Exotic Incident #1526
Incident Date:
06/25/2011
Location:
Baltimore, MD - USA
Facility Name:
National Aquarium
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Marine
Animal:
Bottlenose Dolphin
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A second dolphin calf died at the National Aquarium, less than a week after the first baby dolphin died. Cause of death is unknown. Of the 14 calves born at the aquarium since 1992, five died within their first year, and two more died as juveniles.
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