South Padre Island Dolphin Research and Nature Center

Welcome to the South Padre Island Nature Center!

Adopt a Dolphin

Adopt a dolphin today!

For a contribution of just $25.00 per year, you will support and give a voice to one of our special wild dolphins of the Laguna Madre.

You'll receive a booklet that tells your dolphin's personal story, an adoption certificate, a photo, and a dolphin plush toy complete with a dorsal fin that closely matches that of your adopted dolphin.

Plus, you'll have direct contact with Captain Scarlet Colley via email so you can ask her questions and keep up-to-date on your dolphin's activities.

Makes a memorable gift for friends and family.

Call today (956) 943-6626

Here are some of the dolphins you can adopt as your very own:

Nicki - A wonderful teenage male
Mohawkina - A sweet baby dolphin who we recently saved
Ranger - A young rescued male who we recently returned to his family
Nubbins - A young female who we've watched grow up
Canopener - Our high matriarch
Twister - An older female with a twisted dorsal fin
Cody - A young male (also Nicki's buddy)

Sharky - An orphan, finally adopted by Twister's group
Abby - One of the new babies

There are many other wonderful dolphins here in our Laguna Madre as well. Whether you meet them during a visit to South Padre Island or through one of the stories I've written, we will happily create an adoption packet for any of them.

Thank you for supporting the care and research of our dolphins! - Scarlet Colley