Dolphin Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone • Dolphins (Current Holder) – Ceta-Base

Dolphin Discovery Cancun – Hotel Zone
aka Dolphin Connection Mexico
formerly Dolphinaris Cancun (?? – 2022), Wet and Wild at Parque Nizuc, Atlántida (1999 – xx)
Hotel Zone • Cancun, Quintana Roo • Mexico

Operating: March 1999 – present

NOTE: This inventory is based on the last known or best available data provided to Ceta-Base, but may not be entirely up to date or complete.

Living

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: August 20, 2025 12:20 pm

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	AVID133735*124 A	Oceania	F	1990-Jan-01 (E) 35.6 years old	Capt	~ 2003-xxx-xx	20030721	Solomon Islands	Wild	Wild	Solomon Islands to Holding, Solomon Islands to Dolphinaris Cancun, then Parque Nizuc Atlantida (2003-Jul-21)	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID134939440A	Satu	M	1995-Jan-01 (E) 30.6 years old	Capt	~ 2003-xxx-xx	20030721	Solomon Islands	Wild	Wild	Solomon Islands to Holding, Solomon Islands to Dolphinaris Cancun, then Parque Nizuc Atlantida (2003-Jul-21)	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID133821091A	Squalo	M	1988-Jan-01 (E) 37.6 years old	Capt	~ 2003-xxx-xx	20030721	Solomon Islands	Wild	Wild	Solomon Islands to Holding, Solomon Islands to Dolphinaris Cancun, then Parque Nizuc Atlantida (2003-Jul-21)	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID 061536873	Solomon	M	2005-Jan-10 (A) 20.6 years old	Born	2005-Jan-10	20050110	Dolphinaris	??	??	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	aka Salomón	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID124422750A	Flex	M	2007-Jul-14 (A) 18.1 years old	Born	2007-Jul-14	20070714	Dolphinaris	Asia	??	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID 124573757 A	Lucas	M	2008-Dec-14 (A) 16.7 years old	Born	2008-Dec-14	20081214	Dolphinaris	Oceania	Squalo	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops sp	AVID 052806533	Apolo	M	2012-Jul-22 (A) 13.1 years old	Born	2012-Jul-22	20120722	Dolphinaris Cancun	??	??	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin

Dead

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: August 20, 2025 12:20 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)

Historical

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: August 20, 2025 12:20 pm

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	AVID133735*124 A	Oceania	F	1990-Jan-01 (E) 35.6 years old	Capt	~ 2003-xxx-xx	20030721	Solomon Islands	Wild	Wild	Solomon Islands to Holding, Solomon Islands to Dolphinaris Cancun, then Parque Nizuc Atlantida (2003-Jul-21)	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID134939440A	Satu	M	1995-Jan-01 (E) 30.6 years old	Capt	~ 2003-xxx-xx	20030721	Solomon Islands	Wild	Wild	Solomon Islands to Holding, Solomon Islands to Dolphinaris Cancun, then Parque Nizuc Atlantida (2003-Jul-21)	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID133821091A	Squalo	M	1988-Jan-01 (E) 37.6 years old	Capt	~ 2003-xxx-xx	20030721	Solomon Islands	Wild	Wild	Solomon Islands to Holding, Solomon Islands to Dolphinaris Cancun, then Parque Nizuc Atlantida (2003-Jul-21)	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID 061536873	Solomon	M	2005-Jan-10 (A) 20.6 years old	Born	2005-Jan-10	20050110	Dolphinaris	??	??	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	aka Salomón	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID124422750A	Flex	M	2007-Jul-14 (A) 18.1 years old	Born	2007-Jul-14	20070714	Dolphinaris	Asia	??	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	AVID 124573757 A	Lucas	M	2008-Dec-14 (A) 16.7 years old	Born	2008-Dec-14	20081214	Dolphinaris	Oceania	Squalo	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops sp	AVID 052806533	Apolo	M	2012-Jul-22 (A) 13.1 years old	Born	2012-Jul-22	20120722	Dolphinaris Cancun	??	??	-	D. Discovery Cancun Hotel Zone	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dd-hotel-zone, dolphinaris, living, dolphin

Rehab

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: August 20, 2025 12:20 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)

Transfers

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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DISCLAIMER: The information on this page has been obtained from numerous sources believed to be reliable and is as up to date as possible. Please keep in mind that the very nature of this data is dynamic – animals are moved, give birth and die. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Please be patient with any mistakes. If you would like to submit information or pictures please contact us.

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