Minnesota Zoo · Dolphins (Historical)

The information in the table below represents the living or current population of dolphins & porpoises 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.

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

Last Updated: May 13, 2025 11:23 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 dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). 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 13, 2025 11:23 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)
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001335, -, MSG 6938	Flipper	M	1959-xxx-xx (E) - years old	Capt	1964-Jun-02	19640602	Atlantic Ocean	Wild	Wild	Atlantic Ocean to Holding, Unknown (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Marineland of the Pacific (1964-Jun-02) to SeaWorld San Diego (1987-Feb-10) to SeaWorld San Antonio (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Minnesota Zoo (1991-May-26)	Minnesota Zoo	Died	1999-Jul-01	19990701	Lung disease	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0000688, 910048, -	April	F	1967-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	1970-xxx-xx	19700601	Atlantic Ocean	Wild	Wild	?? to ?? to Marine World (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Six Flags over Texas (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Quinlan Marine Attractions (1978-Dec-15) to Dinnes/Zoovet/Dolphin Connection (1982-Jan-18) to Brookfield Zoo (1995-Feb-13) to Dolphin Connection (2000-Apr-05) to Minnesota Zoo (2008-Jan-14)	Minnesota Zoo	Died	2011-Feb-15	20110215	-		public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001334, 1760,	Rio	F	1970-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	1975-May-20	19750520	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida to Dolphin Research Center (1975-May-20) to New York Aquarium (1976-Apr-30) to Minnesota Zoo (1980-May-13) to Brookfield Zoo (1989-Sep-28) to Minnesota Zoo (1990-Apr-28)	Minnesota Zoo	Died	2006-Mar-06	20060306	Undetermined causes	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001330, 569, -	Vince	M	1974-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	1978-Apr-22	19780422	Compano Bay, TX	Wild	Wild	Compano Bay, Texas to Holding, probably Sea-Arama (1978-Apr-22) to Minnesota Zoo (1978-May-16)	Minnesota Zoo	Died	1980-Mar-08	19800308	Unknown	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001331, 570, -	Mindy	F	1974-Jan-01 (E) - years old	Capt	1978-Apr-22	19780422	Compano Bay, TX	Wild	Wild	Compano Bay, Texas to Holding, probably Sea-Arama (1978-Apr-22) to Minnesota Zoo (1978-May-16) to Brookfield Zoo (1989-Sep-28) to Minnesota (1990-Apr-28)	Minnesota Zoo	Euthanized	1999-Sep-20	19990920	Euthanasia, due to thrombosis of fluke vein, nephritis; pneumonia	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001338, 7579, -	Ayla	F	1992-Sep-26 (A) - years old	Born	1992-Sep-26	19920926	Minnesota Zoo	Mindy	Flipper	-	Minnesota Zoo	Euthanized	2006-Dec-01	-	Euthanasia(Congenital Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis/Recent Mycobacterial Dermatitis)	Ayla had scoliosis	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Mindy's Calf	U	1997-Oct-31 (A) 0.0 years old	Still	1997-Oct-31	19971031	Minnesota Zoo	Mindy	???	-	Minnesota Zoo	Stillbirth	1997-Oct-31	19971031	Stillbirth	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005537, 11424, -	Harley	M	2005-Jun-21 (A) - years old	Born	2005-Jun-21	20050621	Minnesota Zoo	Rio	Semo?	-	Minnesota Zoo	Died	2006-Jan-21	-	Complications Due To Head Trama And Skull Fracture	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Allie's Calf	F	2009-Mar-26 (A) 11.4 years old	Still	2009-Mar-26	20090326	Minnesota Zoo	Allie	???	-	Minnesota Zoo	Stillbirth	1997-Oct-31	19971031	Stillbirth	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of dolphins & porpoises 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.  

Last Updated: May 13, 2025 11:23 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 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 dolphin 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.

