Mirage Dolphin Habitat · 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: December 2, 2024 5:50 pm

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: December 2, 2024 5:50 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	NOA0003880, TT-29 (Sea-Arama), AZA 115	Sigma	F	1972-Jan-01 (E) 32.2 years old	Capt	1975-Aug-01	19750801	Gulf of Mexico, TX	Wild	Wild	Texas, Gulf of Mexico to Sea-Arama (01-Aug-1975) to Six Flags Over Texas (09-Mar-1990) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990?)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Mar-21	20040321	Age-related heart failure	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003881, , AZA 116	Banjo	M	1972-Jan-01 (E) 32.8 years old	Capt	1978-Nov-09	19781109	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to Quinlan Marine Attractions (09-Nov-1978) to Dinnes, probably Dolphin Connection (18-Jan-1982) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Oct-12	20041012	Age-related heart failure	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003883, TT408, Du-9003, AZA 112	Duchess	F	1975-Jan-01 (E) 48.1 years old	Capt	1981-Sep-04	19810904	Gulf of Mexico, TX	Wild	Wild	Texas, Gulf of Mexico to Quinlan Marine Attractions (04-Sep-1981) to Dinnes, possibly Dolphin Connection (03-Dec-1982) to Milwaukee County Zoo (15-May-1987) to Dolphin Connection (13-Oct-1987) to Milwaukee County Zoo (02-May-1988) to Dolphin Connection (20-Oct-1988) to Milwaukee County Zoo (12-May-1989) to Dolphin Connection (16-Sep-1989) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2023-Jan-24	20230124	Lung disease (kidney disease): Succumbed to lung disease (chronic fungal and acute bacterial) and chronic kidney disease from bacterial UTIs, in addition to previous ureter obstruction damaging renal function	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003882, MD-2, AZA 206	Merlin	M	1970-Jan-01 (-) 24.8 years old	Capt	1982-Oct-27	19821027	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to Dinnes, Dolphin Connection (27-Oct-1982) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1994-Oct-27	19941027	Broncho-interstitial fungal pneumonia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003884, -, AZA 270	Darla	F	1981-Jan-01 (E) 18.3 years old	Capt	1985-Jun-27	19850627	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico to Dolphin Connection (27-Jun-1985) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1999-Apr-05	19990405	Severe chronic necrotizing pancreatitis	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003885, -, AZA 455	Squirt	M	1991-Apr-05 (A) 15.1 years old	Born	1991-Apr-05	19910405	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Merlin	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2006-Apr-28	20060428	Euthanasia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003886, -, -	Darla's Calf	U	1991-Apr-07 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	1991-Apr-07	19910407	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Darla	Merlin	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1991-Apr-21	19910421	Pulmonary edema, interstitial pneumonia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003887, -, AZA 1053	Sigma's Calf	U	1992-May-23 (A) 0.0 years old	Still	1992-May-23	19920523	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Sigma	???	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Stillbirth	1992-May-23	19920523	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003888, -, AZA 522	Picabo	F	1994-Mar-14 (A) 10.3 years old	Born	1994-Mar-14	19940314	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Darla	Merlin	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Jul-02	20040702	acute septic peritonitis (foreign object ingestion)	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003889, -, AZA 524	Bugsy	U	1994-Mar-31 (A) 3.3 years old	Born	1994-Mar-31	19940331	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	???	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1997-Jul-05	19970705	Pulmonary abscess	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005703, -, AZA 624	Sage	F	1997-May-24 (A) 11.1 years old	Born	1997-May-24	19970524	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Darla	Banjo	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2008-Jul-05	20080705	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006078, R-01-01, AZA 783	Rascal	M	2001-May-15 (A) 3.6 years old	Born	2001-May-15	20010515	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Picabo	Banjo	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Dec-03	20041203	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006079, D-03-01, AZA 858	Maverick	M	2003-Feb-27 (A) 19.5 years old	Born	2003-Feb-27	20030227	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Banjo	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2022-Sep-04	20220902	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006140, SWF-TT-0302, AZA 879	Beetle	M	2003-Aug-11 (A) 12.2 years old	Born	2003-Aug-11	20030811	SeaWorld Orlando	Bailey	Belle	SeaWorld Orlando to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (28-Mar-2010)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2015-Oct-27	20151027	Acute pancreatitis	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006399, SG-07-01, AZA 1182	Sgt. Pepper	M	2007-Jun-08 (A) 2.0 years old	Born	2007-Jun-08	20070608	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Lightning	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2009-Jun-03	20090603	Fungal tracheitis, pneumonia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006501, TT90608, AZA 1251	Bella	F	2008-Sep-06 (A) 13.6 years old	Born	2008-Sep-06	20080906	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Huf-n-Puf	Lightning	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2022-Apr-14	20220414	Acute pancreatitis	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006751, TT070311, AZA	K2	M	2011-Jul-03 (A) 11.2 years old	Born	2011-Jul-03	20110703	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Lightning	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2022-Sep-24	20220924	-	-	public display, mirage, 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: December 2, 2024 5:50 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	NOA0003880, TT-29 (Sea-Arama), AZA 115	Sigma	F	1972-Jan-01 (E) 32.2 years old	Capt	1975-Aug-01	19750801	Gulf of Mexico, TX	Wild	Wild	Texas, Gulf of Mexico to Sea-Arama (01-Aug-1975) to Six Flags Over Texas (09-Mar-1990) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990?)