Merina

Merina is an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin living at the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida. She is known at the center for participating in educational work with visitors.

Merina is associated with the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, an organization focused on education, research, rescue, and peaceful coexistence with marine mammals. The center uses individual dolphins such as Merina to explain behavior and communication.

The Dolphin Research Center has documented Merina using a signature whistle to retrieve her daughter, Windley. That behavior gives visitors a concrete example of how bottlenose dolphins use learned individual vocal signals.

Yes. She has had a long-standing role in daily educational presentations at the Dolphin Research Center, where trainers connect her behavior with lessons about dolphin communication and care.