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Vol. 40, No. 24
Pages 15-17
June 18, 2025
Newborn dolphin dies at Brookfield Zoo The calf was born June 7 and died June 11
By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
A four-day-old dolphin calf at Brookfield Zoo Chicago died suddenly Wednesday, June 11, the zoo announced. “This is a devastating loss for our zoo community, especially the animal care and veterinary teams who dedicate their lives to the well-being of animals in our care,” said Rita Stacey, the zoo’s vice president of programs and impact, in a written statement. “While the calf was progressing well, dolphin [newborns] face immense biological challenges. We are deeply saddened by his sudden passing.” The zoo said in a press release it is waiting for a necropsy to determine the dolphin’s cause of death. The calf was born at 12:22 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, to Allie, a 38-year-old bottlenose dolphin, and was the first dolphin born at the zoo since 2014. The newborn had been under continual, 24-hour observation by zoo animal caregivers and veterinarians when “staff members witnessed a rapid, unexpected change in the calf ’s behavior Wednesday evening,” the zoo said. The calf died just minutes later. Through its four days of life, the baby bottlenose was meeting all expected milestones, Stacey said, including nursing from Allie and “slipstreaming,” or resting while being carried in the currents of her swimming. Zoo officials have not released a name for the late dolphin, though they were expected to announce one this summer.
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Allie (center) and her calf (bottom) swam around just moments after the calf was born June 7. Tapeko (top), another dolphin mother, was present to support Allie through the birth.
Whether you frequent downtown Brookfield or you’ve only driven through, you’ve likely noticed the construction along Grand Boulevard. Since April 21, northwest-bound traffic on the 3700 block of Grand has been rerouted, and half of the daytime parking has been closed, to accommodate the work of digging up road, replacing sidewalks, installing brick pavers and replanting trees. For seven and a half weeks, construction crews did work on the northeast side of the road. Last See ROADWORK on page 10
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