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Dolphin Discovery Celebrates The Birth Of Two Baby Dolphins In Their Habitat On Isla Mujeres

  • August 12, 2020
  • Posted by: Cecilia Aguilar
  • Category: Press Room
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  • Dolphin Discovery launches the campaign “Name our baby dolphin after you!”, to baptize one of the pups and win a family ticket to meet him
  • The second calf will be named by the Dolphin Discovery family, 
  • through an internal dynamic

Cancun, Quintana Roo, August 12, 2020.- Dolphin Discovery Isla Mujeres, a family member of The Dolphin Company, the largest park operator in Latin America, announced that two dolphins were recently born, in perfect health conditions, a female, daughter of Odisea and Simbad, and a male, son of Cielo and Picasso.

To celebrate this great event, Dolphin Discovery launches the campaign “Give our baby dolphin your name!”

The objective of the campaign is to share with the community the happy arrival of the new members of the Dolphin Discovery family, to promote love and care for animals, as well as to understand the importance of research for the conservation of species.

“We are happy to celebrate the arrival of these new members to our family. A beautiful female and a beautiful male dolphin, both of the bottlenose species. The birth of these calves represents the dedication of professionals who look after the well-being of our marine mammals day by day. In addition, we celebrate the success and reach of our Miracle program since, thanks to it, the calves are added to the second generation of dolphins born in the care of Dolphin Discovery”, mentioned Mr. Eduardo Albor, CEO for The Dolphin Company.

It should be noted that the Dolphin Discovery Miracle program has established itself as a leader in the reproduction of marine mammals in human care, worldwide.

“Following the protocol of our ‘Miracle’ breeding program, during the 12 months of gestation, the group of veterinarians and specialists from Dolphin Discovery, gave timely assistance and care to Cielo and Odisea, mothers of the babies, achieving that, both them and the calves, are in perfect health. The next step is to give a name to the new members of the family and for this we want to involve the whole community and also those who are part of the Dolphin Discovery family”, said Roberto Sánchez Okrucky, Director of Veterinary Medicine at The Dolphin Company.

In this sense, Dolphin Discovery launches the campaign, via Facebook: “Give our baby dolphin your name!”, Which consists of a contest in which, to participate, you must follow the following steps:

  1. Follow the Facebook pages @DolphinDiscovery and @TheDolphinCo
  2. Give “like” to the post allusive to the dynamics
  3. Share a photo with a favorite pet or animal on the @DolphinDiscovery page
  4. Write, in the same post, why you love animals
  5. The post with the most “likes” will be the winner

The bases are:

  • Contest start date: August 12th, 2020.
  • Deadline to participate: August 20th, 2020 at 6:00 pm.
  • The results of the contest will be announced on August 21st at 4:00 pm.
  • The winner will be the one with the highest number of organic likes. The purchase of likes is not allowed.
  • It is necessary to meet all the requirements mentioned to be considered as a participant.
  • Dolphin Discovery reserves the right to remove photos or comments that are not in accordance with its corporate values.
  • Restrictions apply.

The Dolphin Company reaffirms its commitment to animal welfare and the environment. The work carried out by its experienced team of specialists translates into the research, conservation and care of marine mammals.