There were dolphins at seaworld as well. I didn't reserve the dolphin thing here because I had heard that the dolphin trainers here were... lacking in friendly personality...
But, yes. I know what you mean. I was in absolute heaven. This reassured me that I want to work in a zoo some day, or more importantly, be a manager for one.

belugas. *sigh* one spoke to me once. i swear. changed me forever

These guys were so much fun. I have another good 168 photos of this whole thing. This one was my favorite.

:O lucky!

I had to pay through the nose for this, but... i'm going to have to agree with you on that. I literally walked into the park and asked if anything that had to do with animal interaction was available that day. I was SO lucky...

o3o what did it feel like? it's skin? i've always wanted to know!

It was very cold and rubbery. If you've ever played with the inflatable rubber balls that they occasionally have at walmart (the smooth colorful ones). Think of that but thicker and ... more alive... It wasn't slimy at all. Just very very smooth. Rubbery and yet slightly stiff like plastic. It's really hard to accurately explain it.

O.O cool. x3

it was a neat experience. I was truly in heaven.

That's a tough question to accurately answer.
I always described cetacean skin similarly to a hard boiled egg to be brief. XD It's very slick, smooth and delicate. More rubbery when exposed to the air for a minute or so. Has slight give to it if you press gently but you can feel the firm muscle underneath quite easily. The underside, particularly the belly area is softer, less underlying muscle tone and more blubber. Very nice to slide your hand back and forth over.

It's easier if you find one that you're able to give a good thorough rubbing to know how it is exactly. XP

I like the fish bucket in the o-ring idea. Clever, yet highly risky if the animal is mischievous !

The balugas are incredibly docile and not nearly as energetic as other cetacean species. The bucket in o ring would definitely be more protected with dolphins or penguins or something... These guys were very well behaved, however. ^^

I don't have enough experience with Belugas to say myself. I certainly know from experience that that's a bad idea with Bottlenose Dolphins and Pinnipeds XD

Oh yes. I got splashed by some of those guys. They're cheeky little buggers. So cute and silly. I almost chose a dolphin as my fursona species, actually... but then i decided I wasn't nearly intelligent enough for that. xD Only slightly above average. Not genius...

Oh yes. Gotta watch out for the ones who get a kick out of purposefully squirting you, once they pick up that habit it sticks. :P

And for the record i'm hardly an Einstein myself. XD

It was cute.

And it's ok. You could probably do better than me at my job anyways. xD

that baluga whale knows whats cute :3

*hugs* thanks