Busch Gardens Tampa · Dolphins (Historical)

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: April 14, 2025 7:21 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 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: April 14, 2025 7:21 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	NOA0003180, -, -	Neelo -	M	1981-Nov-30 (A) - years old	Born	1981-Nov-30	19811130	Busch Gardens Tampa	???	???	-	Busch Gardens Tampa	Died	1982-May-01	19820501	Acute Toxemia, Due To Oleander Poisoning	-	public display, busch-gardens, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003211, -, -	Sushi -	M	1987-Dec-07 (A) - years old	Born	1987-Dec-07	19871207	Busch Gardens Tampa	???	???	-	Busch Gardens Tampa	Died	1988-Aug-07	19880807	Zinc Poisoning	Performed under a Dinnes run/lease type show	public display, busch-gardens, died, 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: April 14, 2025 7:21 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 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.

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)
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0000690, 910050 (ISIS), , , AZA 35	Pepper	M	1963-Jan-01 (E) 32.5 years old	Capt	1969-Jan-15	19690115	Atlantic Ocean, FL	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	Dolphin Connection	15-Feb-1991?	Florida, Unknown to Quinlan Marine Attractions (15-Jan-1969) to Busch Gardens Tampa (??-Jul-1979) to Dolphin Connection (15-Feb-1991?)	Dolphin Connection	Died	1995-Jun-26	19950626	Euthanasia	-	public display, dconn, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002611, SWC-TT-7288, 56514, AZA 78	Lester	M	1971-Jan-01 (E) 53.8 years old	Capt	1972-Dec-15	19721215	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	1997-Sep-11	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to SeaWorld San Diego (15-Dec-1972) to SeaWorld Orlando (1980s?) to Busch Gardens Tampa (06-May-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Sep-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (21-Apr-1998) to Busch Gardens Tampa (12-Jan-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-Jan-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Feb-2000) to Discovery Cove (28-Sep-2000)	Discovery Cove	-	-	-	-	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002611, SWC-TT-7288, 56514, AZA 78	Lester	M	1971-Jan-01 (E) 53.8 years old	Capt	1972-Dec-15	19721215	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	1998-Apr-21	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to SeaWorld San Diego (15-Dec-1972) to SeaWorld Orlando (1980s?) to Busch Gardens Tampa (06-May-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Sep-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (21-Apr-1998) to Busch Gardens Tampa (12-Jan-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-Jan-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Feb-2000) to Discovery Cove (28-Sep-2000)	Discovery Cove	-	-	-	-	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002611, SWC-TT-7288, 56514, AZA 78	Lester	M	1971-Jan-01 (E) 53.8 years old	Capt	1972-Dec-15	19721215	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2000-Jan-10	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to SeaWorld San Diego (15-Dec-1972) to SeaWorld Orlando (1980s?) to Busch Gardens Tampa (06-May-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Sep-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (21-Apr-1998) to Busch Gardens Tampa (12-Jan-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-Jan-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Feb-2000) to Discovery Cove (28-Sep-2000)	Discovery Cove	-	-	-	-	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002611, SWC-TT-7288, 56514, AZA 78	Lester	M	1971-Jan-01 (E) 53.8 years old	Capt	1972-Dec-15	19721215	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	Discovery Cove	2000-Sep-28	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to SeaWorld San Diego (15-Dec-1972) to SeaWorld Orlando (1980s?) to Busch Gardens Tampa (06-May-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Sep-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (21-Apr-1998) to