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DATE SPECIES EVENT WHO LOCATION CALF NAMED SIRED BY

04-Jul-1949 SF Pilot Death Herman Marineland, Florida - -

08-May-1949 Bottlenose Birth Susie Marineland, Florida Algae Wild?

05-May-1949 Bottlenose Capture Susie Marineland, Florida - -

??-???-1949 Bottlenose Capture Flippy Marineland, Florida - -

11-Oct-1948 Bottlenose Death Calf, 1948 Marineland, Florida - Unk

??-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Death PW, Male 1 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Death PW, Female 2 Marineland, Florida - -

09-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Death PW, Female 1 Marineland, Florida - -

08-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Strand Herman Marineland, Florida - -

08-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Strand PW, Male 1 Marineland, Florida - -

08-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Strand Pw, Female 2 Marineland, Florida - -

08-Oct-1948 SF Pilot Strand Pw, Female 1 Marineland, Florida - -

22-Apr-1948 Bottlenose Birth Mother Unk Marineland, Florida (male) Unk

26-Feb-1947 Bottlenose Birth Mona Marineland, Florida Spray Wild

??-May-1946 Bottlenose Capture Pudgy Marineland, Florida - -

23-Sep-1946 Bottlenose Capture Mona Marineland, Florida - -

??-???-1946 Bottlenose Capture Happy Marineland, Florida - -

07-Dec-1940 Bottlenose Death Name Unk Marineland, Florida - -

13-Feb-1940 Bottlenose Stillbirth Mother 2, Unk Marineland, Florida - -

23-Dec-1939 Bottlenose Stillbirth Mother 1, Unk Marineland, Florida - -

??-Jul-1939 Bottlenose Capture MLF 10, 1939 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Jul-1939 Bottlenose Capture MLF 9, 1939 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Mar-1939 Bottlenose Capture MLF 8, 1939 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Jan-1939 Bottlenose Capture MLF 7, 1939 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Jan-1939 Bottlenose Capture MLF 6, 1939 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Jan-1939 Bottlenose Capture MLF 5, 1939 Marineland, Florida - -

26-Dec-1938 Bottlenose Death MLF 2, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Nov-1938 Bottlenose Death MLF 4, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Nov-1938 Bottlenose Death MLF 3, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Oct-1938 Bottlenose Capture MLF 4, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Oct-1938 Bottlenose Capture MLF 3, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Mar-1938 Bottlenose Capture MLF 2, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-Mar-1938 Bottlenose Capture MLF 1, 1938 Marineland, Florida - -

??-???-1914 Har. Porpoise Death HP, Female Brighton Aquarium, UK - -

??-???-1914 Har. Porpoise Stillbirth HP, Female Brighton Aquarium, UK - -

??-???-1914 Har. Porpoise Strand HP, Female Brighton Aquarium, UK - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 10 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 9 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 8 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 7 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 6 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 5 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 4 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 3 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-???? Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 2 New York Aquarium - -

15-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Death NYA, BND 1 NY, in transit - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 10 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 9 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 8 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 7 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 6 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 5 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 4 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 3 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 2 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

13-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Transport NYA, BND 1 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 10 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 9 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 8 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 7 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 6 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 5 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 4 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 3 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 2 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

12-Nov-1913 Bottlenose Capture NYA, BND 1 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

??-???-1912 Bottlenose Death BND, 1912 New York Aquarium - -

??-???-1912 Bottlenose Transport BND, 1912 N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

??-???-1912 Bottlenose Capture BND, 1912 N. Carolina, fisheries - -

??-Oct-1908 Bottlenose Death Flop New York Aquarium - -

??-Oct-1908 Bottlenose Death Flip New York Aquarium - -

??-Sep-1908 Bottlenose Transport Flop N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

