Cape Coral Gardens · 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	-, -, -	Aunt -	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19640101	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulfarium (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Cape Coral Gardens (1964-Dec 08)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	1965-xxx-xx	19650531	Foreign object ingestion	Nursing a calf at her capture	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Dumbo -	M	- (-) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19640101	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulfarium (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Cape Coral Gardens (1964-Dec 08)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	1965-xxx-xx	19650531	Foreign object ingestion	Was a nursing calf/juvenile at capture	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Buttons -	M	- (-) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19640101	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulfarium (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Cape Coral Gardens (1964-Dec 08)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	1965-Jul-07	19650707	Unknown	Youngest of the group, estimated 1.5 years old, (b. ~ 1962/1963), brought into the Gulfarium with his mother	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Theresa -	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19640101	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulfarium (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Cape Coral Gardens (1964-Dec 08)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	Unknown	Was a nursing calf/juvenile at capture	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Name? -	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650501	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida, near St. Petersburg to Cape Coral Gardens (1965-May-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19681231	Unknown	Captured by the Aquatarium	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Name? -	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650501	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida, near St. Petersburg to Cape Coral Gardens (1965-May-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19681231	Unknown	Captured by the Aquatarium	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Spotted	Stenella sp.	-, -, -	Name? -	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650501	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida, near St. Petersburg to Cape Coral Gardens (1965-May-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19681231	Unknown	Captured by the Aquatarium	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Spotted	Stenella sp.	-, -, -	Name? -	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650501	Gulf of Mexico, FL	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico, Florida, near St. Petersburg to Cape Coral Gardens (1965-May-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19681231	Unknown	Captured by the Aquatarium	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Bubbles -	F	1962-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Cape Coral Gardens (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	1969-Jul-15	19690715	E. coli infection	Scarpuzzi animal, described as a "new act" in April 1967	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Rae -	F	1961-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Cape Coral Gardens (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19691231	Unknown	Scarpuzzi animal, described as a "new act" in April 1967	public display, cape-coral, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Rocky -	U	1964-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Cape Coral Gardens (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Cape Coral Gardens	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19691231	U	Scarpuzzi animal	public display, cape-coral, 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)

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