Hello I am Sara Santos, a passionate dolphin trainer.
My career started as a Speech Therapist, where after 4 years studying I worked for a while and felt the curiosity to know more about Clinical Neuropsychology when I did a post-graduation.
As the passion for animals never left me I tried to combine my knowledge on therapy with animals, and that's when I did another course on Health and Education Equestrian Therapy . I was pretty happy to be more involved with animals, so I looked to develop this path a bit further and that's when I join Zoomarine in my home town, Algarve.
As I am a former swim champion, it was easy to get used to live inside water for longer periods of time, sharing amazing moments with dolphins and sea lions. Speaking different languages and as I am a good communicator, I started doing the sessions of interactions, having groups of people of different nationalities, in the water, interacting with dolphins. I helped make the day for many people that did the sessions with me and the dolphins, and that made me so happy!
My career evolution was becoming official dolphin trainer, working with them everyday, preparing their meal, helping with the medical behaviors and starting to be part of the shows, as a trainer and as a speaker, explaining the audiences the live and behaviors of the dolphins both in the wild and under human care.
During 2011 I lived in Malta being a dolphin trainer.
Summer of 2012 was back to Zoomarine.

After my trip to Hong Kong to meet the players on this marine lifestyle, I met my so to be future boss, and right now I am a Harderwijker dolphine trainer and show trainer ;)

my cv


contact me on
mail: saramourasantos@hotmail.com
phone: 00351 91 3416183