
: skip to main skip to sidebar DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER Twenty-five years of Teaching , Learning , Caring for marine mammals and the environment we . share DRC is a nonprofit marine mammal education and research facility located in the heart of the fabulous Florida Keys . Home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions , DRC offers a variety of educational , fun , exciting programs , and close-up interactions . We hope you enjoy our blog Tuesday , August 14, 2012 What's in a name A.J . was named for his . parents Guests often ask how we name our dolphins . Our animals have unique identifiers that are given to them for various reasons . Some of our dolphins like Molly , Sandy , and Rainbow , came to us from other facilities and we didn’t want to change the handle