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Wolphin

A wolphin or wholphin is a rare hybrid, formed from a cross between a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father). Although they have been reported to exist in the wild, there are currently only two in captivity, both at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii.

The first captive wolphin (whale/dolphin) hybrid occurred in captivity in 1985 where a female bottlenose dolphin and a male false killer whale shared a pool. The wolphin's size, colour and shape are intermediate between the parent species. Named Kekaimalu, she has 66 teeth - intermediate between a bottlenose (88 teeth) and false killer whale (44 teeth). The wolphin proved fertile on December 23, 2004, when she gave birth to a calf sired by a bottlenose dolphin; the calf is three quarters dolphin/one quarter whale and thus looks more like a dolphin. Despite being fertile, Kekaimalu did not mother the calf (this is not uncommon in captive dolphins and was probably not related to her being a hybrid), but it was successfully hand-reared. At 6 months old the calf was already the size of a 1 year old bottlenose.

Both remain in captivity, and are not part of the normal tour at Sea Life Park. The backstage tour must be taken to see the wolphins.

Although the word 'wolphin' is a portmanteau of whale and dolphin, since false killer whales are members of the family Delphinidae, that is, dolphins and not true whales, the wolphin is a kind of dolphin. For more detail on the ambiguity of the term, see whale. Herds of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins associate together in the wild and there are unsubstantiated tales of natural hybrids between the two species.


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Herds of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins associate together in the wild and there are unsubstantiated tales of natural hybrids between the two species. Others:. For more detail on the ambiguity of the term, see whale. In food and drink:. Although the word 'wolphin' is a portmanteau of whale and dolphin, since false killer whales are members of the family Delphinidae, that is, dolphins and not true whales, the wolphin is a kind of dolphin. In entertainment:. The backstage tour must be taken to see the wolphins. In photography:.

Both remain in captivity, and are not part of the normal tour at Sea Life Park. In geography:. At 6 months old the calf was already the size of a 1 year old bottlenose. Red eye or Redeye may have one of the following meanings:. Despite being fertile, Kekaimalu did not mother the calf (this is not uncommon in captive dolphins and was probably not related to her being a hybrid), but it was successfully hand-reared. Red-eye flight, an airplane flight that departs between 01:00 AM and 04:00 AM local time. The wolphin proved fertile on December 23, 2004, when she gave birth to a calf sired by a bottlenose dolphin; the calf is three quarters dolphin/one quarter whale and thus looks more like a dolphin. FIM-43 Redeye, a type of US surface-to-air missile common in the Vietnam War.

Named Kekaimalu, she has 66 teeth - intermediate between a bottlenose (88 teeth) and false killer whale (44 teeth). RedEye, a Chicago newspaper. The wolphin's size, colour and shape are intermediate between the parent species. Red eye (medicine), a symptom in medicine in which the sclera (white part) of someone's eye appears red in colour. The first captive wolphin (whale/dolphin) hybrid occurred in captivity in 1985 where a female bottlenose dolphin and a male false killer whale shared a pool. Red-Eye (energy drink), energy drink from Australia. Although they have been reported to exist in the wild, there are currently only two in captivity, both at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii. Red Eye(drink), a cup of coffee with a shot of espresso in it.

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