Santa dives with sea life at Seattle Aquarium

The Manila Times

Santa dives with sea life at Seattle Aquarium  A surprise jolly guest dressed in red and white can be found swimming within the 120,000-gallon Window on Washington Waters habitat at the Seattle Aquarium throughout the month of December.  The aquarium's tradition of hosting a diving Santa has been going strong for 15 years, after being inspired by other Association of Zoos and Aquariums institutions that have similar events each year.  Santa swims among the fish, kelp and other sea life that dwell in waters within the Puget Sound and Washington's coastal waters.  "It's such a fun thing to get to bring to folks," said diving Santa, who's normally known as Ande Fieber, 30, throughout the rest of the year. "The aquarium is such a special place and I love to be a part of that for so many members and visitors and families that come to join us."  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews  #santa #underwater

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00:00No, it's going to be better with the hat this time.

00:11Okay, the hat feels a little tighter.

00:14It's such a fun thing to get to bring to folks.

00:33The aquarium is such a special place and I love being able to be a part of that

00:39for so many members and visitors and families that come to join us.

00:44It's always great to be here and working with people.

01:07As much as they can see into the habitat, we can see out.

01:10So all the smiles and the waves and the excitement.

01:13We can't hear them, but I can learn how to read lips a little bit

01:17and we get really excited and do some fun diver sign language.

01:20I love blowing bubble kisses at them and seeing all the excitement

01:24and the joy out there. It's really fun.

01:41Smile.

01:59It adds a little bit of bulk. I mean, a dry suit is already pretty bulky

02:03and then it adds just another layer of some extra stuff to be mindful of as a diver.

02:09I've got lots of help. I've got lots of elves running around to help me get dressed.

02:13It goes on dry and then it is stopping wet by the time it comes out.

02:17So we've got to take care of it because salt water is not an easy thing for a lot of fabric.

02:23So we take extra special care of the Santa suits.

03:01If folks want to come and visit Santa and they learn a thing or two in the process,

03:05that's just fantastic.

03:07I think that learning and understanding why conservation is important should be a fun process.

03:13And if someone like Santa gets to tell them a little bit more about some cool things about the ocean,

03:19then all the better. If they had a fun time doing it, that's great.

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