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The first wholphin in the United States and the first to survive was Kekaimalu, born at Sea Life Park in Hawaii on May 15, 1985; her name means "from the ...
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Come see a Wholphin and her daughter at Sea Life Park on Oahu
Part Dolphin, Part False Killer Wale Calf Doing Well
What is a Wholphin?
The name "wholphin" was invented in 1985 when a 6-foot dolphin and a 14-foot false killer whale mated and produced an offspring.
Prior to that mating, it was not
thought possible to mate the two species. Her mother, Punahele, was an
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, while her father, I'anui, was a false
killer whale.
False killer whales
are actually members of the dolphin family and unrelated to killer
whales. Males can reach 22 feet in length and weigh as much as two tons,
while females are smaller, reaching 16 meters in length.In the wild false killer whales often associate with other species of dolphins, particularly bottlenose dolphins. They are found most often in warm temperate and tropical waters around the world
Kekaimalu's and Her Calf
Kekaimalu ("from the sheltered ocean") was the name given to that original offspring who is now the mother of the new wholphin. This was the third pregnancy for Kekaimalu. Both prior offspring have died once in infancy, the other at the age of nine.The new baby, named Kawili Kai is 3/4 dolphin and 1/4 false killer whale.
Very energetic and animated, the baby wholphin interacted well with her mother and trainers.
Early in-water interaction with the
calf was part of Sea Life Park by Dolphin Discovery's training program,
to ensure a high level of trust between calf, mother and trainers, as
well as early conditioning for voluntary medical behaviors.
Characteristics of a Wholphin
The baby wholphin displayed notable characteristics inherited from her hybrid lineage. The coloration is a perfect blend between the light gray of the bottlenose dolphin and black of the false killer whale.For the first months, the calf relied fully on her mother's milk. She nursed intermittently throughout the day and night, with all nursing taking place underwater.
Nursing continued up to about nine months before the calf began sampling her mother's food. Only months after birth, it was the size of a one-year-old bottlenose dolphin. At a little over over one yearvof age, the calf was completely weaned.
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