Horatian Dolphin
“ I was a mermaid in my past-life! I definitely was. I don't know why I'm obsessed with them that much, which is why I think that somehow in my past-life I must have just lived underwater or something. Maybe I was a fish or a dolphin, but I do believe in mermaids. ”
– Ella Henderson
Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genius: Tursiops
Species: Tursiops horatica
Descendant: dolphins
Named by: Orland Spencer
Year Published: 2790
Size: 3 m (3 ft) long in length; 390 kg (859 lb) in weight
Lifespan: 40+ years
Type:
Synapsids
Mammals (Dolphins)
Fictional
Title:
Reinachan Dolphin
Horatian Oceanic One
Pantheon: Reinachan/Ityoselese
Time Period: Holocene
Alignment: Neutral
Threat Level: ★★★★★★
Diet: Carnivorous 🥩🐟🥓🧽
Elements: Water, sound
Inflicts: Watereblight, soundblight, echolocated
Weaknesses: Leaf, electric, ice, sound
Casualties: ???
Based On: itself
Conservation Status: Near Threatened (NT) – IUCN Red List
Horatian Dolphin (Tursiops horatica) is the one of the fictional species of dolphin introduced in Worldcraft: The Center.
Etymology
Coming soon.
Physical Appearance
Horatian dolphins are whitish ash in color and may be between 2.6 and 4.9 m (6.8 and 13.10 ft) long, and weigh between 150 and 650 kg (330 and 1,430 lb). Males are generally larger and heavier than females. In most parts of the world, the adult's length is between 2.5 and 3.5 m (8.2 and 11.5 ft) with weight ranging between 200 and 500 kg (440 and 1,100 lb).
Abilities
Horatian dolphins like normal ancestors, using communication, including squeaks emitted from the blowhole, whistles emitted from nasal sacs below the blowhole, and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping their tails on the water. But Horatian dolphins have strong echolocation much like Berbania's rorquabirds (Berbania equivalent of Earth's baleen whales), using radar at the brain to detect signals of other life forms.
Weaknesses
Dolphins don't suffocate outside of water; they breathe air like all mammals, although they can die of dehydration out of water. They are vulnerable to many stressors and threats including disease, biotoxins, pollution, habitat alteration including freshwater incursions, vessel strikes, human feeding of and activities causing harassment, interactions with commercial and recreational fishing, energy exploration and oil spills, and other types of human disturbance, such as underwater noise.
Ecology
Dolphins have few marine enemies. Some species or specific populations have none, making them apex predators. Because the magnitude of threats may differ among tributaries, extrapolation from these small study areas should be undertaken with caution. The tucuxi exists in small groups of about 10-15 individuals, and swim in tight-knit groups, suggesting a highly developed social structure. Tucuxis are quite active and may jump clear of the water (a behavior known as breaching), somersault, spy-hop or tail-splash.
As a very social species, the Horatian dolphin lives in groups called pods that typically number about 20 individuals, but group size varies from pairs of dolphins to over 150 or even occasionally over 1,020 animals for short periods of time.
Behavior
As a very social species, the Horatian Dolphin lives in groups called pods that typically number about 15 individuals, but group size varies from pairs of dolphins to over 100 or even occasionally over 1,000 animals for short periods of time. The types of groups include: nursery groups, juvenile groups, and groups of adult males. If the dolphin can not find a path to a dropped item, the dolphin may stay underwater to the point of drowning. Should the survivor or another creature hit a Horatian Dolphin, the whole pod retaliates, attacking all at once similar to other sociable animals.
Distribution and Habitat
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins have a discontinuous distribution in warm-temperate and tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. They are found primarily in shallow coastal and estuarine waters and in shallow reef complexes.
Movement Pattern: Full Migrant
Individual Type: Pod
Population Trend: Unknown
Population: ???
Locomotion: Aquatic
Habitat: All
Reinachos: worldwide
Delphia: worldwide
Tamed
You cannot tame most dolphin species, except for common dolphin, orca, tucuxi, spotted dolphin, Commerson's dolphin, and bottlenose dolphin. Dolphins can be fed raw cod or pulled along with a lead that are tamed non-violently, rather than through a cordial and curious creature, it will slowly approach any survivor that is within radius. To tame it, you need to pet the creature twice, then feed it with fish or lobster meat.
Lore
Coming soon
Known Individuals
Pepita (owned by Marissa)
Vais (Pepita's father; wild)
Hasmini (Pepita's mother; befriended by Arianna)
Gallery
Coming soon.
2023 Version
Foreign Languages
Coming soon
Update
26/01/2023 - Updated for adjustments and add Known Individuals for this species.
Trivia
This is only because animals and native species didn't have unique quotes from their own planet, using from planet earth.