interested in attending camp this summer, Busch Gardens has released a series of videos in which trainers who got their start at Adventure Camp share their experiences and tips for working with animals. You can find them on the SeaWorld-Busch Gardens Animals YouTube Channel. This one of them:

Doesn’t that just make you want to send your kids to an Adventure Camp RIGHT NOW?! Too bad mine still have to wait a few more years!

I’ve teamed up with Busch Gardens to offer a giveaway – one lucky reader will receive a prize pack filled with plush animals, a t-shirt, stickers, notebooks, and more!

To enter, go get your kids, watch a SeaWorld-Busch Gardens Animals video with them, and leave a comment on this post telling me which one you watched.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry and leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. US entries only. This contest ends at 11:59 pm EST on Friday May 29th, 2009. Winner will be chosen at random, and has 3 days to claim their prize.

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  8. We watched;Tribute to Moms it was sooooooooo cute!A Mothers love in endless in any species

  10. I follow on twitter an tweeted;vickiecouturierLearn about SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Adventure Camps from @ohMariana & enter for a chance to win a fun prize pack! https://bit.ly/eXQDz

  12. We watched Tribute to Moms – my daughter’s really into pointing to the mothers and to the babies in pictures. She loved it, it’s a really cute video! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  19. We watched Tips For A Career With Animals. The rhino was really popular but so was the dolphin.

  24. My teenager had me watch Tips For A Career With Animals and she wants a career in this! Dolphins is her favorite!!
    I love that they say stay in school! To get out and volunteer!! Love the video got us all excited!
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  25. I watched the tribute to Mom! Loved it – so cute.

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  26. We watched a tribute to moms. I just love watching how other moms, even if its animals, take care of their babies.

  28. I watched What’s In A Name… I had no idea that Shamu was created by contracting “Namu” and “She!” How cool is that?

  32. We watched Alina: A Special Orangutan, so cute!

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  37. Watched the Tribute to Moms video. Loved all the “kissy” animal pictures. Too sweet~

  39. We watched Working with Animals. The kids loved it. We alos a
    watched the Tribute to Moms.

  43. We watched Alina: A Special Orangutan. I love all things monkeys, apes, or orangutans. They are always so cute and funny!

  48. My daughter and I watched the Tribute to Moms video. We loved seeing all the baby animals and their loving moms…

  49. My grandkids and I watched all about the whales….we had a great time!!! Thanks

  50. I have always wanted to go to sea world, to this day I hope to make it.. Maybe i will be able to take my kids in the next few years. What a great place for children to sea wonderful animals they may be amazed by. The camp sounds so wonderful. Koodoes to sea world and all the things they do!!!

  51. Wow! What great videos! We especially enjoyed the Killer Whale vs. Great White video!

  56. We watched Alina:A Special Orangutan. The kids chose that one and I’m glad they did. Thank you!

  60. We watched the sea turtles. They are awesome creatures. Would love to go see them there.

  63. Sea Turtles. My Husband and I actually attended a Sea World Adventure in Orlando and spent an entire day with an animal handler. We swam with and fed the dolphins. We bottle fed baby manatees. We saw the vets administer care to injured animals. It was the most rewarding 8 hour day and we loved every minute of it! Highly recommend it.

  64. We saw What’s In A Name? and my son asked why they were called killer whales. I said, “Let’s google it!”

  68. Watched Tribute to Moms and Cool Chicks, really enjoyed Cool Chicks, very imformative!

  70. Well my son made me sit through several of them LOL!! But his favorite was “Alina: A Special Orangutan” because first she’s darling and second he did a report in school on orangutans.

  74. We watched the “What’s in a Name” video! I think it’s so funny that it said “some people think ‘shamu’ is the scientific name for killer whales’ SO FUNNY!!!

  77. We watched the My Time At Adventure Camp video and my children both said they wanted to go to learn about the dolphins, other animals and learn how to take care of them. What a fantastic program!

  79. We watched “A Tribute to Moms” and it was very sweet to see the baby animals cuddling with their mothers.

  84. We watched Tribute to Moms, and a bunch of others!

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  87. My daughter and I watched Tips for a Career With Animals and Working With Animals. As she wishes to be a veternarian when she gets older.
    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

  89. We watched and loved the Tribute to Moms video – it was spectacular!! We will be watching the rest of them soon!

  90. We watched To the Rescue: Manatees. It was great and our whole family loves the manatees.

  91. We watched Tips for a career with animals. My daughter since the age of 2 has been crazy about animals. She’s 8 now and wants to go to this camp now!

  95. Awww! A Tribute to Moms is adorable. Thanks for the giveaway.
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  96. We watched the tribute to moms video and the kids really loved it. Thanks for the link and the great giveaway.

  100. Watched Tribute to Moms.

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  102. Tribute to Moms was adorable! How great for the kiddos to see a mommy’s love for her babies in nature.

  105. We watched “All About Sea Turtles”-my son noticed they are a lot bigger than the ones in our lake! We’re going to SeaWorld this summer and I am so excited! Thanks!

  110. We watched Tips For A Career With Animals. I used to want to train Dolphins when I was younger. It was a hit with my son too!!

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  112. Tips For A Career With Animals was very interesting and may have inspired my daughter to work with animals.

  115. My daughter loved the killer whale vs the great white. We are talking about taking our daughter to sea world on one of these years

  121. We watched Tips for a Career with Animals. The best way to get experience with animals is volunteering. You can volunteer at your local zoo.

  123. We watched What’s in a Name.

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  134. We watched Tips for a Career with Animals b/c DD wants to be a vet.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
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  136. My daughter and I watched A Tribute to Moms. She liked seeing the sweet baby animals.

  139. Found this site interesting and the prize was really great. Been to Sea World in Florida.

  142. We watched the one called All About Sea Turtles. That was actually really interesting! I was shocked!

  148. i watched Killer Whale vs. Great White and the guy places his bet on the killer whale

  149. We watched the working with animals video. We recently went to Sea World and my son found the trainers jobs fascinating.

  151. working with animals video. a few months ago we went to cancun and swam with dolphins, my son also.

  167. My daughter and I watched “All About Cougars”
    Great site, we will go back and watch more.

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