swap_horiz Kekaimalu Alternatives

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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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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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Jedol

Jedol was a male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin who became a prominent case study in marine mammal rehabilitation and r...

South Korea Captivity Bottlenose Released

8.8 Great

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Elele

Elele was a captive bottlenose dolphin that lived at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Hawaii, where she was...

Research Hawaii Individual Bottlenose

8.5 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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Boksoon

Boksoon was a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin that had been illegally captured from coastal waters near Jeju Isla...

South Korea Captivity Bottlenose Released

8.2 Great

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Sampal

Sampal is a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin from South Korea who was illegally captured for the entertainment ind...

South Korea Captivity Bottlenose Released

8.1 Great

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Chunsam

Chunsam was a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin formerly kept in captivity in South Korea. After rehabilitation and...

South Korea Captivity Bottlenose Released

8.0 Great

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Kina

Kina was a false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) held in captivity at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Captur...

Research Hawaii Individual Captive

7.3 Good

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Hiapo

Hiapo was a male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin associated with the animal-language and cognition research conducted by Lou...

Research Hawaii Notable Cognition

6.6 Fair

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Kawili'Kai

Kawili'Kai is a female cetacean hybrid born at Sea Life Park in Hawaii on 23 December 2004. She is the daughter of Kekai...

Hawaii Hybrid Rare Captivity

6.4 Fair

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Malia

Malia is a female orca born in captivity at SeaWorld Orlando on March 12, 2007. She is the offspring of Taima and Tiliku...

Research Hawaii Notable Cognition

6.1 Fair

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Keakoa

Keakoa is a bottlenose dolphin cared for in a marine educational facility, notable for serving as a subject in cetacean...

Research Hawaii Individual Bottlenose

5.8 Mediocre

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Freddy

Freddy, also called Fiete, was a male solitary bottlenose dolphin recorded in 2016 and 2017 after traveling between Germ...

England Historic Wild Bottlenose

5.8 Mediocre