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)
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001336, 6939, SWC-TT-8730, MSG6939, 8754, AZA 42	Semo	M	1966-Nov-01 (E) 51.5 years old	Capt	1969-xxx-xx	19691101	Atlantic Ocean	Wild	Wild	Minnesota Zoo	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	2012-Oct-04	Atlantic Ocean to Marineland of the Pacific (01-Nov-1969) to SeaWorld San Diego (10-Feb-1987) to SeaWorld San Antonio (13-Feb-1990?) to Minnesota Zoo (26-May-1991) to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (04-Oct-2012)	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Euthanized	2018-May-01	20180501	-	-	public display, sfdk, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001334, 1760, -	Rio	F	1970-Jan-01 (E) 36.2 years old	Capt	1975-May-20	19750520	Florida	Wild	Wild	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	1989-Sep-28	Florida to Dolphin Research Center (1975-May-20) to New York Aquarium (1976-Apr-30) to Minnesota Zoo (1980-May-13) to Brookfield Zoo (1989-Sep-28) to Minnesota Zoo (1990-Apr-28)	Minnesota Zoo	Died	2006-Mar-06	20060306	Undetermined causes	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001331, 570, -	Mindy	F	1974-Jan-01 (E) 25.7 years old	Capt	1978-Apr-22	19780422	Compano Bay, TX	Wild	Wild	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	1989-Sep-28	Compano Bay, Texas to Holding, probably Sea-Arama (1978-Apr-22) to Minnesota Zoo (1978-May-16) to Brookfield Zoo (1989-Sep-28) to Minnesota (1990-Apr-28)	Minnesota Zoo	Euthanized	1999-Sep-20	19990920	Euthanasia, due to thrombosis of fluke vein, nephritis; pneumonia	-	public display, minnzoo, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0000686, 910046, AZA 409	Allie	F	1987-Apr-01 (A) 37.6 years old	Born	1987-Apr-01	19870401	Dolphin Connection	April	Merlin	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	2012-Oct-04	Dolphin Connection to Brookfield Zoo (1991-Jun-29) to Dolphin Connection (2000-Apr-05) to Minnesota Zoo (2008-Jan-14) to Brookfield Zoo (2012-Oct-04) to Minnesota Zoo (2022-Nov-02)	Minnesota Zoo	-	-	-	-	-	public display, living, minnzoo, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005066, TT-750 (Navy), 83 (CZS), CHN, AZA 329	Chinook	M	1983-Jun-15 (E) 41.4 years old	Capt	1988-Aug-23	19880823	Gulf of Mexico, MS	Wild	Wild	Minnesota Zoo	National Aquarium in Baltimore	2007-Jun-12	Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico to U.S. Navy (12-Sep-1988) to Dolphin Connection (15-Oct-1996) to Brookfield Zoo (05-Apr-2000) to Minnesota Zoo (22-May-2004) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (12-Jun-2007) to Brookfield Zoo (??-Apr-2010) to Dolphin Connection (04-Sep-2014) to SeaWorld Orlando (07-Sep-2017) to Dolphin Connection (30-Oct-2017)	Dolphin Connection	-	-	-	-	-	public display, dconn, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0000693, 910041, MH-88-106-TT, AZA 295	Tapeko	F	1982-Jan-01 (E) 42.8 years old	Capt	1988-Aug-31	19880831	Atlantic Ocean, FL	Wild	Wild	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	2010-Apr-14	Florida, Atlantic Ocean to Holding, Unknown (31-Aug-1988) to New England Aquarium (01-Oct-1988) to Brookfield Zoo (11-Mar-1991) to Minnesota Zoo (30-Aug-2009) to Brookfield Zoo (14-Apr-2010) to Minnesota Zoo (2022-Nov-02)	Minnesota Zoo	-	-	-	-	-	public display, living, minnzoo, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001337, TT9204, 297001TSA, SWT-TT-9280, AZA 481	Shadow	M	1992-Jul-23 (A) 32.3 years old	Born	1992-Jul-23	19920723	Minnesota Zoo	Rio	Semo	Minnesota Zoo	SeaWorld Cleveland	??	Minnesota Zoo to SeaWorld Cleveland (??) to National Aquarium in Baltimore (11-Oct-1997) to Texas State Aquarium (26-Oct-2005) to SeaWorld San Antonio (15-Nov-2010) to Texas State Aquarium (22-Dec-2010)	Texas State Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, tsa, living, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0005606, -, , , -	D.J.	M	1996-Jun-10 (A) 15.8 years old	Born	1996-Jun-10	19960610	Minnesota Zoo	Rio	Flipper	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	2004-Nov-14	Minnesota Zoo to Brookfield Zoo (14-Nov-2004) to Texas State Aquarium (20-Nov-2006) to SeaWorld San Antonio (15-Nov-2010) to Texas State Aquarium (22-Dec-2010)	Texas State Aquarium	Died	2012-Apr-14	20120414	Streptococcal meningoencephalitis	-	public display, tsa, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006070, 10724, 3383, AZA 833	Spree	F	2002-Aug-16 (A) 22.2 years old	Born	2002-Aug-16	20020816	Minnesota Zoo	Rio	Semo	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	2010-Apr-14	Minnesota Zoo to Brookfield Zoo (2010-Apr-14) to Minnesota Zoo (2022-Nov-02)	Minnesota Zoo	-	-	-	-	-	public display, living, minnzoo, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006157, 1544, AZA 893	Noelani	F	2003-Oct-30 (A) 21.0 years old	Born	2003-Oct-30	20031030	Brookfield Zoo	Tapeko	Lucky	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	2010-Apr-14	Brookfield Zoo to Minnesota Zoo (2009-Aug-30) to Brookfield Zoo (2010-Apr-14) to Minnesota Zoo (2022-Nov-02)	Minnesota Zoo	-	-	-	-	-	public display, living, minnzoo, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0006297, 2062, AZA 1101	Allison	F	2005-Nov-03 (A) 19.0 years old	Born	2005-Nov-03	20051103	Brookfield Zoo	Tapeko	Hastings	Minnesota Zoo	Brookfield Zoo	2010-Apr-14	Brookfield Zoo to Minnesota Zoo (2009-Aug-30) to Brookfield Zoo (2010-Apr-14) to Minnesota Zoo (2022-Nov-02)	Minnesota Zoo	-	-	-	-	-	public display, living, minnzoo, dolphin

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