Jane’s Refuge: the Hospital for Dolphins and Whales

Mote has been rehabilitating dolphins and whales at our Sarasota, Fla.-based facilities since 1992. At Mote, our goal is to provide the most humane treatment possible for live-stranded dolphins and whales, while also creating a better scientific understanding of these animals and their needs to support conservation of these species in the wild.

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Patient Arrival Status

Benny aka Benny Hill (MML 9519, VMSM 951047, MMES 95142NC)

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

 October 20, 1995 Former Patient

Juno II (MML 9415)

Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)

 August 18, 1994 Former Patient

Richey (MML 9413)

Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)

 August 16, 1994 Former Patient

Lunar (MML 9313)

Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)

 November 16, 1993 Former Patient

Freeway (MML 9307, FB 206)

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

 June 7, 1993 Former Patient

Matt (MML 9219, FB 300)

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

 June 24, 1992 Former Patient

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

Manatees make sounds—in fact, they make five different calls: squeaks, high squeaks, squeals, squeak-squeals, and chirps. They even have “graded” calls, meaning they can adjust a single call to convey more nuances of what they’re doing or how they’re feeling. Think of how a cat adjusts its “meow” when startled, happy, or excited. Mote scientists study manatee vocalizations to better understand the behavior of these imperiled mammals.

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