Busch Gardens Tampa (12-Jan-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-Jan-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Feb-2000) to Discovery Cove (28-Sep-2000)	Discovery Cove	-	-	-	-	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003093, TT27, , , -	Nalu	M	1972-Jan-01 (E) 30.7 years old	Capt	1975-Jul-30	19750730	Gulf of Mexico, TX	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	National Aquarium in Baltimore	2000-Apr-17	Texas, Gulf of Mexico to Sea-Arama (30-Jul-1975) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (23-Jan-1990) to SeaWorld Cleveland (02-Jun-1994) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Oct-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (21-Apr-1998) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (17-Apr-2000)	National Aquarium	Died	2002-Sep-23	20020923	Acute viral broncho-interstitial pneumonia	-	public display, naib, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002957, MH-76-30-TT, SWF-TT-8802, 68419, AZA 104	Dixie	F	1972-Jan-01 (E) 50.3 years old	Capt	1975-Oct-19	19751019	Florida	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	1997-Sep-11	Florida, Unknown to Dolphin Research Center (19-Oct-1975) to New England Aquarium (02-Mar-1976) to SeaWorld Orlando (20-Mar-1988) to Busch Gardens Tampa (11-Apr-1996) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Sep-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (21-Apr-1998) to Discovery Cove (~ Feb 2000)	Discovery Cove	Euthanized	2022-Apr-27	20220427	Euthanasia, cancer	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002957, MH-76-30-TT, SWF-TT-8802, 68419, AZA 104	Dixie	F	1972-Jan-01 (E) 50.3 years old	Capt	1975-Oct-19	19751019	Florida	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	1998-Apr-21	Florida, Unknown to Dolphin Research Center (19-Oct-1975) to New England Aquarium (02-Mar-1976) to SeaWorld Orlando (20-Mar-1988) to Busch Gardens Tampa (11-Apr-1996) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Sep-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld Orlando (21-Apr-1998) to Discovery Cove (~ Feb 2000)	Discovery Cove	Euthanized	2022-Apr-27	20220427	Euthanasia, cancer	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus gilli	NOA0002136, SWC-TTG-7812, 68499, -	Kai	M	1978-May-13 (E) 36.5 years old	Capt	1978-Feb-01	19780201	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	National Aquarium in Baltimore	1992-Oct-11	Pacific Ocean, California to SeaWorld San Diego (01-Feb-1978) to Busch Gardens Tampa (~ 1990) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (11-Oct-1992) to SeaWorld Cleveland (22-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld San Antonio (26-Apr-1998)	SeaWorld San Antonio	Died	2014-Nov-19	20141119	Pyogranulomatous pneumonia. (Euthanized?)	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003094, TT 30 (Sea-Arama), SWO-TT-9452, #290083, AZA 141	Akai	M	1974-Jan-01 (E) 50.8 years old	Capt	1978-Apr-22	19780422	Texas, Gulf of Mexico	Wild	Wild	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	1999-Jan-12	Texas, Gulf of Mexico to Sea-Arama Marineworld (22-Apr-1978) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (23-Jan-1990) to SeaWorld Cleveland (02-Jun-1994) to SeaWorld Orlando (11-Oct-1997) to Busch Gardens Tampa (21-Apr-1998) to SeaWorld Orlando (12-Jan-1999) to Discovery Cove (2000)	Discovery Cove	-	-	-	-	-	public display, disco, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	NOA0002137, SWC-TTG-7816, , , -	Starbuck	M	1978-May-13 (A) 46.5 years old	Born	1978-May-13	19780513	SeaWorld San Diego	Cindy	Sambo	Busch Gardens Tampa	National Aquarium in Baltimore	1992-Oct-11	SeaWorld San Diego to SeaWorld Cleveland (??-???-1983) to SeaWorld San Diego (??-???-1983) to SeaWorld Cleveland (??-???-1985) to SeaWorld San Diego (??-???