Zoo Duisburg · Dolphins (Current Holder) - Ceta-Base

Zoo Duisburg
Mülheimer Str. 273 • 47058 Duisburg, Germany

Operating: xxx – present

Living

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: January 15, 2025 6:49 pm

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	-	Ivo	M	1980-Jan-01 (-) 45.0 years old	Capt	1981-Mar-03	19810303	Gulf of Mexico	Iris	Wild	Gulf of Mexico to Antwerp Zoo (??-Mar-1981) to Duisburg Zoo (30-Mar-1999)	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	Ivo was captured with his mother, Iris and three other adults	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina	F	1981-Jan-01 (-) 44.0 years old	Capt	1983-Nov-15	19831115	Cuba	Wild	Wild	Cuba to Acuario Nacional de Cuba (15-Nov-1983?) to Hansapark Sierksdorf (??-???-????) to Phantasialand (1989?) to Duisburg Zoo (??-Nov-1993)	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001845, -, -	Delphi	F	1992-Jul-11 (A) 32.5 years old	Born	1992-Jul-11	19920711	Zoo Duisburg	Flapine	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy	F	1996-Sep-07 (-) 28.4 years old	Born	1996-Sep-07	19960907	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Debbie	F	2015-Dec-24 (A) 9.1 years old	Born	2015-Dec-24	20151224	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dobbie	M	2016-Sep-17 (A) 8.3 years old	Born	2016-Sep-17	20160917	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dora	F	2020-Sep-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2020-Sep-xx	20200930	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin

