Okinawa Churaumi · 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)
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Oki オキ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Muku ムク	M	1972-Jan-01 (E) 53.0 years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Gon ゴン	F	1977-Jan-01 (E) 48.0 years old	Capt	1983-xxx-xx	19830901	Sanuki, Japan	Wild	Wild	Sanuki, Nagasaki Prefecture to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (~ 1983-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp	-	Conny コニー	F	1989-Jun-09 (A) 35.6 years old	Born	1989-Jun-09	19890609	Okinawa Churaumi	Fuji	???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp	-	Chao チャオ	M	1995-Nov-18 (A) 29.2 years old	Born	1995-Nov-18	19951118	Okinawa Churaumi	Fuji	???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Sami サミ	F	1999-Apr-14 (A) 25.8 years old	Born	1999-Apr-14	19990414	Okinawa Churaumi	Oki	Poi	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Tida ティダ	M	1996-Jan-01 (E) 29.0 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20060901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Toto トト	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Arthur アーサー	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Rough-toothed	Steno bredanensis	-	Minta ミンタ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	xxxx-xxx-xx	20090901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Rough-toothed	Steno bredanensis	-	Sakura さくら	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	xxxx-xxx-xx	20090901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Spotted, Pantrop	Stenella attenuata	-	Lira リラ	F	2004-Jan-01 (U) 21.0 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20100901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (2013-May-29)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Cari カリー	F	2013-Jan-01 (U) 12.0 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20140901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Kaya カーヤ	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20170901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Mar マール	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20170901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Eve イヴ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20190901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Heim ハイム	M	2022-Apr-01 (A) 2.8 years old	Born	2022-Apr-01	20220401	Okinawa Churaumi	Mar	A.I., ???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, 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)
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Kuro クロ	M	1966-Jan-01 (E) 58.5 years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-Jun-13	20240613	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Pal パル	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	1981-Aug-22	19810822	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Akamidori アカミドリ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Shirokuro シロクロ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Dan ダン	M	??	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Poi ポイ	M	??	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19750502	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Shiro シロ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-18	19761118	Ito, Japan	Wild	Wild	Kawana, Ito, Japan to Holding, Ito (1976-Nov-18) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Don ドン	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-18	19761118	Ito, Japan	Wild	Wild	Kawana, Ito, Japan to Holding, Ito (1976-Nov-18) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Fuji フジ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-18	19761118	Ito, Japan	Wild	Wild	Kawana, Ito, Japan to Holding, Ito (1976-Nov-18) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2014-Nov-01	20141101	Infectious hepatitis	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Rocky ラキ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1978-Jan-23	19780123	Kunigami, Okinawa	Wild	Wild	Kunigami, Okinawa to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Ryu リュウ	M	1978-May-20 (A) 27.0 years old	Born	1978-May-20	19780520	Okinawa Churaumi	Fuji	Poi	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2005-May-29	20050529	Nephritis and chronic pneumonia	Tail fluke deteriorated due to kidney disease in 1992	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, No. 11, -	Moto モト	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Feb-13	19790213	Iki Island, Japan	Wild	Wild	Iki Iskand, Japan to Holding, Iki Island (1979-Feb-13) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (1979-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19811231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	- -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19900901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	1999-Dec-xx	19991231	-	Father to "Chura"	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Kana カナ	F	1997-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	1997-xxx-xx	19970701	Okinawa Churaumi	???	???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2006-Aug-21	20060821	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Rough-toothed	Steno bredanensis	-	Larf ラーフ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1998-Sep-xx	19980901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2008-Apr-03	20080403	Bacterial pneumonia	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Rema レマ	M	??	Born	1999-Aug-22	19990822	Kamogawa Sea World	???	???	Kamogawa Sea World to Okinawa Churaumi (2002-Dec-09)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Sky スカイ	M	??	Born	1999-Oct-01	19991001	Kamogawa Sea World	Slim	???	Kamogawa Sea World to Okinawa Churaumi (2002-Dec-09)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Chura ちゅら	F	2000-Jul-11 (A) 7.5 years old	Born	2000-Jul-11	20000711	Okinawa Churaumi	Gon	Name?	