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Common Name: Bottlenose Dolphin
Scientific Name: Tursiops Truncatus
Parents: Merina / Noel (Miami Seaquarium)
Birth Date: December 13th, 2006
Defining Trait: Long, graceful rostrum/pink belly
My Story: Cayo, which means “key” in Spanish, is the third daughter of Merina and the first DRC calf conceived by artificial insemination. Like her mother and siblings, Pandora, Calusa, Flagler and Windley she is an intelligent, independent spirit. Cayo loves to control anything and everything … the game is to get her to think it’s “her idea”! A beautiful graceful dolphin, Cayo always keeps us on our toes!
Nicknames: Cay-Cay