Sakari’s Innovate - Orca Passholder Presentation at SeaWorld San Antonio - September 10, 2022

Sakari worked on her innovate behavior, during which she is expected to do any behavior she chooses but cannot repeat anything she already used. They have both center innovate (which usually ends up with some surface behavior like a jump), a vocal innovate (they must make a novel sound), and the general innovate sD. You really get to see her use her brain here! This behavior was also used in a cognitive study about SeaWorld San Antonio and Marineland Antibes’ killer whales! Highlights below: 0:00 - 1st Center Innovate was a center alien 0:30 - A good shot of her being fed! (thumbnail) 0:54 - 2nd Center Innovate was also a center alien which was incorrect because she already did that 1:28 - 3rd Center Innovate was a ventral bow! 1:35 - 4th Center Innovate was a belly breach! 2:35 - 5th Center Innovate was a double pec wave! 2:45 - 6th Innovate was her raspberry vocal! 3:15 - 7th Innovate was a double pec wave which was incorrect, she already did tha
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