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Tilikum

Tilikum was a male orca, Orcinus orca, whose captive life became central to debate about keeping large marine mammals in...

Controversial Individual Captive Orca

8.88 Great

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Shamu

Shamu was an orca (Orcinus orca) held in captivity by SeaWorld San Diego beginning in 1965. Her survival represented a p...

1960S Individual Orca Seaworld

8.51 Great

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Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus, is a robust oceanic dolphin native to temperate and subarctic p...

Cold Water North Atlantic Delphinidae Species

7.72 Good

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Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis)

The long-beaked common dolphin, traditionally classified as Delphinus capensis, is a delphinid associated mainly with wa...

Coastal Pacific Delphinidae Long Beak

7.35 Good

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Long-beaked Common Dolphin

The Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) is a marine mammal found in tropical and warm temperate waters world...

Pelagic Oceanic Pacific Delphinidae

7.13 Good

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Shamu (original SeaWorld orca)

Shamu was a female orca captured in the northeastern Pacific and brought to SeaWorld San Diego, where she began performi...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

6.84 Fair

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Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin (Sousa pacifica)

Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin is a historical or alternative name used in older treatments for dolphins now generally plac...

Coastal Pacific Delphinidae Species

6.51 Fair

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Nakai

Nakai was a male killer whale, or Orcinus orca, born at SeaWorld San Diego in 2001 and held there throughout his life. I...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

6.50 Fair

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Tilikum (SeaWorld orca)

Tilikum was a male orca held in captivity at SeaWorld and associated with three human deaths, including the 2010 death o...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

6.38 Fair

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Kalia

Kalia is a female orca born in captivity and housed at SeaWorld San Diego. She became part of SeaWorld's captive-orca br...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

6.37 Fair

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Corky

Corky is a female orca held at SeaWorld San Diego. She was captured in British Columbia in 1969 and later became one of...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

6.03 Fair

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Sparrow

Sparrow is a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) recorded in international marine mammal databases, notable as a doc...

Orlando Captive Bottlenose Seaworld

5.24 Mediocre

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Nala

Nala is a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) recorded in international marine mammal databases, notable as a docume...

Orlando Captive Bottlenose Seaworld

5.21 Mediocre

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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

5.19 Mediocre

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Naia

Naia is a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) recorded in international marine mammal databases, notable as a docume...

Orlando Captive Bottlenose Seaworld

5.18 Mediocre

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Neo

Neo is a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) recorded in international marine mammal databases, notable as a documen...

Orlando Captive Bottlenose Seaworld

5.13 Mediocre

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Ipo

Ipo is an individual dolphin notable for the distinction of being recorded in international aquatic databases tracking m...

Pacific Past White Sided Shedd

5.03 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

4.95 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

4.88 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

4.78 Poor