??-Sep-1908 Bottlenose Transport Flip N. Carolina → NY Aqua - -

??-Sep-1908 Bottlenose Capture Flop N. Carolina, fisheries - -

??-Sep-1908 Bottlenose Capture Flip N. Carolina, fisheries - -

24-Jun-1897 Beluga Death Seltzer NYA, Battery Park - -

11-Jun-1897 Beluga Death BP Female NYA, Battery Park - -

05-Jun-1897 Beluga Transport Seltzer Canada → Battery Park - -

05-Jun-1897 Beluga Transport BP Female Canada → Battery Park - -

02-Jun-1897 Beluga Capture Seltzer St. Lawrence - -

02-Jun-1897 Beluga Capture BP Female St. Lawrence - -

07-Jul-1883 Bottlenose Strand Bottlenose, 1 Brighton Aquarium, UK - -

??-???-???? Beluga Death CI Whale 3 NYA, Coney Island - -

15-Jun-1879 Beluga Transport CI Whale 3 Canada → Coney Island - -

??-???-1879 Beluga Capture CI Whale 3 St. Lawrence - -

??-???-1878 Beluga Death UK Whale 5 Blackpool, UK - -

??-???-1878 Beluga Death UK Whale 4 Manchester, UK - -

??-Jun-1878 Beluga Death UK Whale 3 Royal Aquarium, UK - -

??-May-1878 Beluga Death UK Whale 2 in transit, to Brighton - -

28-May-1878 Beluga Transport UK Whale 2 Canada → Blackpool - -

28-May-1878 Beluga Transport UK Whale 4 Canada → Manchester - -

28-May-1878 Beluga Transport UK Whale 3 Canada → Royal Aqua - -

28-May-1878 Beluga Transport UK Whale 2 Canada → Brighton Aq - -

??-May-1878 Beluga Capture UK Whale 5 St. Lawrence - -

??-May-1878 Beluga Capture UK Whale 4 St. Lawrence - -

??-May-1878 Beluga Capture UK Whale 3 St. Lawrence - -

??-May-1878 Beluga Capture UK Whale 2 St. Lawrence - -

28-Jan-1878 Beluga Death NY Whale 2 NYA, Broadway - -

??-Oct-1877 Beluga Death UK Whale 1 Royal Aquarium, UK - -

13-Nov-1877 Beluga Transport UK Whale 1 Canada → Royal Aqua - -

29-Sep-1877 Beluga Death CI Whale 2 Royal Aquarium, UK - -

26-Sep-1877 Beluga Transport CI Whale 2 Coney Is. → Royal Aqua - -

??-Jul-1877 Beluga Transport NY Whale 2 Canada → NY Broadway - -

23-Jun-1877 Beluga Death CI Whale 1 NYA Coney Island - -

29-May-1877 Beluga Transport CI Whale 2 Canada → Coney Island - -

29-May-1877 Beluga Transport CI Whale 1 Canada → Coney Island - -

??-May-1877 Beluga Capture CI Whale 2 Canada, Unk Loc. - -

??-May-1877 Beluga Capture CI Whale 1 Canada, Unk Loc. - -

??-???-1877 Beluga Capture UK Whale 1 Labrador - -

??-???-1877 Beluga Capture NY Whale 2 Canada, Unk Loc. - -

??-???-1877 Beluga Death NY Whale 1 NYA, Broadway - -

??-???-1877 Beluga Transport NY Whale 1 Canada → NY Broadway - -

??-???-1877 Beluga Capture NY Whale 1 Canada, Unk Loc. - -

??-Jul-1873 Porpoise Capture PP, Brighton UK, near Dungeness - -

??-???-1873 Bottlenose Capture BND, Arcachon Unk, for Bio Station - -

??-Mar-1868 Beluga Death Barnum 11 American Museum 2 - -

??-Mar-1868 Beluga Death Barnum 10 American Museum 2 - -

??-???-1868 Beluga Transport Barnum 11 Canada → Amer. Museum 2 - -

??-???-1868 Beluga Transport Barnum 10 Canada → Amer. Museum 2 - -

??-???-1867 Beluga Capture Barnum 11 Canada, Unk Loc. - -

??-???-1867 Beluga Capture Barnum 10 Canada, Unk Loc. - -

13-Jul-1865 Beluga Death Barnum 9 American Museum - -

13-Jul-1865 Beluga Death Barnum 8 American Museum - -

??-???-1865 Beluga Death Barnum 7 American Museum - -

??-???-1865 Beluga Transport Barnum 9 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-???-1865 Beluga Transport Barnum 8 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-???-1865 Beluga Transport Barnum 7 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-Apr-1865 Beluga Capture Barnum 9 Labrador - -

