Steinhart Aquarium · 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: May 18, 2025 5:16 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: May 18, 2025 5:16 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)
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, -, -	Smoothy	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19621231	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Pacific Ocean, California to Holding, probably Marineland Pacific (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1963-xxx-xx)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1963-Dec-25	19631225	Gastroenteritis, ulcers	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, -, -	Notchy	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19621231	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Pacific Ocean, California to Holding, probably Marineland Pacific (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1963-xxx-xx)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1964-Jan-13	19640113	Pneumonia, gastroenteritis	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-, -, -	??	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1963-xxx-xx	19630601	Amazon River	Wild	Wild	Amazon River to Holding, South America (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Unknown History (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1963-Oct-xx)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1963-Oct-xx	19631031	Drowning	Died during transport, water shifted in crate	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	NOA0000629, -, -	Her	F	1960-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	1963-Dec-03	19631203	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	-	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1974-Nov-11	19741111	Sinescence	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	-, -, -	Him	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1963-Dec-03	19631203	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	-	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19751231	-	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-, -, -	Whiskers	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1964-Jun-xx	19640615	Amazon River	Wild	Wild	Amazon River to Holding, South America (~ 1964-Jun-xx) to Gulf Fish Farms, Florida (1964-Jul-xx) to Shedd Aquarium (1964-Sep-23) to Steinhart Aquarium (1964-Sep-24)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19641231	-	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-, -, -	Buddy	M	1961-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	1965-Oct-xx	19651001	Rio Negro	Wild	Wild	Rio Negro, Brazil to Holding, Brazil? (1965-Oct-xx) to McKee's Jungle Gardens (1965-Oct-xx) to Aquarium of Niagara Falls (1965-Nov-10) to Steinhart Aquarium (1966-Jun-28)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	NOA0000631, -, -	Spot	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	-	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19671231	-	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-, -, -	Pee Wee	M	1965-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	South America	Wild	Wild	South America to Holding (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Marineland Pacific (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1970-Jul-xx)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19721231	-	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	NOA0000630, -, -	No Spot	F	1961-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19661231	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	-	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1974-Jun-20	19740620	Pneumonia	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Indus	Platanista gangetica	-, No. 1, -	"scratch jaw"	F	1967-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1968-Nov-04	19681104	Indus River	Wild	Wild	Indus River, near Sukkur Pakistan to Recuperative Pool, Karachi (1968-Nov-xx) to Recuperative Pool, Tokyo (1968-Nov-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1968-Nov-13)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1968-Dec-10	19681210	Bacterial septicemia	Survived 38 days	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Indus	Platanista gangetica	-, No. 2, -	"smooth jaw"	F	1967-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1968-Nov-07	19681107	Indus River	Wild	Wild	Indus River, near Sukkur Pakistan to Recuperative Pool, Karachi (1968-Nov-xx) to Recuperative Pool, Tokyo (1968-Nov-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1968-Nov-13)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1968-Dec-01	19681201	Pneumonia	Survived 24 days	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Indus	Platanista gangetica	-, No. 3, -	"icky jaw"	F	1967-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1968-Nov-08	19681108	Indus River	Wild	Wild	Indus River, near Sukkur Pakistan to Recuperative Pool, Karachi (1968-Nov-xx) to Recuperative Pool, Tokyo (1968-Nov-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1968-Nov-13)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1968-Dec-21	19701231	Severe aspiration bronchopneumonia, bacterial septicemia	Survived 44 days	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Indus	Platanista gangetica	-, No. 4, -	Sindi	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1968-Nov-08	19681108	Indus River	Wild	Wild	Indus River, near Sukkur Pakistan to Recuperative Pool, Karachi (1968-Nov-xx) to Recuperative Pool, Tokyo (1968-Nov-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1968-Nov-13)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1968-Dec-21	19701231	Severe aspiration bronchopneumonia, bacterial septicemia	Survived 44 days	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-, -, -	Debbie	F	1968-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19690901	South America	Wild	Wild	South America to Holding (xxxx-xxx-xx) to SeaWorld San Diego (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Steinhart Aquarium (1969-Jun-23)	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19721231	-	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhychus obliquidens	NOA0000633, #7801, -	#7801	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	1978-Dec-09	19781209	Steinhart Aquarium	Wild	Wild	-	Steinhart Aquarium	Died	1979-Feb-26	19790226	Undetermined	-	public display, steinhart, died, dolphin, 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: May 18, 2025 5:16 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)
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	NOA0000632, 4-75, 70241, -	Amphitrite	F	1971-Jan-01 (E) 25.7 years old	Capt	1975-Oct-03	19751003	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Steinhart Aquarium	SeaWorld San Antonio	1995-Oct-12	Pacific Ocean, California to Steinhart Aquarium (03-Oct-1975) to SeaWorld San Antonio (12-Oct-1995)	SeaWorld San Antonio	Died	1996-Aug-25	19960825	Intestinal volvulus	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	NOA0000632, 4-75, 70241, -	Amphitrite	F	1971-Jan-01 (E) 25.7 years old	Capt	1975-Oct-03	19751003	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Steinhart Aquarium	SeaWorld San Antonio	1995-Oct-12	Pacific Ocean, California to Steinhart Aquarium (03-Oct-1975) to SeaWorld San Antonio (12-Oct-1995)	SeaWorld San Antonio	Died	1996-Aug-25	19960825	Intestinal volvulus	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	NOA0000634, 2-79, #7802, , , -	Thetis	F	1968-Jan-01 (-) 34.0 years old	Capt	1978-Dec-11	19781211	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Steinhart Aquarium	SeaWorld San Antonio	1995-Oct-12	Pacific Ocean, California to Steinhart Aquarium (11-Dec-1978) to SeaWorld San Antonio (12-Oct-1995)	SeaWorld San Antonio	Died	2001-Dec-13	20011213	Chronic enteric fungal infection	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, died, dolphin
	White-sided, Pacific	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	NOA0000634, 2-79, #7802-, -	Thetis	F	1968-Jan-01 (-) 34.0 years old	Capt	1978-Dec-11	19781211	Pacific Ocean, CA	Wild	Wild	Steinhart Aquarium	SeaWorld San Antonio	1995-Oct-12	Pacific Ocean, California to Steinhart Aquarium (11-Dec-1978) to SeaWorld San Antonio (12-Oct-1995)	SeaWorld San Antonio	Died	2001-Dec-13	20011213	Chronic enteric fungal infection	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, died, dolphin

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