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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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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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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

9.3 Excellent

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Keiko

Keiko was an individual Pacific white-sided dolphin born in Iceland. He gained international recognition for his role in...

Iceland Individual Orca Free Willy

9.2 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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Luna

Luna was an individual Pacific white-sided dolphin (Delphinus penicillatus) notable for his prolonged solitary existence...

Individual British Columbia Orca Wild Solitary

9.1 Excellent

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Springer

Springer is a female orca famously rescued and rehabilitated in 2002 after being found orphaned in Puget Sound, later su...

Individual British Columbia Orca Rescued

8.8 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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Moby Doll

Moby Doll was an orca captured in British Columbia in 1964, who gained historical distinction as the first killer whale...

Individual Captive Orca Killer Whale

7.9 Good

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Hope

Hope is a bottlenose dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, rescued as an orphaned calf in Florida's Indian River Lagoon...

Florida Individual Captive Bottlenose

7.8 Good

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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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Orky

Orky was a massive orca captured in British Columbia in 1968, notable for being the largest killer whale in captivity du...

Individual Captive Orca Marineland

7.4 Good

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Kina

Kina is a false killer whale at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, notable for serving as a primary subject in echo...

Research Hawaii Individual Captive

7.3 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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Nakai

Nakai was an orca born at SeaWorld San Diego in 2001, notable for surviving a severe jaw injury in 2012 that drew global...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

7.1 Good

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Kasatka

Kasatka was a captive orca at SeaWorld San Diego known for attacking her trainer Ken Peters in 2006, an incident later h...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld San Diego

7.0 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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Kalia

Kalia is a captive-born orca at SeaWorld San Diego, notable for her prominent role in the park's orca breeding program a...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

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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Corky

Corky is a female orca captured in British Columbia in 1969 and held at SeaWorld San Diego, recognized as the longest-li...

Individual Captive Orca Seaworld

6.6 Fair