Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network



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Cupid


Cupid-Tursiops truncatus

A young bottlenose dolphins that stranded on February 14, 2003 on Quintana Beach, in Brazoria County. Cupid was successfully rehabiliated at with the TMMSN, but due to his young age and an epilectic condition was deemed non-releaseable by NMFS.  He was placed at Marine World in California.  He is visited by TMMSN volunteers from time to time and is reported to be doing well.

LISTEN TO CUPID: (you may have to download the "Active-X" file if prompted for the player to load)


VIEW A CUPID SLIDESHOW

WATCH CUPID WITH HIS NEW FRIEND, A FEMALE KILLER WHALE