Meet Ranger
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Common Name: Bottlenose Dolphin
Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus
Parents: Unknown / Unknown (Wild Rescue)
Birth Date: Estimated birth early 2020
DRC Arrival Date: March 25, 2022
Defining Trait: Dorsal fin leans dramatically to his right, and it has a scalloped trailing edge.
My Story: Ranger was rescued by Texas State Aquarium in June of 2021, on Goose Island off the coast of Corpus Christi. His mom had died and Ranger, too young to have learned survival skills, was placed at Dolphin Research Center by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Calusa became his adopted mother, taking him under her flipper and nurturing the young dolphin. Appropriately, Calusa’s nickname is Goose, which was Ranger’s name briefly – and she has a scalloped dorsal fin just like his! Ranger is all boy, rambunctious, bold, curious and eager to learn!
Nicknames: Ranger Danger, Gooseman
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