Here’s the history behind the Miami Dolphins mascot. Is the Miami Dolphins mascot a real dolphin? No, but it once was. Flipper, the Dolphins’ first mascot, joined the team in 1966 and lived in ...

If you’re unfamiliar with the “Ace Ventura” movies, you might not know that the Miami Dolphins’ mascot used to be a real dolphin. But her name wasn't Snowflake.

But by the time Jim Carrey’s 1994 film was released, almost three decades had passed since the dolphin, Flipper, inhabited a tank at the Dolphins’ stadium.