Koko News | Animals | 26 May 2025

Beloved dolphin Rita dies at Hong Kong's Ocean Park

A24-year-oldIndo-PacificbottlenosedolphinnamedRitahasdiedatHongKong’sOcean Parkaftershowingsignsoffatigueandalossofappetite.

一隻名叫麗塔 (Rita) 的 24 歲印度太平洋寬吻海豚在香港海洋公園出現疲勞和食慾不振的跡象後死亡。

Themarinemammalhadlivedintheparkforabout13 yearsaftershewastransferredfromTunisia.

這隻海洋哺乳動物從突尼斯轉移到公園後已經在這裡生活了大約 13 年。

Investigationsintoherdeathareongoing.

對她死亡的調查仍在進行中。

Ritawasaplayfulanimalwhogotalongwellwithherdolphinandhumanmates, andwasabelovedanimalambassadorlivingintheMarineMammalBreedingandResearchCentrenexttotheOcean ParkVeterinaryCentre.

麗塔是一隻活潑的動物，與海豚和人類夥伴相處融洽，是深受喜愛的動物大使，住在海洋公園獸醫中心旁的海洋哺乳動物繁殖和研究中心。

ShehadrefusedtoeatandshowedsignsoftirednesssinceFriday.

自周五以來，她就拒絕進食並表現出疲倦的跡象。

The parksaidthatveterinariansperformedthoroughexaminationsandbloodtestsonthedolphin, whichcaretakerslookedafteraroundtheclock.

公園表示，獸醫對這隻海豚進行了全面檢查和血液檢測，管理員對其進行了全天候的照顧。

ButherhealthconditionsworsenedandshediedonSundayafternoon.

但她的健康狀況惡化並於週日下午去世。

The parkhasconductedanecropsytodeterminethecauseofdeath, whilefurtherlaboratorytestsareunderway.

公園已進行屍檢以確定死因，同時正在進行進一步的實驗室測試。

Indo-Pacificbottlenosedolphinscanliveformorethan40 yearsinthewild.

印度太平洋寬吻海豚在野外可以存活40多年。

Thespokesmansaidthatstudentshadlearnedaboutandappreciatedthenaturalbehaviouranddailycareofdolphinsupclosethroughguidedtours, andwereinspiredtocontributetomarineconservation.

發言人表示，學生們透過導覽活動近距離了解和欣賞海豚的自然習性和日常護理，並受到啟發，希望為海洋保育做出貢獻。

The parkexpressesitsgratitudetoRitaforconveyingconservationmessagestovisitors. Shewillforeverholdaspecialplaceinourheartsandmemories.

公園對麗塔向遊客傳達保護訊息表示感謝。她將永遠在我們的心中和記憶中佔據特殊的位置。

RitawastransferredtoHongKongfromFriguia ParkinTunisiainNovember 2012, afterthefacilitycloseditsdolphinshow, accordingtoCeta-Base, anonlinedatabaseofcaptive-heldcetaceansacrosstheworld.

據全球圈養鯨類動物線上資料庫 Ceta-Base 稱，2012 年 11 月，突尼斯弗里吉亞公園關閉了海豚表演後，麗塔被轉移到香港。

ShegavebirthtoamalecalfnamedRatiinSeptember 2015.

2015 年 9 月，她生下了一隻名叫 Rati 的雄性小象。

In 2021, Ocean ParkannouncedthatMilo, aseven-year-oldfemaleIndo-Pacificbottlenosedolphin, diedaftersufferingacutehaemorrhagicenteritis, orinflammationoftheintestines.

2021 年，海洋公園宣布，一隻七歲的雌性印度太平洋寬吻海豚米洛因急性出血性腸炎（腸道發炎）而死亡。

A 24-year-old Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin named Rita has died at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park after showing signs of fatigue and a loss of appetite.

The marine mammal had lived in the park for about 13 years after she was transferred from Tunisia.

Investigations into her death are ongoing.

Rita was a playful animal who got along well with her dolphin and human mates, and was a beloved animal ambassador living in the Marine Mammal Breeding and Research Centre next to the Ocean Park Veterinary Centre.

She had refused to eat and showed signs of tiredness since Friday.

The park said that veterinarians performed thorough examinations and blood tests on the dolphin, which caretakers looked after around the clock.

But her health conditions worsened and she died on Sunday afternoon.

The park has conducted a necropsy to determine the cause of death, while further laboratory tests are under way.

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins can live for more than 40 years in the wild.

The spokesman said that students had learned about and appreciated the natural behaviour and daily care of dolphins up close through guided tours, and were inspired to contribute to marine conservation.

The park expresses its gratitude to Rita for conveying conservation messages to visitors. She will forever hold a special place in our hearts and memories.

Rita was transferred to Hong Kong from Friguia Park in Tunisia in November 2012, after the facility closed its dolphin show, according to Ceta-Base, an online database of captive-held cetaceans across the world.

She gave birth to a male calf named Rati in September 2015.

In 2021, Ocean Park announced that Milo, a seven-year-old female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, died after suffering acute haemorrhagic enteritis, or inflammation of the intestines.