Dead

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: January 15, 2025 6:49 pm

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	-	Flip	M	1955-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1970-Sep-03	19700903	Foreign-body ingestion	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001816, -, -	Flap	M	1957-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Jul-05	19790705	Heavy-metal poisoning	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Perfect	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1965-Jul-23	19650723	Pneumonia, erysipelas	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Littlebit	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1965-Sep-05	19650905	Pneumonia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001814, -, -	Susy	F	1963-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1966-xxx-xx	19660101	Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1966) to Duisburg Zoo (04-Jul-1966)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Mar-18	19810318	Pneumonia (pregnant)	Died during second pregnancy	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Kleinste	F	1963-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1966-xxx-xx	19660101	Unknown, Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1966) to Duisburg Zoo (04-Jul-1966)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1966-Sep-20	19660920	Esophageal and cardiac muscle infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	???	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1966-xxx-xx	19660101	Unknown, Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1966) to Duisburg Zoo (04-Jul-1966)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1967-Jan-06	19670106	Heavy parasitosis	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Jack	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1968-xxx-xx	19680101	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Unknown (~ 1968) to Duisburg Zoo (14-Apr-1968)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1968-Apr-27	19680427	Drowning, parasitosis	Arrived with a female named "Mia" who was later transferred (~ 3 years later)	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Nixe	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1969-xxx-xx	19690101	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Unknown (~ 1969) to Duisburg Zoo (25-Mar-1969)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1969-Jun-22	19690622	Foreign-body ingestion	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Freddy	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1971-xxx-xx	19710101	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Unknown (~ 1971) to Duisburg Zoo (07-Aug-1971)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1971-Aug-15	19710815	Died after an accident at the pool's edge	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001815, -, -	Dolly	F	1963-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1972-xxx-xx	19720101	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (~ 1972) to Duisburg Zoo (23-Feb-1972)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1989-Nov-19	19891119	Pneumonia, gastritis, pyelonephritis	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Robby	M	1965-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1972-xxx-xx	19720101	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (~ 1972) to Duisburg Zoo (23-Feb-1972)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Mar-08	19810308	Pneumonia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-	Halbstarker	M	1973-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1978-Dec-31	19781231	Killed by older male (Vater)	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	FOR0000063, -, -	Mutter	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1976-May-30	19760530	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	FOR0000061, -, -	Vater	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2006-Oct-08	20061008	-	Vater is sometimes referred to as "Apure" in various media	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-	Oma	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1975-Aug-20	19750820	-	Aged animal, albino, died approx. September 1975	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	FOR0000062, -, -	Baby	M	1974-Jan-01 (E) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Mutter	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (??-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Euthanized	2020-Dec-21	20201221	-	Baby was captured with his mother, "Mutter"	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Tucuxi	Sotalia guianensis	-	David	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1977-xxx-xx	19770101	Colombia	Wild	Wild	Colombia to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1977)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Jan-07	19790107	-	Also referred to as Helmut?	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Tucuxi	Sotalia guianensis	-	Sinbad	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1977-xxx-xx	19770101	Colombia	Wild	Wild	Colombia to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1977)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	-	-	-	Sinbad may have lived at another facility, his history is unclear	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Tucuxi	Sotalia guianensis	-	Andrew	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1977-xxx-xx	19770101	Colombia	Wild	Wild	Colombia to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1977)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Jan-03	19790103	-	Also referred to as Hermann? or previously named	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Duphi	M	1978-Jul-20 (A) ?? years old	Born	1978-Jul-20	19780720	Zoo Duisburg	Susy	Flap	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1978-Aug-01	19780801	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Comodoro?	