SeaWorld San Diego

Best Friend the penguin was hatched in 1984. SeaWorld says the average macaroni penguin is lucky to live 15 years in the wild, 30 years in captivity.

NBC 7’s Joe Little introduces us to one of the SeaWorld seniors, Best Friend, who is living his best life. 

The jellyfish will be on display in multiple aquariums, including an 18-foot tall cylinder set to be one of the country’s tallest and a 10-foot arch that SeaWorld says is designed to provide guests with varying angles of the creatures.

A loggerhead sea turtle is back in the ocean following months of rehabilitation.

Moira — found “cold-stunned” off the coast of British Columbia in February — was sent to San Diego so she could be released in warmer waters that are more natural for her species.

Howl-O-Scream runs Friday, Sept. 27 on select nights through Nov. 2.

A bloom of harmful algae off the coast of Santa Barbara is creating a neurotoxin that has caused sea lions and other marine mammals to exhibit Parkinson’s-like symptoms up and down the Southern California coastline, including in San Diego.

SeaWorld San Diego says rescuers have recorded at least three cases in the last three weeks where sea lions have been poisoned with domoic acid.

A bloom of harmful algae off the coast of Santa Barbara is creating a neurotoxin that has caused sea lions and other marine mammals to exhibit Parkinson’s-like symptoms up and down the Southern California coastline, including in San Diego.

The calf was dehydrated and malnourished by the time hunters spotted it and reported it to ALSC, who got permission from U.S. Fish & Wildlife to effect a rescue

The calf was dehydrated and malnourished by the time hunters spotted it and reported it to ALSC, who got permission from U.S. Fish & Wildlife to effect a rescue

SeaWorld San Diego is welcoming a rescued southern sea otter pup to the park’s “Wild Arctic” exhibit.

Her name is Rey. She was rescued in Morro Bay off the Central California coast last August when she was just three days old.

A gray whale who has been spotted frequenting San Diego’s Mission Bay in recent months was last seen in the inlet on Sunday. And, despite what some concerned San Diegans might think, the whale is not there by accident.

A severely injured dolphin calf that got stranded on the beach in Cardiff has defied the odds of survival, making a near-full recovery.

SeaWorld San Diego is showing appreciation for military personnel with free tickets to the park for them and their family, the park announced Tuesday.

Saturday is “Penguin Awareness Day,” and SeaWorld San Diego will be celebrating all weekend long, with special events and activities for guests.

Pearl joined the colony just days before Penguin Awareness Day. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares what’s on tap for the day at SeaWorld San Diego. 

SeaWorld San Diego is offering teachers unlimited free admission in 2024. Plus, young SeaWorld lovers can enjoy the park all year long for a one-time payment of $24.

SeaWorld’s beloved beluga whale Ferdinand has died, SeaWorld announced on Dec. 16, 2023.