Exotic Animal Incident Report

Reported: Jun 25, 2011
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Animal: Bottlenose Dolphin
Animal Disposition: dead

Facility Type: Non-accredited Zoo
Facility Name: National Aquarium

Category: Animal Death
Species: Marine

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.

Source: WashingtonPost.com