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1978-Nov-xx	19781101	Argentina	Wild	Wild	Argentina to Duisburg Zoo (??-Nov-1978)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	??-???-1978	19780101	Fungal infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	-	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1978-Nov-xx	19781101	Argentina	Wild	Wild	Argentina to Duisburg Zoo (??-Nov-1978)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	??-???-1978	19780101	Fungal infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Porpoise, Harbor	Phocoena phocoena	FOR0000060, -, -	Lykke	F	1970-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Sep-xx	19790901	Insel Fünen, Denmark	Wild	Wild	Denmark to Odense Zoo (1970s?) to Zoo Duisburg (??-Sep-1979)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Nov-20	19791120	Deciduous lobes in the esophagus, pulmonary edema	30 kg, 1.30 m long at capture	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	FOR0000074, -, -	Gaucho	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1982-Jul-19	19820719	Pulmonary edema, alveolar bleeding	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	FOR0000073, -, -	Pepe	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1989-Sep-15	19890915	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Fluke	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Feb-10	19800210	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Rivadavia	F	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Mar-03	19800303	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Overa	F	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Mar-10	19800310	Acute pulmonary edema, sepsis?	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dolly's Calf	M	1980-Mar-06 (A) 0.0 years old	Still	1980-Mar-06	19800306	Zoo Duisburg	Dolly	Robby	-	Zoo Duisburg	Stillbirth	1980-Mar-06	19800306	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001822, -, -	Nico	M	1974-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Nov-11	19801111	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (11-Nov-1980) to Duisburg Zoo (28-Jan-1981)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1992-Mar-20	19920320	Lung abscess	Nico was also referred to as "Nixe II"	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001821, -, -	Flapine	F	1974-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Nov-11	19801111	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (11-Nov-1980) to Duisburg Zoo (28-Jan-1981)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1994-Aug-20	19940820	Heart failure following a pulmonary embolism	Flapine was also referred to as "Flap II"	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Porpoise, Harbor	Phocoena phocoena	-	Karl	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Dec-xx	19801201	Insel Fünen, Denmark	Wild	Wild	Denmark to Odense Zoo (1970s?) to Duisburg Zoo (29-Sep-1979)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Dec-28	19801228	-	Bycatch animal	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Porpoise, Harbor	Phocoena phocoena	-	Gordon	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Dec-xx	19801201	Insel Fünen, Denmark	Wild	Wild	Denmark to Odense Zoo (1970s) to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Jun-01	19810601	Heartworms	Bycatch animal	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	FOR0000075, -, -	Playboy	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-xxx-xx	19810101	Cozumel, Mexico	Wild	Wild	Cozumel, Mexico to Unknown (~ 1981) to Duisburg Zoo (28-Apr-1981)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2000-Mar-29	20000329	Viral hepatitis	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	FOR0000076, -, -	Lucy	F	1974-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-xxx-xx	19810101	Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1981) to Duisburg Zoo (08-Jan-1982)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1992-Oct-21	19921021	Uterine infection	Died about six months after her 3rd miscarriage.	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Iris	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Mar-03	19810303	Gulf of Mexico	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico to Antwerp Zoo (??-Mar-1981) to Duisburg Zoo (30-Mar-1999)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2003-Mar-27	20030327	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dolly's Calf	M	1981-Jul-11 (A) ?? years old	Born	1981-Jul-11	19810711	Zoo Duisburg	Dolly	Robby	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Jul-18	19810718	Heart failure due to birth defect	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	FOR0000077, -, -	Busso	M	1978-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1991-Dec-22	19911222	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Garcia	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-14	19840214	Cardiac arrest in hypnoventilation caused by lung damage, caused by lungworms (very strong attack); Cerebral myocardial infarction in the right ventricle	Died during transport	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Ultima	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-14	19840214	Cardiac arrest in hypnoventilation caused by lung damage, caused by lungworms (very strong attack); Individual small myocardial scars in the left ventricle, medial hyperplasia of individual intramural vessels	Died during transport	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	None / Unk.	