Brookfield Zoo Dolphin Calf Born with Help from Mother
A 38 year old bottlenose dolphin named Allie gave birth to a healthy calf at Brookfield Zoo Chicago during a more than hour long labor monitored on video. Tapeko, 43, an experienced mother, assisted and followed the calf as it surfaced for its first breath. Zoo officials called the birth natural and noted the calf weighs about 35 pounds and measures nearly four feet.
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Calf bonds with mother as dolphin exhibit closes briefly
The Seven Seas exhibit at the zoo will be closed as a calf bonds with its mother and acclimates with its pod. The calf is learning to draft, with veterinarians monitoring nursing, swimming and milestones over the next 30 days. A paternity test will determine the calf’s father. a name will be chosen later this summer.
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