Dolphin World • 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: July 23, 2025 3:18 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, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100025217	Gerasim	M	1994-Jan-01 (E) 31.6 years old	Capt	1998-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	Wild	Wild	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (2011-Jan-21)	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	AKA "Gordey" Гордей	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100021964	Sabrina	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1998-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	Wild	Wild	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (2011-Jan-21)	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	AKA Sonia Соня	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100041744	Fiona	F	2010-Feb-20 (A) 15.4 years old	Born	2010-Feb-20	20100220	Unknown	??	??	Unknown History to Antalya (??) to Dolphin World Makadi (2013-Apr-18)	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	aka Fifa Фифа, CITES permit reports her as a captive born but that could be a fabrication	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	-	Sabrina's Calf	M	2024-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2024-xxx-xx	20240901	Dolphin World Egypt	Sabrina	Gerasim	-	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	-	Fiona's Calf	U	2024-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2024-xxx-xx	20240901	Dolphin World Egypt	Fiona	Gerasim	-	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, 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.

This table includes individuals from both the uShaka Marine World and Durban Sea World locations. To filter for these animals type either “durban sea world” or “ushaka marine” in the search box.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 3:18 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, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100027752	Salli	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	??	??	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Dolphin World Makadi	Died	2011-May-08	20111231	Pregnancy complication, lost the calf during labor and died due to severe bleeding	Possibly the same dolphin known as Flora, from Aquatoria	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100020341	Klar	M	1997-Jan-01 (U) 14.3 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	Wild	Wild	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (2011-Jan-21)	Dolphin World Makadi	Died	2011-Apr-25	20110425	-	-	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, 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: July 23, 2025 3:18 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, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100025217	Gerasim	M	1994-Jan-01 (E) 31.6 years old	Capt	1998-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	Wild	Wild	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (2011-Jan-21)	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	AKA "Gordey" Гордей	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100021964	Sabrina	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1998-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	Wild	Wild	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (2011-Jan-21)	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	AKA Sonia Соня	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100027752	Salli	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	??	??	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Dolphin World Makadi	Died	2011-May-08	20111231	Pregnancy complication, lost the calf during labor and died due to severe bleeding	Possibly the same dolphin known as Flora, from Aquatoria	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100020341	Klar	M	1997-Jan-01 (U) 14.3 years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19980701	Russia	Wild	Wild	Black Sea to Unknown History to Aquatoria Yalta (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Dolphin World Makadi (2011-Jan-21)	Dolphin World Makadi	Died	2011-Apr-25	20110425	-	-	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100027428	Gene	M	2009-Nov-24 (A) 15.7 years old	Born	2009-Nov-24	20091124	Unknown	??	??	Unknown History to Antalya (??) to Dolphin World Makadi (2013-Apr-18)	Dolphin World Makadi	Unknown	-	-	-	aka Green Грин, CITES permit reports him as a captive born but that could be a fabrication	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, ltf, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	Microchip 804098100041744	Fiona	F	2010-Feb-20 (A) 15.4 years old	Born	2010-Feb-20	20100220	Unknown	??	??	Unknown History to Antalya (??) to Dolphin World Makadi (2013-Apr-18)	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	aka Fifa Фифа, CITES permit reports her as a captive born but that could be a fabrication	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	-	Sabrina's Calf	M	2024-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2024-xxx-xx	20240901	Dolphin World Egypt	Sabrina	Gerasim	-	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TP	Tursiops truncatus ponticus	-	Fiona's Calf	U	2024-xxx-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2024-xxx-xx	20240901	Dolphin World Egypt	Fiona	Gerasim	-	Dolphin World Makadi	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dolphin-world-makadi, 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: July 23, 2025 3:18 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)