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	??-Feb-1984	19840201	-	Died in February 1984 (estimated)	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Hänschen	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-15	19840201	severe emaciation, tracheobronchitis, lung worm, epidermolysis; Histo: subtle, fine dusty, spotty myocardial greasing, chron. Fibrosing lymphadenitis, large-scale hepatic cell fats, hereditary calcification of the tubule epithelia, slight chronic urethritis	Probably the animal referred to as “Hans”	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Schraubenhorst	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-04	19840204	severe haemorrhagic abscessing bronchopneumonia on the one hand with pulmonary infarctions and signs of sepsis during lungworm infestation	Died on site in Chile?	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001835, -, -	Duphi II	M	1988-Sep-04 (-) ?? years old	Born	1988-Sep-04	19880904	Zoo Duisburg	Dolly	Nico	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1999-Dec-03	19991203	Anaphylactic shock	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Lucy's Calf	U	1988-Dec-26 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	1988-Dec-26	19881226	Zoo Duisburg	Lucy	Nico	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	1988-Dec-26	19881226	Involved in a fight between two adult females.	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Max	M	1989-Jul-10 (A) ?? years old	Born	1989-Jul-10	19890710	Zoo Duisburg	Flapine	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1989-Jul-21	19890721	Post-traumatic shock due to abdominal bleeding	Involved in fight between two adult dolphins, injured	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Lucy's Calf	M	1990-Jun-23 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	1990-Jun-23	19900623	Zoo Duisburg	Lucy	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	1990-Jun-23	19900623	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001844, -, -	Kai	M	1990-Aug-29 (A) ?? years old	Born	1990-Aug-29	19900829	Zoo Duisburg	Flapine	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1990-Nov-03	19901103	Infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Lucy's Calf	U	1992-Apr-01 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	1992-Apr-01	19920401	Zoo Duisburg	Lucy	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	1992-Apr-01	19920401	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Iris' Calf	M	2000-Apr-10 (A) ?? years old	Born	2000-Apr-10	20000410	Zoo Duisburg	Iris	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2000-Apr-12	20000412	Malnutrition due to not nursing	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Delphi's Calf	F	2000-May-04 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	2000-May-04	20000504	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	???	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	2000-May-04	20000504	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf	F	2000-Jul-14 (A) ?? years old	Born	2000-Jul-14	20000714	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	???	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2000-Jul-19	20000719	Septicemia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Delphi's Calf	F	2001-Aug-26 (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-Aug-26	20010826	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2001-Sep-04	20010904	Viral infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Duke	M	2001-Oct-21 (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-Oct-21	20011021	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2003-Nov-07	20031107	Viral infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf (2005)	F	2005-Jan-03 (A) ?? years old	Born	2005-Jan-03	20050103	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2005-Jan-08	20050108	Intestinal inflammation	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Delphi's Calf (2006)	M	2006-May-14 (A) ?? years old	Born	2006-May-14	20060514	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2006-May-23	20060523	Umbilical infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf (2006)	F	2006-Jul-04 (A) ?? years old	Born	2006-Jul-04	20060704	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2006-Jul-14	20060714	Umbilical infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy's Calf	F	2007-May-23 (A) ?? years old	Born	2007-May-23	20070523	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2007-May-30	20070530	Septicemia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy's Calf	M	2008-Jul-27 (A) ?? years old	Born	2008-Jul-27	20080727	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2008-Aug-03	20080803	Bacterial infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf	F	2015-Aug-17 (A) ?? years old	Born	2015-Aug-17	20150817	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2015-Aug-23	20150823	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy’s Calf	M	2015-Dec-22 (A) ?? years old	Born	2015-Dec-22	20151222	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2016-Jan-03	20160103	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy’s Calf	M	2017-Sep-09 (A) ?? years old	Born	2017-Sep-09	20170909	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	-	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2017-Sep-17	20170917	Blood poisoning, liver inflammation	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Domingo	M	2022-Sep-04 (A) ?? years old	Born	2022-Sep-04	20220904	Zoo Duisburg	Debbie	Ivo?	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2023-May-20	20230520	Skull fracture	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin

