You’re on vacation, you’re relaxed and you’re itching for something out of the ordinary… what do you do? You swim with dolphins! Today, we headed over to Dolphin Quest at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. We spent 45 minutes in the water with dolphins. While you don’t get to ride them (holding on to a fin), each participant got to play, touch, instruct, and examine multiple dolphins. Note: They fill like rubber! They are incredibly smart and they are naturally very playful animals.
Here’s a few interesting facts we learned:

• Pacific dolphins are deep feeders… They dive deep to find fish
• Dolphins can hold their breath for over 15 minutes…
• Dolphins breathe voluntary (they have to think to breath) whereas human breathing is involuntary
• Dolphins nature predators are sharks and whales…
• Atlantic dolphins are top feeders…They typically eat close to the surface. Interestingly enough, the dolphins at the Hilton are Atlantic Spinner dolphins despite the fact that they are located in Hawaii (a pacific island)
• Scientists believe dolphins shut down half their brains while resting… this provides awareness for breathing and predators