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2007-Dec-24	20071224	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Jun ジュン	F	2004-Jun-14 (A) 1.1 years old	Born	2004-Jun-14	20040614	Okinawa Churaumi	Oki	Dan	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2005-Jul-21	20050721	Trauma, collision with wall	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Crew (Kuru) クルー	F	1993-Jan-01 (U) ?? years old	Capt	2004-xxx-xx	20040901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (~ 2004-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2011-xxx-xx	20111231	-	AKA: "Kuru", jumped out of show pool in 2010	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Momo もも	F	2003-Jan-01 (E) 21.9 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20060901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-Nov-08	20241108	Bacterial infection	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-, Okigon-3, -	Sango サンゴ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20060901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2008-Jan-15	20080115	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Kaya カーヤ	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20080901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20121231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Spotted, Pantrop	Stenella attenuata	-	Nao ナオ	M	2004-Jan-01 (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20100901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (2013-May-29)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20151231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pygmy Killer	Feresa attenuata	-, O-4284, -	Mu ムー	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	2014-Sep-27	20140927	Fukuoka, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nata Port, Fukuoka, Japan to Marine World Umino-nakamich (2014-Sep-27) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (2016-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-May-30	20240530	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Sun サン	M	2017-May-23 (A) 5.1 years old	Born	2017-May-23	20170523	Okinawa Churaumi	Momo	Tida	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2022-Jun-30	20220630	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Spotted, Pantrop	Stenella attenuata	-	Lira's Calf -	M	2018-Mar-17 (A) 0.1 years old	Born	2018-Mar-17	20180317	Okinawa Churaumi	Lira	Nao	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2018-Apr-11	20180411	Trauma, accident	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Rise ライズ	M	2021-Jul-11 (A) 3.3 years old	Born	2021-Jul-11	20210711	Okinawa Churaumi	Momo	Tida	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-Nov-11	20241111	Bacterial infection	-	public display, churaumi, 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)
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Oki オキ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Muku ムク	M	1972-Jan-01 (E) 53.0 years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Kuro クロ	M	1966-Jan-01 (E) 58.5 years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-Jun-13	20240613	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Pal パル	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	1981-Aug-22	19810822	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Akamidori アカミドリ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Shirokuro シロクロ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-May-01	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (1975-May-01) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Dan ダン	M	??	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19750501	Amami, Japan	Wild	Wild	Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture to Holding, Amani (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Poi ポイ	M	??	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19750502	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Shiro シロ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-18	19761118	Ito, Japan	Wild	Wild	Kawana, Ito, Japan to Holding, Ito (1976-Nov-18) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Don ドン	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-18	19761118	Ito, Japan	Wild	Wild	Kawana, Ito, Japan to Holding, Ito (1976-Nov-18) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Fuji フジ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-18	19761118	Ito, Japan	Wild	Wild	Kawana, Ito, Japan to Holding, Ito (1976-Nov-18) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2014-Nov-01	20141101	Infectious hepatitis	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Rocky ラキ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1978-Jan-23	19780123	Kunigami, Okinawa	Wild	Wild	Kunigami, Okinawa to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19881231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Ryu リュウ	M	1978-May-20 (A) 27.0 years old	Born	1978-May-20	19780520	Okinawa Churaumi	Fuji	Poi	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2005-May-29	20050529	Nephritis and chronic pneumonia	Tail fluke deteriorated due to kidney disease in 1992	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, No. 11, -	Moto モト	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Feb-13	19790213	Iki Island, Japan	Wild	Wild	Iki Iskand, Japan to Holding, Iki Island (1979-Feb-13) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (1979-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19811231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Gon ゴン	F	1977-Jan-01 (E) 48.0 years old	Capt	1983-xxx-xx	19830901	Sanuki, Japan	Wild	Wild	Sanuki, Nagasaki Prefecture to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (~ 1983-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp	-	Conny コニー	F	1989-Jun-09 (A) 35.6 years old	Born	1989-Jun-09	19890609	Okinawa Churaumi	Fuji	???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	- -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19900901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	1999-Dec-xx	19991231	-	Father to "Chura"	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp	-	Chao チャオ	M	1995-Nov-18 (A) 29.2 years old	Born	1995-Nov-18	19951118	Okinawa Churaumi	Fuji	???