Historical

The information in the table below represents the historical 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. This list includes both public display animals and rescue rehab cases. To exclude them, type either “public display” or “rehab” in the Filter box.

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Last Updated: January 15, 2025 6:49 pm

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	-	Flip	M	1955-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1970-Sep-03	19700903	Foreign-body ingestion	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001816, -, -	Flap	M	1957-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Jul-05	19790705	Heavy-metal poisoning	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Perfect	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1965-Jul-23	19650723	Pneumonia, erysipelas	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Littlebit	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1965-xxx-xx	19650101	Unknown, FL	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Miami Seaquarium (~ 1965) to Duisburg Zoo (11-Jul-1965)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1965-Sep-05	19650905	Pneumonia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001814, -, -	Susy	F	1963-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1966-xxx-xx	19660101	Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1966) to Duisburg Zoo (04-Jul-1966)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Mar-18	19810318	Pneumonia (pregnant)	Died during second pregnancy	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Kleinste	F	1963-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1966-xxx-xx	19660101	Unknown, Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1966) to Duisburg Zoo (04-Jul-1966)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1966-Sep-20	19660920	Esophageal and cardiac muscle infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	???	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1966-xxx-xx	19660101	Unknown, Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1966) to Duisburg Zoo (04-Jul-1966)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1967-Jan-06	19670106	Heavy parasitosis	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Jack	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1968-xxx-xx	19680101	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Unknown (~ 1968) to Duisburg Zoo (14-Apr-1968)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1968-Apr-27	19680427	Drowning, parasitosis	Arrived with a female named "Mia" who was later transferred (~ 3 years later)	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Nixe	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1969-xxx-xx	19690101	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Unknown (~ 1969) to Duisburg Zoo (25-Mar-1969)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1969-Jun-22	19690622	Foreign-body ingestion	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Freddy	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1971-xxx-xx	19710101	Unknown	Wild	Wild	Unknown to Unknown (~ 1971) to Duisburg Zoo (07-Aug-1971)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1971-Aug-15	19710815	Died after an accident at the pool's edge	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001815, -, -	Dolly	F	1963-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1972-xxx-xx	19720101	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (~ 1972) to Duisburg Zoo (23-Feb-1972)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1989-Nov-19	19891119	Pneumonia, gastritis, pyelonephritis	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Robby	M	1965-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1972-xxx-xx	19720101	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (~ 1972) to Duisburg Zoo (23-Feb-1972)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Mar-08	19810308	Pneumonia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-	Halbstarker	M	1973-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1978-Dec-31	19781231	Killed by older male (Vater)	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	FOR0000063, -, -	Mutter	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1976-May-30	19760530	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	FOR0000061, -, -	Vater	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2006-Oct-08	20061008	-	Vater is sometimes referred to as "Apure" in various media	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	-	Oma	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Wild	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (19-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1975-Aug-20	19750820	-	Aged animal, albino, died approx. September 1975	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
River, Amazon	Inia geoffrensis	FOR0000062, -, -	Baby	M	1974-Jan-01 (E) ?? years old	Capt	1975-Mar-19	19750319	Apure River, Venezuela	Mutter	Wild	Apure River, Venezuela to Duisburg Zoo (??-Mar-1975)	Zoo Duisburg	Euthanized	2020-Dec-21	20201221	-	Baby was captured with his mother, "Mutter"	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Tucuxi	Sotalia guianensis	-	David	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1977-xxx-xx	19770101	Colombia	Wild	Wild	Colombia to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1977)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Jan-07	19790107	-	Also referred to as Helmut?	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Tucuxi	Sotalia guianensis	-	Sinbad	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1977-xxx-xx	19770101	Colombia	Wild	Wild	Colombia to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1977)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	-	-	-	Sinbad may have lived at another facility, his history is unclear	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Tucuxi	Sotalia guianensis	-	Andrew	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1977-xxx-xx	19770101	Colombia	Wild	Wild	Colombia to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1977)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Jan-03	19790103	-	Also referred to as Hermann? or previously named	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Duphi	M	1978-Jul-20 (A) ?? years old	Born	1978-Jul-20	19780720	Zoo Duisburg	Susy	Flap	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1978-Aug-01	19780801	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Comodoro?	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1978-Nov-xx	19781101	Argentina	Wild	Wild	Argentina to Duisburg Zoo (??