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ROBIN

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Robin is a male bottlenose dolphin, captured in 1989 in the waters of the coasts of Cuba. Initially living in a temporary structure with a dolphin of the same age, named Betty, in 1996 Robin was transferred to a new structure in the Italian territory, the Palablù del Gardaland amusement park, near the famous lake in Northern Italy. Here, together with Betty, Romeo, Giulietta, Violetta, Teide, Hector and Squeak, Robin lived his entire youth, eventually becoming the dominant male, after Romeo and Hector both died in 1999. With his life partner Betty they had three offsprings: Naù, born on 28 October 2001; Tango, born on March 30, 2005, but who died of a tragic infection three years later; finally Mia, on December 28, 2008. In 2013 "Merlin", owner and manager of the park, decided to close and put an end to the shows, declaring herself against captivity and that the management of the dolphinarium involved too high costs. So Robin, Betty and Mia were transferred to the Genoa Aquarium that same year, where their eldest daughter Naù and Teide were waiting for them.

Robin acquires the position of dominant male once moved to the new Cetaceans Pavilion the following year, also becoming the father of a boy on August 8, 2015, later called Indy, conceived with a young female named Luna.

Following some complaints by the former Dolphinarium of Rimini which began in October 2016 for the custody of the little Indy, and considering that the dolphins were too many in the Genoese structure, it was decided that Robin and his son were transferred to the ZooMarine of Torvaianica, where new trainers and a new family of dolphins awaited them.

How to recognize Robin

- Robin has a short, stocky rostrum, with a huge white spot on its tip.

- Its dorsal fin is all serrated.

- It has a considerable and very robust body.

 

Robin has always been a mild-mannered and quiet dolphin, with a preference for his two little girls. Upon his move to ZooMarine, he appears to have particularly bonded with younger members such as Zeus and Thai.

 

Photo Credit: © Aquarium of Genoa

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