On Sunday, December 3, 2017, this newspaper EL DÍA offered through El Cotarro , in scoop and exclusive, the great news that the already popular and beloved orca Morgan del Loro Parque, was pregnant (4 months). And we said that the tireless Wolfgang Kiessling, founder and president of the Loro Parque Group, ordered the development of a super special protocol and operative, to properly and specifically attend to what would be a “first-time mother”. From the first moment and during the 17 months! that the pregnancy has lasted, the own Wolfgang Kiessling , along with the doctor in Sciences of the Sea and director of Loro Park Foundation, Javier Almunia, they were waiting for Morgan until September 22, 2018, the day on which a wonderful orca baby was born that, over time, has been known to be a female and that today, also in scoop and exclusive, I can announce It will be called Ula , a name of Celtic origin that means “jewel of the sea”. Remember that Morgan , was rescued after being found dying on the coast of the Wadden Sea (Holland) and that Loro Parque welcomed her at the request of the Dutch Justice. Today Morgan and Ula are from Tenerife and live happily in Loro Parque.
Source: Elcotarro.com
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