-Nov-1978)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	??-???-1978	19780101	Fungal infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	-	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1978-Nov-xx	19781101	Argentina	Wild	Wild	Argentina to Duisburg Zoo (??-Nov-1978)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	??-???-1978	19780101	Fungal infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Porpoise, Harbor	Phocoena phocoena	FOR0000060, -, -	Lykke	F	1970-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Sep-xx	19790901	Insel Fünen, Denmark	Wild	Wild	Denmark to Odense Zoo (1970s?) to Zoo Duisburg (??-Sep-1979)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1979-Nov-20	19791120	Deciduous lobes in the esophagus, pulmonary edema	30 kg, 1.30 m long at capture	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	FOR0000074, -, -	Gaucho	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1982-Jul-19	19820719	Pulmonary edema, alveolar bleeding	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	FOR0000073, -, -	Pepe	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1989-Sep-15	19890915	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Fluke	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Feb-10	19800210	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Rivadavia	F	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Mar-03	19800303	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Overa	F	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Feb-xx	19800201	Patagonia	Wild	Wild	Patagonia to Duisburg Zoo (09-Feb-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Mar-10	19800310	Acute pulmonary edema, sepsis?	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dolly's Calf	M	1980-Mar-06 (A) 0.0 years old	Still	1980-Mar-06	19800306	Zoo Duisburg	Dolly	Robby	-	Zoo Duisburg	Stillbirth	1980-Mar-06	19800306	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001822, -, -	Nico	M	1974-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Nov-11	19801111	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (11-Nov-1980) to Duisburg Zoo (28-Jan-1981)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1992-Mar-20	19920320	Lung abscess	Nico was also referred to as "Nixe II"	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001821, -, -	Flapine	F	1974-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Nov-11	19801111	Florida	Wild	Wild	Florida, USA to Unknown (11-Nov-1980) to Duisburg Zoo (28-Jan-1981)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1994-Aug-20	19940820	Heart failure following a pulmonary embolism	Flapine was also referred to as "Flap II"	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Porpoise, Harbor	Phocoena phocoena	-	Karl	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Dec-xx	19801201	Insel Fünen, Denmark	Wild	Wild	Denmark to Odense Zoo (1970s?) to Duisburg Zoo (29-Sep-1979)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1980-Dec-28	19801228	-	Bycatch animal	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Porpoise, Harbor	Phocoena phocoena	-	Gordon	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1980-Dec-xx	19801201	Insel Fünen, Denmark	Wild	Wild	Denmark to Odense Zoo (1970s) to Duisburg Zoo (??-???-1980)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Jun-01	19810601	Heartworms	Bycatch animal	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	FOR0000075, -, -	Playboy	M	1975-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-xxx-xx	19810101	Cozumel, Mexico	Wild	Wild	Cozumel, Mexico to Unknown (~ 1981) to Duisburg Zoo (28-Apr-1981)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2000-Mar-29	20000329	Viral hepatitis	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	FOR0000076, -, -	Lucy	F	1974-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1981-xxx-xx	19810101	Mexico	Wild	Wild	Mexico to Unknown (~ 1981) to Duisburg Zoo (08-Jan-1982)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1992-Oct-21	19921021	Uterine infection	Died about six months after her 3rd miscarriage.	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Ivo	M	1980-Jan-01 (-) 45.0 years old	Capt	1981-Mar-03	19810303	Gulf of Mexico	Iris	Wild	Gulf of Mexico to Antwerp Zoo (??-Mar-1981) to Duisburg Zoo (30-Mar-1999)	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	Ivo was captured with his mother, Iris and three other adults	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Iris	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Mar-03	19810303	Gulf of Mexico	Wild	Wild	Gulf of Mexico to Antwerp Zoo (??-Mar-1981) to Duisburg Zoo (30-Mar-1999)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2003-Mar-27	20030327	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dolly's Calf	M	1981-Jul-11 (A) ?? years old	Born	1981-Jul-11	19810711	Zoo Duisburg	Dolly	Robby	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1981-Jul-18	19810718	Heart failure due to birth defect	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina	F	1981-Jan-01 (-) 44.0 years old	Capt	1983-Nov-15	19831115	Cuba	Wild	Wild	Cuba to Acuario Nacional de Cuba (15-Nov-1983?) to Hansapark Sierksdorf (??-???-????) to Phantasialand (1989?) to Duisburg Zoo (??-Nov-1993)	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	FOR0000077, -, -	Busso	M	1978-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1991-Dec-22	19911222	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Garcia	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-14	19840214	Cardiac arrest in hypnoventilation caused by lung damage, caused by lungworms (very strong attack); Cerebral myocardial infarction in the right ventricle	Died during transport	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Ultima	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-14	19840214	Cardiac arrest in hypnoventilation caused by lung damage, caused by lungworms (very strong attack); Individual small myocardial scars in the left ventricle, medial hyperplasia of individual intramural vessels	Died during transport	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	None / Unk.	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	??