Island
Dolphin Care is located in Key Largo, Florida. The IDC facility
is located with Dolphins
Plus, public swim with and education
facility
There are 14 Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins housed at the two facilities.
Squirt, Sarah, Bella and Fiji specialize
in working professionally with our children and families!
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Island
Dolphin Care CO- Therapist
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Squirt: Beautiful
and full of fun. A motherly dolphin who loves children and
is extremely gentle. Squirt is extremely loving to all. She
has three small niches in the back of her dorsal fin. She
also has an extremely short rostrum. Squirt is approximately
7.5 feet long, 550 lbs.
Squirt gave birth to a baby boy, Fiji,
on June 25, 2004. Fiji, is Squirts first calf, but she
is mothering him like an old pro. |
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Sarah: Our
Gucci girl. Curious and a very wonderful, intelligent dolphin.
Enjoys new and different things. Sarah loves working in the
therapy program!
Sarah is a beautiful, "princess" dolphin, who is completely aware of
this fact. She knows what she wants, when she wants it, and how to get it. Sarah's
beauty captivates all the men around her. She is the proud mother of Bella. |
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Bella: Born
November 3, 2000. Daughter of Sarah and Fonzie. Adorable
and loves to get into mischief. Bella is the dolphin who
gives 110%. She likes to jump the highest, swim the fastest
and talk the loudest. Her unique pink coloration makes
her stand out from the crowd,
but don't let the pink fool you, she is a definite tomboy |
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| Fiji: The
newest addition to the Island Dolphin Care family. He was
born June 25, 2004. Fiji is very curious about his environment.
He loves playing with sea beans , and sea grass. Fiji is
already showing great interest in the kids and all that is
going on during the therapy sessions. Fiji is the son of
Fonzie and Squirt. |
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Little
Bit (LB): 11
feet long, 750 lbs. Originally "Little Bit" but outgrew his name
and is now called "LB". He is an affectionate and loves attention.
LB is the alpha male dolphin of the facility and the father of
6 calves - Duke, Kimbit, Tracey, Bob, Cosmo and Makai .
Dinghy: The alpha
female of the facility. Approximately 7.5 feet long, 550 lbs. Dinghy
is the only dolphin at the facility that is completely gray in
color. She is beautiful and has eyes that see right into your soul.
Mother of Kimbit Cosmo and Makai.
Samantha: 9 feet long and mother of Julian.
She is a very long and slender dolphin with a very slanted dorsal
fin, almond eyes and fairly dark coloration. Her lower jawbone
is dislocated to the left side, with algae growing on the exposed
teeth.
Bob: Born July 25, 1994. Son
of Jessica and L.B. Takes after his father by being very affectionate
but is also very submissive and mild mannered. He is the gentle
giant of the facility.
Jessica: Mother of
Bob, Tracey & Nica.
Nica: Born
June 2, 2004The daughter of Jessica and Kimbit. |
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Sea
Lions
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Sugar: 160-180
lbs. Likes to play, mischievous animal. Very used to people,
but thinks she's a dolphin! Born in 1985.
Wono: 140
lbs. Wono is a very energetic sea lion. She loves to fool
around, especially when there is an audience Born in captivity,
June 26, 1990. |
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