September & October 2026 Edition

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By: Chris Faber, Jessica Massie, Victoria Matter (Animal Care & Training Staff), Sheri Pieloch (Volunteer Resources Coordinator) with photos by Cole Griffith (Visual Communications)

Pod Updates

Ace - Ace, Baby, and Cane can often be found floating around in their pools carefree together.
Aleta - Aleta and Tursi have been enjoying the calm and tranquility of each other’s company, leaving all the drama to the younger ladies! Often, either one of these girls can be seen swimming with their prized target pole.
Atocha -  Atocha and Cacica have been great friends to Samantha by swimming around with her and showing her the ropes of being a DRC family member. 
Baby - Ace, Baby, and Cane can often be found floating around in their pools carefree together.
Blue- When Blue seems to really enjoy a specific song, he will sing, "Do do do do do do" and bob his head along to the music.
Bowie - Trainers have frequently seen Bowie and Morada making the docks into slip and slides and touching docks with their tails. Bowie has been teaching her the wonders of dolphins being out of the water.

Buck- Right now Buck has been making holes in some of his enrichment boxes so that he can have a spot to stick his head in and out of. One intern even made Buck his own haunted house of cardboard with many options for him to play Peek-a-Boo from.
Cacica - Atocha and Cacica have been great friends to Samantha by swimming around with her and showing her the ropes of being a DRC family member. 
Calypso- Calypso does a great job with his trainers when we ask to take a look at his wings, voluntary restraints, beak and nail trimming as part of his healthcare. 
Calusa - Calusa has been shining in the front lagoon, acting as a leader and friend for her family members.
Cane - Ace, Baby, and Cane can often be found floating around in their pools carefree together.
Cayo - Cayo and Diva have been doing a wonderful job being part of Samantha’s welcome crew, with Diva adding teenage spunk to her life and Cayo acting as an older, maternal friend. 
Clyde - Clyde and Lina have been having a wonderful time together. Lina is the first of our two female sea lions that Clyde has met, and he has been quite the gentleman. They can be heard vocalizing all across the facility.
Delta - Delta, Gambit, and Reese have been spending a lot of time together both in and outside of sessions. They are a great combo to have at the dock, with each one trying to outshine the next!
Diamond - Diamond and Raleigh have been getting to know each other very well while maintaining a healthy balance. They spend their days swimming together, but when it’s time to rest, they each retreat to their own comfortable spots. Diamond favors the dock and Raleigh on his step. 
Diva - Cayo and Diva have been doing a wonderful job being part of Samantha’s welcome crew, with Diva adding teenage spunk to her life and Cayo acting as an older, maternal friend. 
Flagler - Flagler and Tanner are right back into their ‘dynamic duo’ role, showing us fast speed runs and big dives.
Gambit -  Delta, Gambit, and Reese have been spending a lot of time together both in and outside of sessions. They are a great combo to have at the dock, with each one trying to outshine the next!
Gypsi - Gypsi has been spending time with quite a few dolphins in the front lagoon, but she can almost always be seen at the seawall waving to new and old friends.
Jax - Jax and Ranger keep each other occupied so their seasoned roommate Sandy can have some peace and quiet when he wants to.
Lina - Clyde and Lina have been having a wonderful time together. Lina is the first of our two female sea lions that Clyde has met, and he has been quite the gentleman. They can be heard vocalizing all across the facility.
Louie - Louie has been loving spending time with old friends. Every trainer knew when Louie moved back to lagoon 6 because all the boys were covered in sunscreen from playing with Louie.
Luna - Luna and Summer are the newest members of Samantha’s welcome committee! Luna has been acting like a mature older teen, swimming with Samantha but giving her space when she needs it. Summer has the honor of being the first Atlantic Spotted dolphin Samantha has met!
Merlin - Merlin has been working really hard over the last few months to learn how to “Spin”. He has been very successful and we are so proud of him and his eagerness to learn. 
Merina - Merina and Santini have been holding down the fort in the front lagoon, being the two oldest up front. They have been setting a great example for the younger generation, teaching them both manners and how to dive high. 
Morada - Trainers have frequently seen Bowie and Morada making the docks into slip and slides and touching docks with their tails. Bowie has been teaching her the wonders of dolphins being out of the water.

Mr. P - Mr. Parrott is working to take a shower to keep his feathers beautiful and healthy. He likes the spray bottle misting him right now. His trainers give him a verbal cue when they are going to spritz him with the water. e.
Pandora - Pandora took over a hydrophone session and made it all about her! She showed off her giggle, her strut, and even did a breach as a grand finale, all unprompted!
Pax - Pax and Talon have both been competing for highest flier out of all the boys at DRC. Pax may have Talon in height, but Talon certainly beats Pax in the flair department!
Rainbow - Rainbow loves saying “Hello” but recently she has been laughing a lot more. Some would say she has great comedic timing when she offers her laugh too. Her laugh is definitely contagious and gets everyone laughing that is around her.
Raleigh - Diamond and Raleigh have been getting to know each other very well while maintaining a healthy balance. They spend their days swimming together, but when it’s time to rest, they each retreat to their own comfortable spots. Diamond favors the dock and Raleigh on his step. 
Ranger -  Jax and Ranger keep each other occupied so their seasoned roommate Sandy can have some peace and quiet when he wants to.
Reese - Delta, Gambit, and Reese have been spending a lot of time together both in and outside of sessions. They are a great combo to have at the dock, with each one trying to outshine the next!
Samantha - Windley and Samantha have become an incredible duo. Windley has been a wonderful guide for Samantha, as she navigates all of her new experiences at DRC.
Sandy - Jax and Ranger keep each other occupied so their seasoned roommate Sandy can have some peace and quiet when he wants to.
Santini - Merina and Santini have been holding down the fort in the front lagoon, being the two oldest up front. They have been setting a great example for the younger generation, teaching them both manners and how to dive high. 
Speedy - Speedy has been enjoying his cool concrete floor hut.  He sleeps in the shade.  Speedy comes out when he gets his dinner and often lays right on top of his cool lettuce and zucchini and squash directly brought to him from the cool refrigerator.  Speedy has been enjoying cool misting under his tiki and he is also a big fan of a mud bath.
Summer - Luna and Summer are the newest members of Samantha’s welcome committee! Luna has been acting like a mature older teen, swimming with Samantha but giving her space when she needs it. Summer has the honor of being the first Atlantic Spotted dolphin Samantha has met!
Talon -  Pax and Talon have both been competing for highest flier out of all the boys at DRC. Pax may have Talon in height, but Talon certainly beats Pax in the flair department! 
Tanner - Flagler and Tanner are right back into their ‘dynamic duo’ role, showing us fast speed runs and big dives.
Tursi - Aleta and Tursi have been enjoying the calm and tranquility of each other’s company, leaving all the drama to the younger ladies! Often, either one of these girls can be seen swimming with their prized target pole.
Windley - Windley and Samantha have become an incredible duo. Windley has been a wonderful guide for Samantha, as she navigates all of her new experiences at DRC.
Ziggy - Ziggy has been moving slowly in the heat of the summer but it doesn't stop him from hurrying out to eat his lunch.  He has been enjoying laying in cool mud puddles the volunteers make under his tiki.  He loves when people call his name and often shakes his head when he hears it.  Ziggy is looking forward to some cooler weather and his favorite season which is pumpkin season.

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