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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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Granny / J2 (Southern Resident orca)

J2, known as Granny, was a female orca belonging to J-Pod, a distinct group within the Southern Resident killer whale po...

Wild Individual Orca J Pod

8.7 Great

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Springer / A73 (rescued orca)

A73, formerly known as Springer, is a Northern Resident orca residing in British Columbia waters. This individual gained...

Wild Individual British Columbia Orca

8.7 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 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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Flipper (Kathy)

Kathy was a female bottlenose dolphin who portrayed the title character in the 1960s American television series "Flipper...

1960S Individual Captive Bottlenose

8.5 Great

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Moko

Moko was a well-known male bottlenose dolphin that lived off the coast of New Zealand. He gained international fame in 2...

New Zealand Rescue Individual Bottlenose

8.4 Great

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Spirtle

Spirtle is a resident bottlenose dolphin inhabiting the Moray Firth of Scotland. He gained recognition following a signi...

Scotland Rescue Wild 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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Billie (Port Adelaide, Australia)

Billie is a bottlenose dolphin residing near Port Adelaide, Australia. She gained recognition for developing the remarka...

Australia Wild Individual Bottlenose

8.0 Great

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Billie

Billie was a wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin that lived in the Port River estuary near Adelaide, South Australia. D...

Australia Wild Individual Bottlenose

7.2 Good

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Wave (Port Adelaide, Australia)

Wave is a wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin residing in the Port River estuary near Port Adelaide, Australia. She gai...

Australia Wild Individual Bottlenose

7.2 Good

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Georges

Georges was a solitary bottlenose dolphin known for appearing in the United Kingdom during the early 2000s. Reports desc...

France Wild Individual Bottlenose

6.6 Fair

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Beggar

Beggar was a wild bottlenose dolphin known in Sarasota Bay, Florida, for approaching boats and asking for food, behavior...

Wild Individual Bottlenose Sarasota Bay

4.4 Poor