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Tilikum

Tilikum was an individual male orca (Orcinus orca) who spent his entire life in captivity at SeaWorld. He gained notorie...

Controversial Individual Captive Orca

9.7 Brilliant

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Opo

Opo was a unique bottlenose dolphin who lived in New Zealand’s Akaroa Harbour from the 1970s until his death in 2017. He...

New Zealand Historical Individual Bottlenose

9.6 Brilliant

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Fungie

Fungie was a long-term resident bottlenose dolphin observed in Dublin Bay, Ireland. He became notable for his consistent...

Ireland Individual Bottlenose Wild Solitary

9.3 Excellent

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Kathy

Kathy was a bottlenose dolphin born in 1962 and held in captivity for decades. She gained widespread recognition as a te...

1960S Individual Captive Bottlenose

9.1 Excellent

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Ake

Ake was a bottlenose dolphin extensively researched at the Pacific Primate Research Center in Hawaii. Louis Herman’s wor...

Hawaii Individual Bottlenose Language Research

9.0 Excellent

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Flipper (TV dolphin character)

Flipper was a bottlenose dolphin featured in the popular 1960s television series. The show’s success established Flipper...

Iconic Individual Captive Bottlenose

8.8 Great

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Winter (Clearwater Marine Aquarium)

Winter is a captive bottlenose dolphin housed at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida. She gained international rec...

Individual Captive Bottlenose Prosthetic Tail

8.8 Great

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Puck

Puck was a sparsely documented named dolphin, notable as an individual animal rather than a separate dolphin species or...

Australia Individual Bottlenose Shark Bay

8.6 Great

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Elele

Elele was a bottlenose dolphin researched at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Hawaii, notable for her partic...

Research Hawaii Individual Bottlenose

8.5 Great

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Flipper (Kathy)

Kathy was a female bottlenose dolphin who played Flipper in the 1960s U.S. television series and died at Miami Seaquariu...

1960S Individual Captive Bottlenose

8.5 Great

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Moko

Moko was a male bottlenose dolphin in New Zealand, famed for guiding two stranded pygmy sperm whales from Mahia Beach to...

New Zealand Rescue Individual Bottlenose

8.4 Great

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Akeakamai (Louis Herman's lab)

Akeakamai was a captive bottlenose dolphin researched by Louis Herman’s lab in Hawaii. She is recognized for demonstrati...

Hawaii Individual Captive Bottlenose

8.4 Great

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Phoenix (Louis Herman's lab)

Louis Herman’s Phoenix is a captive bottlenose dolphin residing in Hawaii. This individual was the subject of extensive...

Hawaii Individual Captive Bottlenose

8.4 Great

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Fungie (Dingle Bay, Ireland)

Fungie was a distinctive bottlenose dolphin residing in Dingle Bay, Ireland. He was notable for his consistent presence...

Ireland Individual Bottlenose Wild Solitary

8.3 Great

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Mitzi

Mitzi was a trained female bottlenose dolphin from Santini's Porpoise School in Florida who starred in the 1963 film Fli...

Individual Film Star 1963 Captive

7.8 Good

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Hope (Clearwater Marine Aquarium)

Hope is a bottlenose dolphin residing at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida, notable for being rescued as an orph...

Rescue Individual Captive Bottlenose

7.6 Good

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Panama

Panama was an elderly deaf bottlenose dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, best known as Winter's companion and a figu...

Florida Individual Captive Bottlenose

7.2 Good

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Kelly

Kelly is a bottlenose dolphin residing at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi, notable for demonstrat...

Research Individual Captive Bottlenose

6.9 Fair

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Delta

Delta was a captive bottlenose dolphin in the United States, notable for her role in advancing cognitive and behavioral...

Individual New Orleans Captive Bottlenose

6.8 Fair

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Elvar

Elvar was a bottlenose dolphin captured in Iceland in 1967, notable for his exceptionally long lifespan in captivity at...

Research Individual Captive Bottlenose

6.7 Fair