The newest addition to The Mirage's family of bottlenose dolphins is a healthy male calf born Saturday, Aug. 20 to Huf n Puf, who was born at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat in March 2000. The birth of this calf marks the second time within seven weeks that a dolphin has given birth at the facility.
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Scientists are currently studying dolphins in the wild and in human care to better understand their life spans. Current scientific data shows that dolphins in Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums zoological parks and aquariums live longer than their counterparts in the wild. On average, a one-year old dolphin can be expected to live for more than 25 years, according to a data review of North American Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums members.

The bottlenose dolphin typically gives birth to one calf and can give birth every 2 – 3 years. Calves are often born tail first. They weigh between 25 and 30 pounds at birth and are about 2 – 3 feet in length.

Bottlenose dolphins inhabit temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, avoiding only the Polar Regions. In the United States, bottlenose dolphins can be found along the East Coast from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico.