Sex: female
Approximate age: 25 years old
date of birth: unknown
Arrival from Black Sea: 1990
Family Tree: Mother of Saki, Yassu and Luna
Identifying marks: wide face, dark gray shades on body, white right eye, two spots and tear on dorsal fin.

Dana got her name because of her moodiness that reminded us of a girl by that name who used to work with the dolphins. As a mother she is assertive, and tends to give early independence to her young - maybe she just wants time to herself.

Sex: female
Date of birth: June 26,  1995
Family Tree: daughter of Shy and Cindy mother of sheba.
Identifying marks: round forehead, wide face and body, light gray color, dark gray stripes.

Nana is Shy's daughter, therefore her name is derived from the delicious mint herb we add to tea. "Nana" - Hebrew for mint herb "Shy" - Arabic for tea.  Nana is adventurous, was the first one to go out to the open sea and is a role model for others.

Sex: female
Date of birth: July 24, 1999
Family Tree: daughter of Domino and Cindy
Identifying marks: medium sized, light gray color, black birthmark on lower jaw.

Yampa's name is taken from two Hebrew words: "yam" - sea "patuach" - open. Yampa was born when the gates to the open sea were open all the time. Like her name - she likes to go out.  She has a cheerful and playful character, and is busy inventing new games.

Sex: female
Date of birth: August 9, 2000
Family Tree: daughter of Dana and Cindy
Identifying marks: medium sized, very light gray color, very light gray stripes, end of tail is white

Luna is named after the Spanish word for moon. She was born during a full-moon night and her colors are light gray as the moon. She is showing signs of growing up, while enjoying independence from her mother - Dana. Luna is relatively large for her age, definitely an advantage.

Sex: female
Date of birth: 23.7.03
Family Tree: daughter of Shy and Cindy
Identifying marks: Small, dark shades of gray, black beauty - mark on the left side of her body. 




Small Nikita was born to her mother, Shy, on a fine morning. The short and easy labor was seen and shared with the staff swimming around her. The first year the baby dolphin is attached to his mother to learn natural behaviors and to find his place among the group.

Sex: Female
Date of Birth: June 1, 2004
Family Tree: Daughter of Nana and Cindy
Identifying Marks:Very small and long body, Dark shades of gray.




Little Sheba was born to Nana, an easy birth lasting about 2 hours.  Nana came to the staff members for petting during her labor pains. Sheba, the little baby, spends all of her time nursing and swimming alongside Nana. The Hebrew letters of the name Sheba symbolize the following characteristics: contentment, beauty, blond, long...why blond?!  Because she was born with a blond moustache!  All babies are born with a moustache that helps them locate and feel their mother when nursing.  The moustache sheds after a few days.  Sheba is a plant used in tea, Nana means mint, also used in tea, and the grandmother is named "Shy", meaning, in Arabic - tea - this makes a very tasty combination.