I had to check out the sea lion show at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park during my short visit there. It features California sea lions and South American sea lions. It was interesting to see how different the behaviors they're trained from are compared to sea lion facilities in the United States!

1:00 South American sea lions come out of the train
- 5:00 South American sea lion ball balance + throwing and catching the ball
- 6:14 Two sea lions pose and take a bow

7:45 California sea lion's routine of messing with trainer busy with cleaning! This series of behaviors was so impressive and idk how they even trained this all!

12:05 Tango with the larger male South American sea lion! My favorite part of the show
- 12:51 the larger South American sea lion spins then goes into a single flipper stand (thumbnail)
- 14:27 The classic sea lion backflip, plus a fast rotating flipper stand!

California sea lions and South American sea lions at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park on December 9, 2023.

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