-1985) to SeaWorld Orlando (< Nov 1987) to SeaWorld San Antonio (< 1991) to Busch Gardens Tampa (1991 / 1992) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (11-Oct-1992) to SeaWorld Cleveland (22-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld San Antonio (26-Apr-1998) to SeaWorld Orlando (03-Apr-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (28-Sep-2000) to SeaWorld Orlando (19-Apr-2001) to Discovery Cove (2020) to SeaWorld Orlando (2021-May-xx)	SeaWorld Orlando	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	NOA0002137, SWC-TTG-7816, , , -	Starbuck	M	1978-May-13 (A) 46.5 years old	Born	1978-May-13	19780513	SeaWorld San Diego	Cindy	Sambo	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2001-Apr-19	SeaWorld San Diego to SeaWorld Cleveland (??-???-1983) to SeaWorld San Diego (??-???-1983) to SeaWorld Cleveland (??-???-1985) to SeaWorld San Diego (??-???-1985) to SeaWorld Orlando (< Nov 1987) to SeaWorld San Antonio (< 1991) to Busch Gardens Tampa (1991 / 1992) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (11-Oct-1992) to SeaWorld Cleveland (22-Oct-1997) to SeaWorld San Antonio (26-Apr-1998) to SeaWorld Orlando (03-Apr-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (28-Sep-2000) to SeaWorld Orlando (19-Apr-2001) to Discovery Cove (2020) to SeaWorld Orlando (2021-May-xx)	SeaWorld Orlando	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0002802, SWF-TT-8402, , , AZA	Phil	M	1984-Aug-12 (A) 40.2 years old	Born	1984-Aug-12	19840812	SeaWorld Orlando	Tanya	Ralph	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2002-Mar-04	SeaWorld Orlando to SeaWorld San Diego (19-Feb-1988) to SeaWorld Orlando (19-Apr-2001) to Busch Gardens Tampa (19-Apr-2001) to SeaWorld Orlando (04-Mar-2002)	SeaWorld Orlando	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003010, SWC-TT-9026, , , -	Bubba	M	1990-Apr-04 (A) 31.8 years old	Born	1990-Apr-04	19900404	SeaWorld San Diego	Sandy	Crunch	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2000-Jan-10	SeaWorld San Diego to SeaWorld Orlando (08-Jun-1996) to Busch Gardens Tampa (12-Jan-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-Jan-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Feb-2000) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-May-2001)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	2022-Jan-31	20220131	Gastrointestinal disease	Bubba's mother, Sandy, was previously named "Bubbles"	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003010, SWC-TT-9026, , , -	Bubba	M	1990-Apr-04 (A) 31.8 years old	Born	1990-Apr-04	19900404	SeaWorld San Diego	Sandy	Crunch	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2001-May-10	SeaWorld San Diego to SeaWorld Orlando (08-Jun-1996) to Busch Gardens Tampa (12-Jan-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-Jan-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Feb-2000) to SeaWorld Orlando (10-May-2001)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	2022-Jan-31	20220131	Gastrointestinal disease	Bubba's mother, Sandy, was previously named "Bubbles"	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003064, SWT-TT-9278, , , -	Jenson	M	1992-Sep-01 (A) 22.5 years old	Born	1992-Sep-01	19920901	SeaWorld San Antonio		Guy	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2002-Sep-04	SeaWorld San Antonio to SeaWorld Orlando (03-Apr-2000) to Busch Gardens Tampa (04-Mar-2002) to SeaWorld Orlando (04-Sep-2002)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	2015-Mar-06	20150306	Acute intestinal necrosis	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005526, SWT-TT-9578, , , -	Porter	M	1995-Sep-16 (A) 13.5 years old	Born	1995-Sep-16	19950916	SeaWorld San Antonio		Capricorn	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2002-Sep-04	SeaWorld San Antonio to SeaWorld Cleveland (26-Apr-1999) to SeaWorld Orlando (17-Feb-2001) to Busch Gardens Tampa (03-Jul-2001) to SeaWorld Orlando (04-Sep-2002)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	2009-Mar-22	20090322	Adrenal-cortical hypoplasia	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005676, SWF-TTG-9701, 56447, -	Marble	M	1997-May-13 (A) 27.5 years old	Born	1997-May-13	19970513	SeaWorld Orlando	Tasha	Beachie	Busch Gardens Tampa	SeaWorld Orlando	2002-Sep-04	SeaWorld Orlando to Busch Gardens Tampa (15-Nov-2000) to SeaWorld Orlando (04-Sep-2002)	SeaWorld Orlando	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, living, dolphin

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