??-Apr-1865 Beluga Capture Barnum 8 Labrador - -

??-Apr-1865 Beluga Capture Barnum 7 St. Lawrence - -

??-Nov-1862 Beluga Death Butler's Whale Boston Aquarial Gardens - -

??-???-???? Beluga Death Barnum 6 American Museum - -

??-???-???? Beluga Transport Barnum 6 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-???-???? Beluga Capture Barnum 6 St. Lawrence - -

??-???-???? Beluga Death Barnum 5 American Museum - -

??-Nov-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 5 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Capture Barnum 5 St. Lawrence - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Death Barnum 4 American Museum - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Death Barnum 3 American Museum - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 4 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 3 Canada → Amer. Museum - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Capture Barnum 4 St. Lawrence - -

??-???-1861 Beluga Capture Barnum 3 St. Lawrence - -

10-Aug-1861 Beluga Death Barnum 2 American Museum - -

09-Aug-1861 Beluga Death Barnum 1 American Museum - -

08-Aug-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 2 Boston → Amer. Museum - -

08-Aug-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 1 Boston → Amer. Museum - -

??-Aug-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 2 Canada → Boston Aquarial - -

??-Aug-1861 Beluga Transport Barnum 1 Canada → Boston Aquarial - -

02-Aug-1861 Beluga Capture Barnum 2 St. Lawrence - -

02-Aug-1861 Beluga Capture Barnum 1 St. Lawrence - -

??-May-1861 Beluga Transport Butler's Whale Canada → Boston Aquarial - -

??-May-1861 Beluga Capture Butler's Whale Unk, for Boston Aq. - -

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References & Citations
1994-Dec-??: Interactive Architecture in Marine EnvironmentsBottlenose, Arcachon 1873
1985-Dec-??: Dolphins & Whales in Captivity, Parliment of AustraliaHistorical Background, cetaceans
1949-Jul-05: Death Ends Career of Herman Pilot Whale, Herman
1948-Nov-01: Did You Ever See a Whale in a Sling Pilot Whales, 1948
1948-Oct-26: Captive Whales Dine on Squid, But Only at Night Pilot Whales, 1948
1948-Oct-12: Rare Baby Porpoise Killed in Whale Fight Pilot Whales, 1948
1948-Apr-23: Blessed Event at Marineland Bottlenose, birth 1948
1938-Apr-01: Here & There in Florida Bottlenose, Marineland Florida 1938
1913-Nov-16: Porpoises Splash in Aquarium Pool Bottlenose, NYA 1913
1908-Oct-19: Give Up Porpoise Exhibits Bottlenose, Flip & Flop 1908
1884-Oct-18: Trapping a Whale Beluga capture
1883-Jul-14: The Dolphin at Brighton Aquarium Bottlenose Dolphin, 1883
1883-???-??: The Bottlenosed Dolphin Bottlenose, 1883
1881-Jan-10: Denizens of the Arctic Seas Butler's Whale, 1861
1873-Jul-11: Porpoise in Brighton Aquarium Porpoise, Brighton 1873
1865-Jul-14: Disastrous Fire Detroys Barnum's Museum Belugas 8 & 9, 1865
1861-Nov-22: A Curd from PT Barnum, Another White Whale at the Museum Barnum Whale, 1861
1861-Sep-19: The Whales Indorsed
1861-Jun-07: The White Whale and His Arrival in Boston James Cutting/Butler's Whale, 1861

Notes:
* 3 bottlenose dolphins were collected in January, 1939 for Marine Studios (noted here as Marineland, Florida). All three were male
* 2 bottlenose dolphins were collected in Oct 1938 for Marine Studios (noted here as Marineland, Florida).
* A mother & calf pair of bottlenose dolphins were collected ~ March 1938 for Marine Studios (noted here as Marineland Florida)
* 4 previous attemps (prior to 1913) were made to exhibit "porpoises" at the New York Aquarium - one was in 1908, one in 1912.
* The Bottlenose displayed in 1912 was captured/exhibited the summer of 1912, it lived "2 months".
* The porpoise described at Brighton Aquarium in 1873 is most likely a Harbor Porpoise
* Barnum Whales # 8 & 9 were captured in Apr 1865. Both whales died in the fire on July 13th, 1865.
* Barnum Whale # 7 was captured with 8 & 9, but died prior to the fire
* Barnum Whale # 6 was exhibited sometime between Aug 1861 - 1865. They died before the fire in July 1865.
* Barnum Whales # 3 & 4 were collected after August, 1861. They died the same year.

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