Does anyone have an entire list of cetacean species held in the U.S. (including rescued individuals)?
Captive Cetacean Species in the U.S.
- Thread starter Shellheart
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wensleydale
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Off the top of my head:
Common Bottlenose Dolphin (including at least two Common/Bottlenose Hybrids and one False Killer Whale Bottlenose Hybrid)
Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Commersons Dolphin
Rough Toothed Dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Killer Whale (though we may soon have to split this into several species)
Short Finned Pilot Whale
Beluga Whale
You might want to check NOAA's website, they have an inventory of every marine mammal held Zoological Institutions in the U.S.
Common Bottlenose Dolphin (including at least two Common/Bottlenose Hybrids and one False Killer Whale Bottlenose Hybrid)
Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Commersons Dolphin
Rough Toothed Dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Killer Whale (though we may soon have to split this into several species)
Short Finned Pilot Whale
Beluga Whale
You might want to check NOAA's website, they have an inventory of every marine mammal held Zoological Institutions in the U.S.
I believe there are captive cetacean databases listed on Chlidonias's sticky at the top of General Discussion forums also.
Indeed, there are several databases out there, however I can sum it up for you here, too.
Virtually every facility holding cetaceans in North America holds Atlantic bottlenoses, however the following exceptions are:
Vancouver Aquarium:
0.1 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
1.0 Pseudorca
1.1 Harbour Porpoise
0.2 Beluga
Marineland Canada:
0.5 Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphins
13.36 Beluga
0.1 Orca
Seaworld San Diego:
1.2 Short Finned Pilot Whale
5.6 Orca
0.1 Common Dolphin x Atlantic Bottlenose hybrid
2.3 Beluga
1.3 Pacific bottlenose
Seaworld San Antonio:
2.3 Orca
3.4 Beluga
1.4 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
0.1 Pacific Bottlenose
Seaworld Orlando:
3.4 Orca
1.1 Beluga
1.3 Short Finned Pilot Whale
Aquatica Orlando:
3.1 Commerson's Dolphin
Discovery Cove:
1.0 Common Dolphin x Atlantic Bottlenose Hybrid
0.1 Common Dolphin x Atlantic Bottlenose x Pacific Bottlenose Hybrid
Gulf World Marine Park:
3.3 Rough Toothed Dolphin
Dolphin Research Center:
0.1 Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Miami Seaquarium:
0.1 Orca
2.2 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Georgia Aquarium:
2.2 Beluga
Shedd Aquarium:
2.5 Beluga
2.4 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Mystic Aquarium:
2.1 Beluga
Sea Life Park Hawaii:
0.1 Pseudorca
0.2 Pseudorca x Atlantic Bottlenose Hybrids
3.0 Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Additionally, there are a large number (a minimum of 15.29 )of Atlantic x Pacific Bottlenose hybrids throughout the states with varying degrees of pacific blood in them. 1.1 animals at Seaworld San Diego and 0.1 animal at Seaworld San Antonio are actually 75% Pacific hybrids, however are counted as Pacific bottlenoses on my list.
Virtually every facility holding cetaceans in North America holds Atlantic bottlenoses, however the following exceptions are:
Vancouver Aquarium:
0.1 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
1.0 Pseudorca
1.1 Harbour Porpoise
0.2 Beluga
Marineland Canada:
0.5 Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphins
13.36 Beluga
0.1 Orca
Seaworld San Diego:
1.2 Short Finned Pilot Whale
5.6 Orca
0.1 Common Dolphin x Atlantic Bottlenose hybrid
2.3 Beluga
1.3 Pacific bottlenose
Seaworld San Antonio:
2.3 Orca
3.4 Beluga
1.4 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
0.1 Pacific Bottlenose
Seaworld Orlando:
3.4 Orca
1.1 Beluga
1.3 Short Finned Pilot Whale
Aquatica Orlando:
3.1 Commerson's Dolphin
Discovery Cove:
1.0 Common Dolphin x Atlantic Bottlenose Hybrid
0.1 Common Dolphin x Atlantic Bottlenose x Pacific Bottlenose Hybrid
Gulf World Marine Park:
3.3 Rough Toothed Dolphin
Dolphin Research Center:
0.1 Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Miami Seaquarium:
0.1 Orca
2.2 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Georgia Aquarium:
2.2 Beluga
Shedd Aquarium:
2.5 Beluga
2.4 Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Mystic Aquarium:
2.1 Beluga
Sea Life Park Hawaii:
0.1 Pseudorca
0.2 Pseudorca x Atlantic Bottlenose Hybrids
3.0 Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Additionally, there are a large number (a minimum of 15.29 )of Atlantic x Pacific Bottlenose hybrids throughout the states with varying degrees of pacific blood in them. 1.1 animals at Seaworld San Diego and 0.1 animal at Seaworld San Antonio are actually 75% Pacific hybrids, however are counted as Pacific bottlenoses on my list.
Alright,thank you all for your input! I will check NOAA's database as well.