Meet Louie
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Common Name: Bottlenose Dolphin
Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus
Parents: Unknown / Unknown (Wild Rescue)
Birth Date: Estimated birth September 2009
DRC Arrival Date: February 6, 2011
Defining Trait: Notch out of back of dorsal fin/darker than some other dolphins/small hole in right tail fluke
My Story: Louie was the first live dolphin to be rescued from the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana in September of 2010. He was covered in oil and had multiple injuries when rescued by the Louisiana Marine Mammal Rescue team. With only a 5% chance of survival he beat the odds and was “adopted” by Aleta and Delta when he joined our family. Louie is an earnest people pleaser. He is very literal, loves to learn, and enjoys playing with his new friends!
Nicknames: Lewis, Lou
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