VIDEO: SeaWorld Orlando Facilitates Hearing Test For Rescued Bottlenose Dolphin

By  //  February 23, 2017

found stranded in Sanibel, Florida

ABOVE VIDEO: The dolphin was brought to the SeaWorld Orlando Rehabilitation Center after being found stranded in Sanibel, Florida.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team has been caring for a rescued male bottlenose dolphin since November 30, 2016.

The dolphin was brought to the SeaWorld Orlando Rehabilitation Center after being found stranded in Sanibel, Florida.

Recently, SeaWorld’s veterinary team assisted a representative from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with a hearing test on the dolphin.

NOAA conducts hearing tests on all stranded cetaceans to confirm their ability to hear and echolocate.

Dolphins use echolocation to help them find food, navigate through their environment and socialize with other dolphins. The use of echolocation is crucial for their survival in the wild.

The test showed the dolphin can hear and the team remains hopeful he will continue to improve. (SeaWorld Image)

The hearing test is a critical step toward the ultimate goal of returning him to the wild.

The test showed the dolphin can hear and the team remains hopeful he will continue to improve.

Since his arrival the dolphin has been eating on his own and has shown a steady increase in weight, important steps in the total rehabilitation process.

SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team is always on call to rescue and care for injured, orphaned or ill animals.

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In collaboration with several government agencies and other members of accredited stranding networks, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment operates one of the world’s most respected programs to rescue ill and injured marine animals, with the goal to rehabilitate and return to the ocean.

SeaWorld animal experts have helped more than 29,000 animals in need for more than five decades.

If you see an injured marine animal, you can help by calling the Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline at 1-888-404-3922.

Since his arrival the dolphin has been eating on his own and has shown a steady increase in weight, important steps in the total rehabilitation process. (SeaWorld Image)
The dolphin was brought to the SeaWorld Orlando Rehabilitation Center after being found stranded in Sanibel, Florida. (SeaWorld Image)