West Edmonton Mall · Dolphins (Historical)

There are no current or living animals at this facility. The park has discontinued their display of cetaceans. Please view the deceased, historical or transferred inventories for more information on the animals that lived at this location.

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The information in the table below represents the deceased population of dolphins 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.

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Last Updated: January 19, 2025 6:45 pm

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	-, -, -	Mavis -	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1984-May-09	19840509	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, Florida Keys? to Holding, Unknown (09-May-1984) to West Edmonton Mall (07-Sep-1985)	West Edmonton Mall	Died	2003-Jul-23	20030723	-	-	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Gary -	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1984-May-09	19840509	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, Florida Keys? to Holding, Unknown (09-May-1984) to West Edmonton Mall (07-Sep-1985)	West Edmonton Mall	Died	2001-May-19	20010519	Generalized lymphadenitis	-	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Maria -	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1984-Dec-18	19841218	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, Florida Keys? to Holding, Unknown (18-Dec-1984) to West Edmonton Mall (07-Sep-1985)	West Edmonton Mall	Died	2000-Aug-09	20000809	Foreign-body ingestion	-	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Mavis’ Calf -	F	1992-Jul-15 (A) - years old	Still	1992-Jul-15	19920715	West Edmonton Mall	Mavis	???	-	West Edmonton Mall	Stillbirth	1992-Jul-15	19920715	-	-	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Maria’s Calf -	F	1993-Oct-03 (A) - years old	Born	1993-Oct-03	19931003	West Edmonton Mall	Maria	???	-	West Edmonton Mall	Died	1993-Oct-03	19931003	-	-	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Maria’s Calf -	M	1996-Jul-25 (A) - years old	Born	1996-Jul-25	19960725	West Edmonton Mall	Maria	???	-	West Edmonton Mall	Died	1996-Jul-25	19960725	Congenital diffuse, hyperplastic goiter	Lived 10 minutes	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Mavis’ Calf -	F	1996-Aug-05 (A) - years old	Still	1996-Aug-05	19960805	West Edmonton Mall	Mavis	???	-	West Edmonton Mall	Stillbirth	1996-Aug-05	19960805	-	-	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Maria’s Calf -	M	1999-Oct-02 (A) - years old	Miscar	1999-Oct-02	19991002	West Edmonton Mall	Maria	Gary	-	West Edmonton Mall	Miscarriage	1999-Oct-02	19991002	Congenital diffuse, hyperplastic goiter	Aborted, 6-8 weeks premature	public display, wem, died, dolphin
	Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-, -, -	Mavis’ Calf -	F	2002-Jul-11 (A) - years old	Born	2002-Jul-11	20020711	West Edmonton Mall	Mavis	Howard	-	West Edmonton Mall	Died	2002-Jul-11	20020711	-	-	public display, wem, 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: January 19, 2025 6:45 pm

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	NOA0003409, , , , AZA 269	Howard	M	1981-Jan-01 (E) 24.3 years old	Capt	1985-May-09	19850509	Florida Keys	Wild	Wild	West Edmonton Mall	Theater of the Sea	2004-May-23	Florida Keys to Unknown Holder, possibly TOTS (09-May-1985) to West Edmonton Mall (07-Sep-1985) to Theater of the Sea (23-May-2004)	Theater of the Sea	Died	2005-Apr-30	20050430	Cerebral hemorrhage	-	public display, tots, died, dolphin