Damara

Damara is an 8-year-old female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. She was born on August 11, 2007 at SeaWorld Orlando's Dolphin Nursery to Dash and Sebastian. Due to behavioral problems with animals at Dolphin Cove in 2009, since Jag had won as dominant male over Hekili, Damara and her mother were not sent back to Dolphin Cove. It was decided to send Dash back while Damara was sent to Whale and Dolphin Stadium alongside Lagos and Gala, since Cassie the false killer whale had died in 2008 and Jozu needed companions. In 2011, Frankie and Nueces arrived at Dolphin Stadium, and Lagos moved to be with the other males at the stadium. In 2014, Nueces was the first to venture into Dolphin Cove, soon followed by Frankie, then Damara and Gala. In May of 2015, a large transfer resulted in Diego and Dash arriving in Orlando while Frankie, Gala, and Soleil left. In November, Damara and Nueces were placed at Dolphin Nursery with Archer, Ariel, Naia, and Nigel. SeaWorld claimed they were companion animals until December 21, 2015, when they announced that Damara and Nueces were pregnant. In January of 2016, Damara and Nueces were sent to Discovery Cove to learn how to raise a calf from the experienced mother and heavily pregnant female, Astra. Damara and Nueces are often grouped with Frankie, Gala, Astra, and Skye at Discovery Cove. On March 21, 2016, Damara gave birth to her first calf, Delilah. Delilah was sired by Alpha. Damara and Delilah were returned to SeaWorld Orlando in June 2017 when Dolphin Nursery reopened.

Family Members

 * Parents
 * Dash and Sebastian
 * Grandparents
 * Dottie and Clyde (Dash's parents)
 * Sabrina and Stein (Sebastian's parents)
 * Great grandparents
 * Darla and Ralph (Dottie's parents)
 * Bonnie and Ralph (Clyde's parents)
 * Calves
 * Delilah
 * Aunts/Uncles
 * Sabrina's 1995 stillborn
 * Polka
 * Nitro
 * Cortez
 * Sabrina's 2013 miscarriage
 * Half-siblings
 * Dot
 * Foster
 * Lagos
 * Alia
 * Sandy's 2009 calf
 * Indie's 2009 calf
 * Striker
 * Jett
 * Chloe
 * Chopper
 * Delilah's 2014 stillborn
 * Lily's 2014 stillborn
 * Delilah's 2015 stillborn
 * Kaya