Zoo Duisburg · Belugas (Historical)

The information in the table below represents the living or current population of belugas held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have transferred or died. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

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Last Updated: May 9, 2025 8:13 am

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)

The information in the table below represents the deceased population of belugas held at this facility. If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: May 9, 2025 8:13 am

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	FOR0000058, -, -	Moby	F	1964-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1969-Aug-04	19690804	Hudson Bay, Manitoba	Wild	Wild	Hudson Bay, Manitoba to Unknown Holding (04-Aug-1969) to Duisburg Zoo (18-Aug-1969)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1999-Jun-05	19990605	Bacterial infection, gastrointestinal	Died at the age of 33 (estimated)	public display, duisburg, died
	Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	FOR0000057, -, -	Alua	F	1966-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1969-Aug-04	19690804	Hudson Bay, Manitoba	Wild	Wild	Hudson Bay, Manitoba to Unknown Holding (04-Aug-1969) to Duisburg Zoo (18-Aug-1969)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Jul-26	19840726	Heart failure	-	public display, duisburg, died

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of belugas held at this facility.  These animals are held off exhibit in quarantine or hospital pools.  The rescue/rehab inventory will include all historical rescues in addition to current patients (if any). If you’re having trouble finding a specific dolphin, check the tabs above, they may have moved or died.  Italics indicate a deceased individual.  

There are no rehab cases at this facility.

The information in the table below represents animals that have transferred out of this facility with the date of transfer and the location where they moved to.  This entry only represents the most recent transfer date of of this particular location.  If a beluga has transferred back and forth multiple times, only the latest transfer is listed, however, the complete transfer history can be viewed by expanding the row.

Last Updated: April 14, 2025 8:19 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfer From:	Transfer To:	Transfer Date:	Transfers (All)	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	NOA0006225, SWC-DL-0426, 48048, -	Ferdinand	M	1970-Jan-01 (E) 54.0 years old	Capt	1975-Jul-31	19750731	Hudson Bay, Canada	Wild	Wild	Zoo Duisburg	SeaWorld San Diego	2004-Sep-12	Hudson Bay, Manitoba to Duisburg Zoo (~ Aug 1975) to SeaWorld San Diego (12-Sep-2004)	SeaWorld San Diego	Died	2023-Dec-15	20231215	-	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, died