ORLANDO, Fla. – Three of the four rescued pilot whales were fed solid food, but remained in critical condition Thursday, said SeaWorld Orlando officials.
SeaWorld Orlando's animal rescue team transported the four short-finned pilot whales from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's Rehabilitation Center in Ft. Pierce, Fla. to SeaWorld Orlando
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The juvenile whales, one male and three females, are the only surviving whales from a mass stranding last Saturday that included 22 short-finned pilot whales at Avalon State Park in St. Lucie County.
SeaWorld said the three older whales were fed squid in the morning but were still being fed with a tube every four hours. The tube feedings will continue until they eat solid food consistently on their own.
SeaWorld Animal Rescue Team members tried giving the youngest female a bottle of formula that SeaWorld created for the first time , but in the mean time will tube feed her every four hours, too.
Courtesy: Catie Goldstein