uShaka Marine 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, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Frodo	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capture	1979-Jun-25	19790625	Durban	Wild	Wild	Indian Ocean to Durban Sea World (1979-xxx-xx) to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Tombi	F	1993-May-23 (A) 32.2 years old	Born	1993-May-23	19930523	Durban Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Khanya	F	1993-Jul-17 (A) 32.0 years old	Born	1993-Jul-17	19930717	Durban Sea World	Freya	Kelpie	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Affrika	F	1994-May-12 (A) 31.2 years old	Born	1994-May-12	19940512	Durban Sea World	Sandy	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Khwezi	M	1995-Sep-07 (A) 29.9 years old	Born	1995-Sep-07	19950907	Durban Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Zulu	F	1998-Dec-09 (A) 26.6 years old	Born	1998-Dec-09	19981209	Durban Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Ingelosi	M	2004-May-22 (A) 21.2 years old	Born	2004-May-22	20040522	uShaka Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, 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)
	Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba	-	"Mother"	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1962-Jun-09	19620609	Durban	Wild	Wild	Durban (beach) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1962-Jun-09)	Durban Sea World	Died	1962-Jun-11	19620611	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba	-	"Calf	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1962-Jun-09	19620609	Durban	"Mother"	Wild	Durban (beach) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1962-Jun-09)	Durban Sea World	Died	1962-Jun-16	19620616	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Risso's	Grampus griseus	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1969-Oct-xx	19691001	North Beach	Wild	Wild	North Beach to Main Tank (1969-Oct-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1969-Oct-xx	19691031	-	Hooked by a fisherman and reeled into the beach, survived 4 days in the Main Tank	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1969-Oct-xx	19691002	Vetch's Pier	Wild	Wild	Vetch's Pier to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1969-Oct-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1969-Oct-xx	19691031	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	Nyaluthi	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Mar-07	19760307	Hout Bay	Wild	Wild	Hout Bay to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1976-Mar-07)	Durban Sea World	Died	1985-xxx-xx	19851231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-May-09	19760509	Durban	Wild	Wild	Durban, possibly Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-May-09)	Durban Sea World	Died	1976-May-09	19760509	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	1976-May-19	19760519	Durban	Wild	Wild	Durban, possibly Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-May-19)	Durban Sea World	Released	1976-May-19	19760519	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Merry	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Jun-16	19760616	Natal	Wild	Wild	Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-Jun-16)	Durban Sea World	Died	1976-Aug-18	19760818	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Pippin	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Jul-05	19760705	Natal	Wild	Wild	Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-Jul-05)	Durban Sea World	Died	1976-Aug-19	19760819	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Bongo	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1976-Nov-03	19761103	Uvongo Beach	Wild	Wild	Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-Nov-03)	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Gambit	M	1971-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capture	1976-Nov-13	19761113	Walvis Bay, Namibia	Wild	Wild	Walvis Bay to Holding (13-Nov-1976) to Durban Sea World (08-Dec-1976) to uShaka Sea World (??-???-2004)	uShaka Marine World	Died	2020-Apr-20	20200420	-	Probable offshore ecotype	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Purdey	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-13	19761113	Walvis Bay	Wild	Wild	Walvis Bay to Holding, Swimming Pool (1976-Nov-13) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1976-Nov-13)	Durban Sea World	Died	1979-Apr-09	19790409	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Asra	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Jun-15	19790615	Natal	Wild	Wild	Umlanga Rocks, Natal to Holding Pool (1979-Jun-15) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1987/1988	19871231	-	Two female dolphins were captured on June 15 & June 25, 1979, they are Asra & Frodo	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Bilbo	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Jun-21	19790621	Durban	Wild	Wild	La Lucia, Durban North to Holding Pool? (1979-Jun-21)	Durban Sea World	Died	1983-Dec-xx	19831201	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	??	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	1981-Feb-09	19810209	Hout Bay	Wild	Wild	-	Durban Sea World	Released	1981-Feb-09	19810209	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	Kela	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Feb-19	19810219	Hout Bay	Wild	Wild	Hout Bay to Holding (1981-Feb-19) to Durban Sea World (1981-Mar-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1992/1993	19921231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	??	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19810220	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Durban Sea World (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20001231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Misty	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1983-Sep-xx	19830901	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1983-Nov-23)	Durban Sea World	Died	1986-Feb/Mar	19860228	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Sandy	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1983-Sep-xx	19830901	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1983-Nov-23)	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Kelpie	M	1984-Jan-22 (A) 41.1 years old	Born	1984-Jan-22	19840122	Durban Sea World	Misty	Wild	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	Died	2025-Feb-20	20250220	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	?'s Calf	F	1984-Oct-22 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	1984-Oct-22	19841022	Sea World Durban	??	