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Bottlenose Dolphin

The Bottlenose Dolphin, *Tursiops truncatus*, is a highly intelligent marine mammal found globally in coastal and oceani...

Coastal Oceanic Delphinidae Widely Studied

9.7 Brilliant

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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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Killer Whale

Orcinus orca, commonly known as the killer whale, represents the largest species within the delphinidae family – specifi...

Worldwide Delphinidae Species Apex Predator

9.6 Brilliant

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Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack was a Rissol’s dolphin recognized for its extraordinary association with New Zealand whaling ships during t...

New Zealand Historical Individual Rissos

9.5 Brilliant

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Tahlequah

Tahlequah is a Southern Resident orca dolphin residing in the Pacific Northwest. She is notable for exhibiting prolonged...

Individual Orca Southern Resident Grieving Mother

9.5 Brilliant

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Killer Whale / Orca (Orcinus orca)

Orcinus orca, commonly known as the killer whale, is the largest member of the dolphin family. It’s notable for its inte...

Cosmopolitan Delphinidae Species Apex Predator

9.5 Brilliant

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Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

The common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus is a highly intelligent marine mammal belonging to the Delphinidae fami...

Widespread Delphinidae Species Coastal Oceanic

9.4 Excellent

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Akeakamai

Akeakamai was a bottlenose dolphin studied at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Hawaii. Researchers documente...

Language Research Past Bottlenose

9.2 Excellent

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Sunset Sam

Sunset Sam is a captive Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, originally rescued from the mid-1980s. He’s notable for his extende...

Rescue Past Cma Bottlenose

8.1 Great

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Li'i

Li'i is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being documented in global marine park inventories as a dol...

Pacific Miami Seaworld White Sided

7.9 Good

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Long-beaked Common Dolphin

The long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) is a marine mammal closely related to the short-beaked variety, dist...

Pelagic Oceanic Pacific Delphinidae

7.8 Good

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Hemingway

Hemingway is an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin housed at a Florida marine facility, notable for serving as a prominent anim...

Rescue Past Cma Rough Toothed

6.4 Fair

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Makoa

Makoa is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being maintained in human care and logged in regional zool...

Pacific Current White Sided Shedd

5.2 Mediocre

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Kri

Kri is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being managed in human care and documented within global mar...

Pacific Current White Sided Shedd

5.0 Mediocre

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Rex

Rex is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being documented in international marine mammal tracking dat...

Rescue Past Cma Rough Toothed

4.9 Poor

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Loke

Loke is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being listed in regional marine mammal registries as an ani...

Rescue Pacific White Sided Shedd

4.9 Poor

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Sagu

Sagu is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being entered into global marine mammal inventories as a ca...

Pacific Past White Sided Shedd

4.8 Poor

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Susie

A named female bottlenose dolphin; Susie was a popular name for captive dolphins in mid-20th-century American aquariums...

TV Past Bottlenose Flipper

4.8 Poor

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Clown

A named bottlenose dolphin, likely identified by a distinctive facial marking or unusually playful behavior; personality...

Past Bottlenose Flipper Tailwalk

4.7 Poor