Dolphin Research Center is a nonprofit research and education facility in the Florida Keys. During your visit you may see DRC working on various cognition and behavior studies. Questions encouraged! Learn more about these amazing animals.

Sep 2, 2024 · Dolphin Research Center is located on Grassy Key in the heart of the fabulous Florida Keys. We're a little more than two hours from Miami and about an hour and twenty minutes from Key West. Please take travel time into account when booking your programs!

Our Mission - Through education, research and rescue, Dolphin Research Center promotes peaceful coexistence, cooperation and communication between marine mammals, humans and the environment we share with the well being of DRC's animals taking precedence.

Dolphin Research Center is the ideal stop for group tours visiting the Florida Keys. Located at mile marker 59, DRC is home to a pod of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions that live in a natural lagoon setting in the Gulf of Mexico.

Our Mission - Through education, research and rescue, Dolphin Research Center promotes peaceful coexistence, cooperation and communication between marine mammals, humans and the environment we share with the well being of DRC's animals taking precedence.

Dolphin Information. Learn about Dolphins’ history, habits, health, communication and reproduction. Acoustics - Discover how and why dolphins make sounds like whistles, clicks, and burst pulses. This page also includes a diagram of sound production and echolocation. Anatomy - See labeled body parts of a dolphin inside and out on a detailed ...

Our Mission - Through education, research and rescue, Dolphin Research Center promotes peaceful coexistence, cooperation and communication between marine mammals, humans and the environment we share with the well being of DRC's animals taking precedence.

The Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is a not-for-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions.

Dolphin Research Center was founded as a nonprofit corporation in 1984 by Jayne Shannon-Rodriguez and Armando "Mandy" Rodriguez. Their goal was to ensure the dolphins had a home here for life, and in doing so to establish a unique education and research facility.

DRC’s research program focuses on three main areas: Cognition, Behavior and Husbandry. Support the Research. As you can see research is important. There are many ways you can help DRC to continue our important research. Learn more.