Bilbo	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1984-Oct-22	19841022	trauma, meningeal hemorrhage	calf was injured during a fight between the two females (Frodo & Asra), while attempting to avoid/escape the adults, she hit the wall	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	?'s Calf	M	1984-Oct-24 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	1984-Oct-24	19841024	Sea World Durban	??	Bilbo	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1984-Oct-29	19841029	maternal trauma	mother displayed abnormal behavior toward calf and was rough with it, taking it to the bottom, pinning him, tail slapping and flinging him across the pool with her rostrum	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Tina	F	1986-Apr-23 (A) ?? years old	Born	1986-Apr-23	19860423	Sea World Durban	Frodo	-	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1986/1987	19861231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Asra's Calf	M	1986-Aug-20 (A) ?? years old	Born	1986-Aug-20	19860820	Sea World Durban	Asra	-	-	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Freya	F	1987/1988 (A) ?? years old	Born	xxxx-xxx-xx	19871231	Sea World Durban	Frodo?	Gambit	-	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	described as aduncus/truncatus, Frodo seems the most likely dam but could be wrong	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Sparkles	F	1987/1988 (A) ?? years old	Born	1987/1988	19880101	Sea World Durban	Sandy	-	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1987/1988	19871231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Vukani	M	1989-Jun-18 (A) 16.2 years old	Born	1989-Jun-18	19890618	Sea World Durban	Sandy	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2005-Sep-02	20050902	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Jula	M	1990-Jul-30 (A) 24.8 years old	Born	1990-Jul-30	19900730	Sea World Durban	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2015-May-16	20150516	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Frodo's Calf	U	2002-Sep-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2002-Sep-xx	20020901	Sea World Durban	Frodo	Gambit	-	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Khethiwe	F	2008-Nov-25 (A) 15.8 years old	Born	2008-Nov-25	20081125	uShaka Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2024-Sep-26	20240926	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Khethiwe	F	2008-Nov-25 (A) 15.8 years old	Born	2008-Nov-25	20081125	uShaka Marine World	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2024-Sep-26	20240926	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Khethiwe's Calf	U	2014-Feb-09 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	2014-Feb-09	20140209	uShaka Marine World	Khethiwe	-	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2014-Feb-18	20140218	-	-	public display, ushaka, 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)
	Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba	-	"Mother"	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1962-Jun-09	19620609	Durban	Wild	Wild	Durban (beach) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1962-Jun-09)	Durban Sea World	Died	1962-Jun-11	19620611	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba	-	"Calf	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1962-Jun-09	19620609	Durban	"Mother"	Wild	Durban (beach) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1962-Jun-09)	Durban Sea World	Died	1962-Jun-16	19620616	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Risso's	Grampus griseus	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1969-Oct-xx	19691001	North Beach	Wild	Wild	North Beach to Main Tank (1969-Oct-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1969-Oct-xx	19691031	-	Hooked by a fisherman and reeled into the beach, survived 4 days in the Main Tank	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1969-Oct-xx	19691002	Vetch's Pier	Wild	Wild	Vetch's Pier to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1969-Oct-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1969-Oct-xx	19691031	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	Nyaluthi	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Mar-07	19760307	Hout Bay	Wild	Wild	Hout Bay to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1976-Mar-07)	Durban Sea World	Died	1985-xxx-xx	19851231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-May-09	19760509	Durban	Wild	Wild	Durban, possibly Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-May-09)	Durban Sea World	Died	1976-May-09	19760509	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	-	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	1976-May-19	19760519	Durban	Wild	Wild	Durban, possibly Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-May-19)	Durban Sea World	Released	1976-May-19	19760519	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Merry	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Jun-16	19760616	Natal	Wild	Wild	Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-Jun-16)	Durban Sea World	Died	1976-Aug-18	19760818	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Pippin	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Jul-05	19760705	Natal	Wild	Wild	Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-Jul-05)	Durban Sea World	Died	1976-Aug-19	19760819	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Bongo	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Resc	1976-Nov-03	19761103	Uvongo Beach	Wild	Wild	Natal to Sea World Durban (1976-Nov-03)	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Gambit	M	1971-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capture	1976-Nov-13	19761113	Walvis Bay, Namibia	Wild	Wild	Walvis Bay to Holding (13-Nov-1976) to Durban Sea World (08-Dec-1976) to uShaka Sea World (??-???