Dolphinarium Varna · Dolphins (Current Holder)

The information in the table below represents the living or current population of belugas 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 6:49 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)
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Kimbo Кимбо	M	1986-Jan-01 (-) 39.0 years old	Capt	1990-Jan-01	19900101	Cuba	Wild	Wild	Cuba to Unknown, holding (1990s?) to Dolphinarium Varna (??-???-????)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	Captured in the 1990's (estimated)	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Doli Доли	F	1987-Jan-01 (-) 38.0 years old	Capt	1990-Jan-01	19900101	Cuba	Wild	Wild	Cuba to Unknown, holding (1990s?) to Dolphinarium Varna (??-???-????)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	Captured in the 1990's (estimated)	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Yoana Йоана	F	1995-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	1995-xxx-xx	19950101	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Kimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Bimbo Бимбо	M	2003-Nov-14 (A) 21.2 years old	Born	2003-Nov-14	20031114	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Kimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Flipper Флипър	M	2018-Nov-19 (A) 6.2 years old	Born	2018-Nov-19	20181119	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Bimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, living, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the deceased population of belugas held at this facility. 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 6:49 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)
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Popi Попи	F	1974-Jan-01 (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19800101	Caribbean Sea, Guatemala	Wild	Wild	Guatemala, Caribbean Sea to Traveling show, Europe (??-???-????) to Barcelona Zoo? (??-???-????) to Dolphinarium Varna (31-Jul-1984)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	??-???-????	20141231	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Reina Рейна	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19800101	Caribbean Sea, Guatemala	Wild	Wild	Guatemala, Caribbean Sea to Traveling show, Europe (??-???-????) to Barcelona Zoo? (??-???-????) to Dolphinarium Varna (31-Jul-1984)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	??-???-1984	19840101	-	Died sometime in 1984 (estimated), Reina may also be referred to as "Queen"	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Presi Преси	M	2001-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-xxx-xx	20010101	Dolphinarium Varna	???	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepi Пепи	F	2001-Jun-29 (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-Jun-29	20010629	Dolphinarium Varna	???	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	2002-Sep-28	20020928	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Doli's Calf	U	2007-Jun-28 (A) ?? years old	Born	2007-Jun-28	20070628	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Eileen Айлийн	F	2008-Aug-27 (A) ?? years old	Born	2008-Aug-27	20080827	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Kimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	2011-Mar-30	20110330	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Calf, 2014	U	2014-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2014-xxx-xx	20140101	Dolphinarium Varna	???	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Yoanna's Calf	U	2019-Jul-31 (A) ?? years old	Born	2019-Jul-31	20190731	Dolphinarium Varna	Yoanna	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	2019-Aug-09	20190809	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the historical population of belugas held at this facility. 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 6:49 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)
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Popi Попи	F	1974-Jan-01 (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19800101	Caribbean Sea, Guatemala	Wild	Wild	Guatemala, Caribbean Sea to Traveling show, Europe (??-???-????) to Barcelona Zoo? (??-???-????) to Dolphinarium Varna (31-Jul-1984)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	??-???-????	20141231	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Reina Рейна	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19800101	Caribbean Sea, Guatemala	Wild	Wild	Guatemala, Caribbean Sea to Traveling show, Europe (??-???-????) to Barcelona Zoo? (??-???-????) to Dolphinarium Varna (31-Jul-1984)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	??-???-1984	19840101	-	Died sometime in 1984 (estimated), Reina may also be referred to as "Queen"	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Kimbo Кимбо	M	1986-Jan-01 (-) 39.0 years old	Capt	1990-Jan-01	19900101	Cuba	Wild	Wild	Cuba to Unknown, holding (1990s?) to Dolphinarium Varna (??-???-????)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	Captured in the 1990's (estimated)	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Doli Доли	F	1987-Jan-01 (-) 38.0 years old	Capt	1990-Jan-01	19900101	Cuba	Wild	Wild	Cuba to Unknown, holding (1990s?) to Dolphinarium Varna (??-???-????)	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	Captured in the 1990's (estimated)	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Yoana Йоана	F	1995-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	1995-xxx-xx	19950101	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Kimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Presi Преси	M	2001-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-xxx-xx	20010101	Dolphinarium Varna	???	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepi Пепи	F	2001-Jun-29 (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-Jun-29	20010629	Dolphinarium Varna	???	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	2002-Sep-28	20020928	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Bimbo Бимбо	M	2003-Nov-14 (A) 21.2 years old	Born	2003-Nov-14	20031114	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Kimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Doli's Calf	U	2007-Jun-28 (A) ?? years old	Born	2007-Jun-28	20070628	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Eileen Айлийн	F	2008-Aug-27 (A) ?? years old	Born	2008-Aug-27	20080827	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Kimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	2011-Mar-30	20110330	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Calf, 2014	U	2014-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2014-xxx-xx	20140101	Dolphinarium Varna	???	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Flipper Флипър	M	2018-Nov-19 (A) 6.2 years old	Born	2018-Nov-19	20181119	Dolphinarium Varna	Doli	Bimbo	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	-	-	-	-	-	public display, varna, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Yoanna's Calf	U	2019-Jul-31 (A) ?? years old	Born	2019-Jul-31	20190731	Dolphinarium Varna	Yoanna	???	-	Festa Dolphinarium Varna	Died	2019-Aug-09	20190809	-	-	public display, varna, died, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of belugas 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 6:49 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)

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 beluga 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.

Last Updated: December 16, 2024 8:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfer From:	Transfer To:	Transfer Date:	Transfers (All)	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)