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Kana カナ	F	1997-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	1997-xxx-xx	19970701	Okinawa Churaumi	???	???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2006-Aug-21	20060821	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Rough-toothed	Steno bredanensis	-	Larf ラーフ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1998-Sep-xx	19980901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2008-Apr-03	20080403	Bacterial pneumonia	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Sami サミ	F	1999-Apr-14 (A) 25.8 years old	Born	1999-Apr-14	19990414	Okinawa Churaumi	Oki	Poi	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Rema レマ	M	??	Born	1999-Aug-22	19990822	Kamogawa Sea World	???	???	Kamogawa Sea World to Okinawa Churaumi (2002-Dec-09)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Sky スカイ	M	??	Born	1999-Oct-01	19991001	Kamogawa Sea World	Slim	???	Kamogawa Sea World to Okinawa Churaumi (2002-Dec-09)	Okinawa Churaumi	Unknown	xxxx-xxx-xx	20181231	-	Missing, unknown status	public display, churaumi, missing, ltf, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Chura ちゅら	F	2000-Jul-11 (A) 7.5 years old	Born	2000-Jul-11	20000711	Okinawa Churaumi	Gon	Name?	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2007-Dec-24	20071224	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Jun ジュン	F	2004-Jun-14 (A) 1.1 years old	Born	2004-Jun-14	20040614	Okinawa Churaumi	Oki	Dan	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2005-Jul-21	20050721	Trauma, collision with wall	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Crew (Kuru) クルー	F	1993-Jan-01 (U) ?? years old	Capt	2004-xxx-xx	20040901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (~ 2004-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2011-xxx-xx	20111231	-	AKA: "Kuru", jumped out of show pool in 2010	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Tida ティダ	M	1996-Jan-01 (E) 29.0 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20060901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Momo もも	F	2003-Jan-01 (E) 21.9 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20060901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-Nov-08	20241108	Bacterial infection	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-, Okigon-3, -	Sango サンゴ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20060901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2008-Jan-15	20080115	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Toto トト	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Arthur アーサー	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20070901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Kaya カーヤ	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20080901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20121231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Rough-toothed	Steno bredanensis	-	Minta ミンタ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	xxxx-xxx-xx	20090901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Rough-toothed	Steno bredanensis	-	Sakura さくら	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	xxxx-xxx-xx	20090901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Spotted, Pantrop	Stenella attenuata	-	Lira リラ	F	2004-Jan-01 (U) 21.0 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20100901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (2013-May-29)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Spotted, Pantrop	Stenella attenuata	-	Nao ナオ	M	2004-Jan-01 (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20100901	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hatakejiri Bay, Taiji to Holding, Taiji (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (2013-May-29)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20151231	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Cari カリー	F	2013-Jan-01 (U) 12.0 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20140901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pygmy Killer	Feresa attenuata	-, O-4284, -	Mu ムー	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	2014-Sep-27	20140927	Fukuoka, Japan	Wild	Wild	Nata Port, Fukuoka, Japan to Marine World Umino-nakamich (2014-Sep-27) to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (2016-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-May-30	20240530	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Sun サン	M	2017-May-23 (A) 5.1 years old	Born	2017-May-23	20170523	Okinawa Churaumi	Momo	Tida	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2022-Jun-30	20220630	-	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Kaya カーヤ	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20170901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Mar マール	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20170901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Spotted, Pantrop	Stenella attenuata	-	Lira's Calf -	M	2018-Mar-17 (A) 0.1 years old	Born	2018-Mar-17	20180317	Okinawa Churaumi	Lira	Nao	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2018-Apr-11	20180411	Trauma, accident	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Eve イヴ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20190901	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Okinawa Churaumi/Ocean Expo (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, living, dolphin
	Pseudorca	Pseudorca crassidens	-	Rise ライズ	M	2021-Jul-11 (A) 3.3 years old	Born	2021-Jul-11	20210711	Okinawa Churaumi	Momo	Tida	-	Okinawa Churaumi	Died	2024-Nov-11	20241111	Bacterial infection	-	public display, churaumi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TG	Tursiops truncatus gilli	-	Heim ハイム	M	2022-Apr-01 (A) 2.8 years old	Born	2022-Apr-01	20220401	Okinawa Churaumi	Mar	A.I., ???	-	Okinawa Churaumi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, churaumi, 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.