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Ranger
Common Name
Bottlenose DolphinNicknames
Rangeman, Little GooseScientific Name
Tursiops truncatusParents
UnknownRescued Date
Estimated June 2019Gender
MaleDefining 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 DRC 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!