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Mar-21	20040321	Age-related heart failure	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003881, , AZA 116	Banjo	M	1972-Jan-01 (E) 32.8 years old	Capt	1978-Nov-09	19781109	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to Quinlan Marine Attractions (09-Nov-1978) to Dinnes, probably Dolphin Connection (18-Jan-1982) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Oct-12	20041012	Age-related heart failure	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003883, TT408, Du-9003, AZA 112	Duchess	F	1975-Jan-01 (E) 48.1 years old	Capt	1981-Sep-04	19810904	Gulf of Mexico, TX	Wild	Wild	Texas, Gulf of Mexico to Quinlan Marine Attractions (04-Sep-1981) to Dinnes, possibly Dolphin Connection (03-Dec-1982) to Milwaukee County Zoo (15-May-1987) to Dolphin Connection (13-Oct-1987) to Milwaukee County Zoo (02-May-1988) to Dolphin Connection (20-Oct-1988) to Milwaukee County Zoo (12-May-1989) to Dolphin Connection (16-Sep-1989) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2023-Jan-24	20230124	Lung disease (kidney disease): Succumbed to lung disease (chronic fungal and acute bacterial) and chronic kidney disease from bacterial UTIs, in addition to previous ureter obstruction damaging renal function	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003882, MD-2, AZA 206	Merlin	M	1970-Jan-01 (-) 24.8 years old	Capt	1982-Oct-27	19821027	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to Dinnes, Dolphin Connection (27-Oct-1982) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1994-Oct-27	19941027	Broncho-interstitial fungal pneumonia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003884, -, AZA 270	Darla	F	1981-Jan-01 (E) 18.3 years old	Capt	1985-Jun-27	19850627	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico to Dolphin Connection (27-Jun-1985) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (18-Oct-1990)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1999-Apr-05	19990405	Severe chronic necrotizing pancreatitis	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003885, -, AZA 455	Squirt	M	1991-Apr-05 (A) 15.1 years old	Born	1991-Apr-05	19910405	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Merlin	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2006-Apr-28	20060428	Euthanasia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003886, -, -	Darla's Calf	U	1991-Apr-07 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	1991-Apr-07	19910407	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Darla	Merlin	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1991-Apr-21	19910421	Pulmonary edema, interstitial pneumonia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003887, -, AZA 1053	Sigma's Calf	U	1992-May-23 (A) 0.0 years old	Still	1992-May-23	19920523	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Sigma	???	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Stillbirth	1992-May-23	19920523	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003888, -, AZA 522	Picabo	F	1994-Mar-14 (A) 10.3 years old	Born	1994-Mar-14	19940314	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Darla	Merlin	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Jul-02	20040702	acute septic peritonitis (foreign object ingestion)	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0003889, -, AZA 524	Bugsy	U	1994-Mar-31 (A) 3.3 years old	Born	1994-Mar-31	19940331	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	???	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	1997-Jul-05	19970705	Pulmonary abscess	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005703, -, AZA 624	Sage	F	1997-May-24 (A) 11.1 years old	Born	1997-May-24	19970524	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Darla	Banjo	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2008-Jul-05	20080705	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006078, R-01-01, AZA 783	Rascal	M	2001-May-15 (A) 3.6 years old	Born	2001-May-15	20010515	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Picabo	Banjo	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2004-Dec-03	20041203	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006079, D-03-01, AZA 858	Maverick	M	2003-Feb-27 (A) 19.5 years old	Born	2003-Feb-27	20030227	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Banjo	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2022-Sep-04	20220902	-	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006140, SWF-TT-0302, AZA 879	Beetle	M	2003-Aug-11 (A) 12.2 years old	Born	2003-Aug-11	20030811	SeaWorld Orlando	Bailey	Belle	SeaWorld Orlando to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (28-Mar-2010)	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2015-Oct-27	20151027	Acute pancreatitis	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006399, SG-07-01, AZA 1182	Sgt. Pepper	M	2007-Jun-08 (A) 2.0 years old	Born	2007-Jun-08	20070608	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Lightning	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2009-Jun-03	20090603	Fungal tracheitis, pneumonia	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006501, TT90608, AZA 1251	Bella	F	2008-Sep-06 (A) 13.6 years old	Born	2008-Sep-06	20080906	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Huf-n-Puf	Lightning	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2022-Apr-14	20220414	Acute pancreatitis	-	public display, mirage, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006751, TT070311, AZA	K2	M	2011-Jul-03 (A) 11.2 years old	Born	2011-Jul-03	20110703	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Duchess	Lightning	-	Mirage Dolphin Habitat	Died	2022-Sep-24	20220924	-	-	public display, mirage, 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: December 2, 2024 5:50 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.