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Whale-dolphin hybrid has baby 'Wolphin'

Posted on Sunday, 17 April, 2005 | 10 comments

The only whale-dolphin mix in captivity has given birth to a playful female calf, officials at Sea Life Park Hawaii said Thursday. The calf was born on December 23 to Kekaimalu, a mix of a false killer whale and an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Park officials said they waited to announce the birth until now because of recent changes in ownership and operations at the park.The young as-yet unnamed wholphin is one-fourth false killer whale and three-fourths Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.

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#6 Posted by 2PAC4LIFE on 18 April, 2005, 21:22
QUOTE(girty1600 @ Apr 17 2005, 10:45 PM)That is really neato, hybrid animals are so cool. [right][snapback]576556[/snapback][/right]Yeah true, especially dogs!

#7 Posted by Stellar on 18 April, 2005, 22:59
QUOTE(Ashley-Star*Child @ Apr 18 2005, 04:57 AM)Who was that that said different species can't mix? Is a whale a dolphin? I don't think so.[right][snapback]576516[/snapback][/right]*sigh*A false killer whale is a member of the dolphin family, the delphinidae.

#8 Posted by AztecInca on 19 April, 2005, 2:16
Hybrid animals are very very interesting indeed!

#9 Posted by Apparition on 24 April, 2005, 1:07
QUOTE(Stellar @ Apr 18 2005, 09:59 PM)QUOTE(Ashley-Star*Child @ Apr 18 2005, 04:57 AM)Who was that that said different species can't mix? Is a whale a dolphin? I don't think so.[right][snapback]576516[/snapback][/right]*sigh*A false killer whale is a member of the dolphin fami...

#10 Posted by liljellybean on 29 April, 2005, 18:37
So what? Is it just me or is it like not all that interesting. **Yawn** it would be more amazing if it was a real killer whale and a dolphin but hey what can you do about it.

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