Overview

• The male bottlenose calf was born on June 7 to Allie, a 38-year-old first-time mother, marking Brookfield Zoo’s first such birth since 2014.
• On the evening of June 11, animal care teams observed a rapid change in the calf’s behavior and within minutes he became unresponsive and passed away.
• Veterinary staff have launched a necropsy to determine the cause of death and identify any underlying health issues.
• Allie and the rest of the Seven Seas dolphin pod are under continuous observation by veterinary and animal care personnel.
• Researchers aim to use findings from this case to advance understanding of dolphin neonatology given that one in five calves born to first-time mothers in the wild do not survive their first year.