-Feb-1984	19840201	-	Died in February 1984 (estimated)	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Hänschen	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-15	19840201	severe emaciation, tracheobronchitis, lung worm, epidermolysis; Histo: subtle, fine dusty, spotty myocardial greasing, chron. Fibrosing lymphadenitis, large-scale hepatic cell fats, hereditary calcification of the tubule epithelia, slight chronic urethritis	Probably the animal referred to as “Hans”	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Commerson	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	-	Schraubenhorst	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1984-Jan-xx	19840101	Chile	Wild	Wild	Chile to Duisburg Zoo (14-Feb-1984)	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1984-Feb-04	19840204	severe haemorrhagic abscessing bronchopneumonia on the one hand with pulmonary infarctions and signs of sepsis during lungworm infestation	Died on site in Chile?	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001835, -, -	Duphi II	M	1988-Sep-04 (-) ?? years old	Born	1988-Sep-04	19880904	Zoo Duisburg	Dolly	Nico	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1999-Dec-03	19991203	Anaphylactic shock	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Lucy's Calf	U	1988-Dec-26 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	1988-Dec-26	19881226	Zoo Duisburg	Lucy	Nico	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	1988-Dec-26	19881226	Involved in a fight between two adult females.	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Max	M	1989-Jul-10 (A) ?? years old	Born	1989-Jul-10	19890710	Zoo Duisburg	Flapine	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1989-Jul-21	19890721	Post-traumatic shock due to abdominal bleeding	Involved in fight between two adult dolphins, injured	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Lucy's Calf	M	1990-Jun-23 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	1990-Jun-23	19900623	Zoo Duisburg	Lucy	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	1990-Jun-23	19900623	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001844, -, -	Kai	M	1990-Aug-29 (A) ?? years old	Born	1990-Aug-29	19900829	Zoo Duisburg	Flapine	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	1990-Nov-03	19901103	Infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Lucy's Calf	U	1992-Apr-01 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	1992-Apr-01	19920401	Zoo Duisburg	Lucy	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	1992-Apr-01	19920401	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	NOA0001845, -, -	Delphi	F	1992-Jul-11 (A) 32.5 years old	Born	1992-Jul-11	19920711	Zoo Duisburg	Flapine	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy	F	1996-Sep-07 (-) 28.4 years old	Born	1996-Sep-07	19960907	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Iris' Calf	M	2000-Apr-10 (A) ?? years old	Born	2000-Apr-10	20000410	Zoo Duisburg	Iris	Playboy	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2000-Apr-12	20000412	Malnutrition due to not nursing	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Delphi's Calf	F	2000-May-04 (A) 0.0 years old	Miscar	2000-May-04	20000504	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	???	-	Zoo Duisburg	Miscarriage	2000-May-04	20000504	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf	F	2000-Jul-14 (A) ?? years old	Born	2000-Jul-14	20000714	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	???	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2000-Jul-19	20000719	Septicemia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Delphi's Calf	F	2001-Aug-26 (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-Aug-26	20010826	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2001-Sep-04	20010904	Viral infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Duke	M	2001-Oct-21 (A) ?? years old	Born	2001-Oct-21	20011021	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2003-Nov-07	20031107	Viral infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf (2005)	F	2005-Jan-03 (A) ?? years old	Born	2005-Jan-03	20050103	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2005-Jan-08	20050108	Intestinal inflammation	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Delphi's Calf (2006)	M	2006-May-14 (A) ?? years old	Born	2006-May-14	20060514	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2006-May-23	20060523	Umbilical infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf (2006)	F	2006-Jul-04 (A) ?? years old	Born	2006-Jul-04	20060704	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2006-Jul-14	20060714	Umbilical infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy's Calf	F	2007-May-23 (A) ?? years old	Born	2007-May-23	20070523	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2007-May-30	20070530	Septicemia	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy's Calf	M	2008-Jul-27 (A) ?? years old	Born	2008-Jul-27	20080727	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2008-Aug-03	20080803	Bacterial infection	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Pepina's Calf	F	2015-Aug-17 (A) ?? years old	Born	2015-Aug-17	20150817	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2015-Aug-23	20150823	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy’s Calf	M	2015-Dec-22 (A) ?? years old	Born	2015-Dec-22	20151222	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2016-Jan-03	20160103	-	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Debbie	F	2015-Dec-24 (A) 9.1 years old	Born	2015-Dec-24	20151224	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dobbie	M	2016-Sep-17 (A) 8.3 years old	Born	2016-Sep-17	20160917	Zoo Duisburg	Pepina	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Daisy’s Calf	M	2017-Sep-09 (A) ?? years old	Born	2017-Sep-09	20170909	Zoo Duisburg	Daisy	-	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2017-Sep-17	20170917	Blood poisoning, liver inflammation	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Dora	F	2020-Sep-xx (A) ?? years old	Born	2020-Sep-xx	20200930	Zoo Duisburg	Delphi	Ivo	-	Zoo Duisburg	-	-	-	-	-	public display, duisburg, living, dolphin
Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus	-	Domingo	M	2022-Sep-04 (A) ?? years old	Born	2022-Sep-04	20220904	Zoo Duisburg	Debbie	Ivo?	-	Zoo Duisburg	Died	2023-May-20	20230520	Skull fracture	-	public display, duisburg, died, dolphin

Rehab

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.

Transfers

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: December 16, 2024 8:22 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)
	Commerson's	Cephalorhynchus commersonii	NOA0006226, SWC-CC-0426, 52664, -	Yogi	M	1972-Jan-01 (E) 32.9 years old	Capt	1978-Dec-18	19781218	Argentina	Wild	Wild	Zoo Duisburg	SeaWorld San Diego	2004-Sep-12	Argentina to Duisburg Zoo (18-Dec-1978) to SeaWorld San Diego (12-Sep-2004)	SeaWorld San Diego	Died	2004-Nov-20	20041120	-	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, died, dolphin

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