Aqua World Oarai · Dolphins (Current Holder)

The information in the table below represents the living or current population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have transferred or died. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

NOTE: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, LO-80, JAZA 288	Sandy サンデ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Resc	2001-Feb-26	20010226	Kyoto, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takasago to Kinosaki Marine World (2001-Feb-26) to Aqua World Oarai (2001-Mar-30)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Momo モモ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20050901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Nick ニック	M	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20050901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-, H6 or H9, -	Hana ハナ	F	1996-Jan-01 (E) 29.0 years old	Capt	2006-Sep-xx	20060901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Taiji Whale Museum (2006-Sep-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Nov-08)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	10 other pseudorcas captured in this drive, unclear if that was the total pod size or just live captures, spent 400 days at TWM before transfer	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Mint ミント	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Mar-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Shell シェル	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Mar-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Momo's Calf -	F	2024-Mar-29 (A) 0.8 years old	Born	2024-Mar-29	20240329	Aqua World Oarai	Momo	Nick	-	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the deceased population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Elsa  エルサ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Takahagi, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takahagi, Ibaraki to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	1982-Jan-25	19820125	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Paul  ポール	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Leo  レオ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Takahagi, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takahagi, Ibaraki to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	John  ジョン	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Takahagi, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takahagi, Ibaraki to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Ricky  リッキー	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Silicone  シロニホン	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Honey  ハニー	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Shiro  シロ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Safra  サフラ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-, No. 1, -	Ruby ルビー	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	19880901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Aqua World Oarai (1989-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	2007-xxx-xx	20070601	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, LO-79, JAZA 287	Aqua アクア	F	- (-) ?? years old	Resc	xxxx-xxx-xx	20010201	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Kinosaki Marine World (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2001-Mar-30)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20201231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Kai カイ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20040901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20201231	-	Missing, presumed dead	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Sunny サニー	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20040901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Sei セイ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20040901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-, H6 or H9, -	Sora ソラ	F	1996-Jan-01 (E) ?? years old	Capt	2006-Sep-xx	20060901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Taiji Whale Museum (2006-Sep-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Nov-08)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20201231	-	Missing, presumed dead	public display, oarai, died, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the historical population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual. This list includes both public display animals and rescue rehab cases. To exclude them, type either “public display” or “rehab” in the Filter box.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Elsa  エルサ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Takahagi, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takahagi, Ibaraki to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	1982-Jan-25	19820125	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Paul  ポール	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Leo  レオ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Takahagi, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takahagi, Ibaraki to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	John  ジョン	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-May-06	19800506	Takahagi, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takahagi, Ibaraki to Aqua World Oarai (1980-May-06)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Ricky  リッキー	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Silicone  シロニホン	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Honey  ハニー	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Shiro  シロ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-	Safra  サフラ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Apr-22	19810422	Nakaminato, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nakaminato, Ibaraki Prefecture to Aqua World Oarai (1981-Apr-22)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-, No. 1, -	Ruby ルビー	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	19880901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Aqua World Oarai (1989-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	2007-xxx-xx	20070601	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, LO-79, JAZA 287	Aqua アクア	F	- (-) ?? years old	Resc	xxxx-xxx-xx	20010201	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Kinosaki Marine World (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2001-Mar-30)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20201231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, LO-80, JAZA 288	Sandy サンデ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Resc	2001-Feb-26	20010226	Kyoto, Japan	Wild	Wild	Takasago to Kinosaki Marine World (2001-Feb-26) to Aqua World Oarai (2001-Mar-30)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Kai カイ	M	- (-) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20040901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20201231	-	Missing, presumed dead	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Sunny サニー	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20040901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Sei セイ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20040901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081231	-	-	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Momo モモ	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20050901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Nick ニック	M	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20050901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-, H6 or H9, -	Hana ハナ	F	1996-Jan-01 (E) 29.0 years old	Capt	2006-Sep-xx	20060901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Taiji Whale Museum (2006-Sep-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Nov-08)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	10 other pseudorcas captured in this drive, unclear if that was the total pod size or just live captures, spent 400 days at TWM before transfer	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-, H6 or H9, -	Sora ソラ	F	1996-Jan-01 (E) ?? years old	Capt	2006-Sep-xx	20060901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Taiji Whale Museum (2006-Sep-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Nov-08)	Aqua World Oarai	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20201231	-	Missing, presumed dead	public display, oarai, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Mint ミント	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Mar-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Shell シェル	F	- (-) ?? years old	Unkn	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Aqua World Oarai (2007-Mar-xx)	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Momo's Calf -	F	2024-Mar-29 (A) 0.8 years old	Born	2024-Mar-29	20240329	Aqua World Oarai	Momo	Nick	-	Aqua World Oarai	-	-	-	-	-	public display, oarai, living, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility.  These animals are held off exhibit in quarantine or hospital pools.  The rescue/rehab inventory will include all historical rescues in addition to current patients (if any). If you’re having trouble finding a specific dolphin, check the tabs above, they may have moved or died.  Italics indicate a deceased individual.  

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

The information in the table below represents animals that have transferred out of this facility with the date of transfer and the location where they moved to.  This entry only represents the most recent transfer date of of this particular location.  If a dolphin has transferred back and forth multiple times, only the latest transfer is listed, however, the complete transfer history can be viewed by expanding the row.