Rescued Bottlenose Dolphin Introduced to 'Forever Home' in Florida Keys
A rescued juvenile dolphin was introduced to his new family after being rehabilitated by the Dolphin Research Center (DRC) in Marathon, Florida, on Thursday, May 12.
The dolphin calf, named Ranger, was discovered near Texas’s Goose Island State Park in June 2021, the DRC told Storyful, and had been suffering from an underlying respiratory infection and dehydration after his mother’s death.
Ranger was transported from the Texas State Aquarium to the center in late March, and had been put into a "medical pool for a quarantine period " to help him gain weight and strengthen his immune system.
“We are excited to welcome Ranger into the Dolphin Research Center family,” said DRC President/CEO Rita Irwin in a press release. “Texas State Aquarium did a fantastic job of restoring this youngster to health and we look forward to continuing to help him thrive with excellent care here at his new forever home.”
This video taken by the Florida Keys News Bureau – an agency owned by Monroe County that promotes tourism in the Florida Keys and Key West – shows Ranger entering his new lagoon.
Credit: Florida Keys News Bureau via Storyful
Credit: Florida Keys News Bureau via Storyful
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