-2004)	uShaka Marine World	Died	2020-Apr-20	20200420	-	Probable offshore ecotype	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Purdey	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1976-Nov-13	19761113	Walvis Bay	Wild	Wild	Walvis Bay to Holding, Swimming Pool (1976-Nov-13) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1976-Nov-13)	Durban Sea World	Died	1979-Apr-09	19790409	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Asra	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Jun-15	19790615	Natal	Wild	Wild	Umlanga Rocks, Natal to Holding Pool (1979-Jun-15) to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1987/1988	19871231	-	Two female dolphins were captured on June 15 & June 25, 1979, they are Asra & Frodo	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Bilbo	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Jun-21	19790621	Durban	Wild	Wild	La Lucia, Durban North to Holding Pool? (1979-Jun-21)	Durban Sea World	Died	1983-Dec-xx	19831201	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose, TA	Tursiops truncatus aduncus	-	Frodo	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (E) ?? years old	Capture	1979-Jun-25	19790625	Durban	Wild	Wild	Indian Ocean to Durban Sea World (1979-xxx-xx) to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	??	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) - years old	Capt	1981-Feb-09	19810209	Hout Bay	Wild	Wild	-	Durban Sea World	Released	1981-Feb-09	19810209	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	Kela	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Feb-19	19810219	Hout Bay	Wild	Wild	Hout Bay to Holding (1981-Feb-19) to Durban Sea World (1981-Mar-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	1992/1993	19921231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Dusky	Aethalodelphis obscurus	-	??	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	19810220	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Durban Sea World (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20001231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Misty	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1983-Sep-xx	19830901	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1983-Nov-23)	Durban Sea World	Died	1986-Feb/Mar	19860228	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Sandy	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1983-Sep-xx	19830901	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Durban Aquarium, now Sea World Durban (1983-Nov-23)	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Kelpie	M	1984-Jan-22 (A) 41.1 years old	Born	1984-Jan-22	19840122	Durban Sea World	Misty	Wild	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	Died	2025-Feb-20	20250220	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	?'s Calf	F	1984-Oct-22 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	1984-Oct-22	19841022	Sea World Durban	??	Bilbo	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1984-Oct-22	19841022	trauma, meningeal hemorrhage	calf was injured during a fight between the two females (Frodo & Asra), while attempting to avoid/escape the adults, she hit the wall	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	?'s Calf	M	1984-Oct-24 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	1984-Oct-24	19841024	Sea World Durban	??	Bilbo	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1984-Oct-29	19841029	maternal trauma	mother displayed abnormal behavior toward calf and was rough with it, taking it to the bottom, pinning him, tail slapping and flinging him across the pool with her rostrum	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Tina	F	1986-Apr-23 (A) ?? years old	Born	1986-Apr-23	19860423	Sea World Durban	Frodo	-	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1986/1987	19861231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Asra's Calf	M	1986-Aug-20 (A) ?? years old	Born	1986-Aug-20	19860820	Sea World Durban	Asra	-	-	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Freya	F	1987/1988 (A) ?? years old	Born	xxxx-xxx-xx	19871231	Sea World Durban	Frodo?	Gambit	-	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	described as aduncus/truncatus, Frodo seems the most likely dam but could be wrong	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Sparkles	F	1987/1988 (A) ?? years old	Born	1987/1988	19880101	Sea World Durban	Sandy	-	-	Durban Sea World	Died	1987/1988	19871231	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Vukani	M	1989-Jun-18 (A) 16.2 years old	Born	1989-Jun-18	19890618	Sea World Durban	Sandy	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2005-Sep-02	20050902	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Jula	M	1990-Jul-30 (A) 24.8 years old	Born	1990-Jul-30	19900730	Sea World Durban	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2015-May-16	20150516	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Tombi	F	1993-May-23 (A) 32.2 years old	Born	1993-May-23	19930523	Durban Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Khanya	F	1993-Jul-17 (A) 32.0 years old	Born	1993-Jul-17	19930717	Durban Sea World	Freya	Kelpie	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Affrika	F	1994-May-12 (A) 31.2 years old	Born	1994-May-12	19940512	Durban Sea World	Sandy	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Khwezi	M	1995-Sep-07 (A) 29.9 years old	Born	1995-Sep-07	19950907	Durban Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Zulu	F	1998-Dec-09 (A) 26.6 years old	Born	1998-Dec-09	19981209	Durban Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	Durban Sea World to uShaka Sea World (2004-Apr-xx)	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Frodo's Calf	U	2002-Sep-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2002-Sep-xx	20020901	Sea World Durban	Frodo	Gambit	-	Durban Sea World	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	xxxx-xxx-xx	-	-	public display, ushaka, durban sea world, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp., T. truncatus aduncus x T. truncatus	-	Ingelosi	M	2004-May-22 (A) 21.2 years old	Born	2004-May-22	20040522	uShaka Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, ushaka, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Khethiwe	F	2008-Nov-25 (A) 15.8 years old	Born	2008-Nov-25	20081125	uShaka Sea World	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2024-Sep-26	20240926	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Khethiwe	F	2008-Nov-25 (A) 15.8 years old	Born	2008-Nov-25	20081125	uShaka Marine World	Frodo	Gambit	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2024-Sep-26	20240926	-	-	public display, ushaka, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops sp.	-	Khethiwe's Calf	U	2014-Feb-09 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	2014-Feb-09	20140209	uShaka Marine World	Khethiwe	-	-	uShaka Marine World	Died	2014-Feb-18	20140218	-	-	public display, ushaka, 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: 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)