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By Dewayne Bevil | Sentinel Staff Writer
April 19, 2009

Shamu is the huge new celeb on Twitter. Here are five of the big guy's tweets, which snarkily address topics beyond SeaWorld Orlando — including football and sea-otter sandwiches. 'Mu has 'tude.

We once rescued a baby whale and hand raised her. She gained 17,000 lbs. without eating a single one of those theme park turkey drumsticks.

Walruses can manipulate their whiskers like you manipulate your fingers. Did I just blow your mind?

One marine mammal mascot in the NFL and it's the "chess club president" of the animal kingdom. Dolphins? Spare me.

Opportunity: SeaWorld has a restaurant called "Sharks Underwater Grill," but no 20-pound cheeseburger called, "The Feeding Frenzy."

Kid today whispered to mom that he prefers Shamu to Mickey. Why does that even need to be said?

Dewayne Bevil can be reached at dbevil@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5477.

What's this all about?
Twitter is an online network where users update what they're doing in 140 characters or less. Think of the posts (called "tweets" by tweeps) as micro-blogging.

Follow the real Shamu's musings at twitter.com/RealShamu.

Follow Dewayne Bevil's adventures at twitter.com/ThemeParks.