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Wren the Dolphin

Posted June 27, 2025

Wren is estimated to be 5 years old and the youngest of the rough-toothed dolphins that arrived in June 2025.  

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  • Ruth & J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex

About Wren

Wren

Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
Ruth & J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex
wren
Estimated Age
5
Sex
Female
Rescue Date
7/29/2023
Origin
St. Vincent Island, Florida
Arrival Date
6/4/2025

Rescued on St. Vincent Island, Franklin Co., Florida on 7/29/2023 by Gulf World Marine Institute. Estimated to be 1-3 at time of stranding. She was deemed non-releasable due to hearing loss. She remained in rehab until December of 2023 while waiting for placement, however her rehabilitation was quick as she was relatively healthy at the time of her stranding.

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Wren at CMA

Being so young, Wren has a very sleek, youthful appearance and a longer melon and rostrum, giving her a distinct look among our dolphins. 

Wren seems to enjoy engaging with enrichment items like hoops and hoses and  has shown remarkable intelligence and picks up new behaviors quickly! 

Arrival at CMA

Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) welcomed four female rough-toothed dolphins into its care on June 4, 2025.

CMA has served as the first responders for marine mammals and animals for decades. Recognizing the vital role CMA plays in marine mammal rescue and its expertise with rough-toothed dolphins, CMA and Gulf World, an aquarium located in Panama City Beach, FL., worked collaboratively in relocating these marine mammals.

CMA’s animal care team first ensured the marine animals were stable for transport and prepared for their transfer to Clearwater. The four dolphins — Doris, Kitana, Dagny and Wren — are estimated to be 28, 18, 10 and 5 years of age.

These four rough-toothed dolphins have been deemed non-releasable by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) after stranding and are not able to be released back into the wild.

CMA is committed to its mission to rescue marine life. Rescue comes in many forms, and we remain steadfast in our mission to provide exceptional care for all marine animals at CMA.

CMA is currently the only aquarium in the United States that cares for rough-toothed dolphins. The addition of these dolphins will bring CMA’s total cetacean population to nine dolphins, which guests will see when they visit the Ruth & J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex.

Species Threats

Entanglement
One of the main threats to rough-toothed dolphins is getting entangled or captured in commercial fishing gear, such as gillnets and in drive fisheries outside of the U.S., which can injure or kill them. While there is no reported bycatch from U.S. fisheries, rough-toothed dolphins are known to take bait from fisheries in Hawaiߵi.

Hunting
Rough-toothed dolphins have been killed in direct fisheries in Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, West Africa, and the Caribbean Sea.

Ocean Noise
Underwater noise pollution interrupts the normal behavior of rough-toothed dolphins, which rely on sound to communicate and echolocate. If loud enough, noise can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss. Noise interference from vessels, as well as industrial and military activities, disturbs rough-toothed dolphins’ feeding, communication, and orientation

Did You Know…

Wren tested completely deaf, but occasionally seems to react to some sound.
Wren is quite intelligent and has learned several behaviors quickly, both from her animal care team and observational learning of other animals.
She typically swims on her own at the end of the day.
Enrichment: Hoses, hoops, frisbees
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Other Resident Dolphins

  • Rudy
    Rudy
  • Doris

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