Whale files, 1977-1990.

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Whale files, 1977-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122357921

The whale management files include activity and medical records, clippings, legal papers, correspondence, and photographs documenting the whales at the zoo and Sea World (1977-1990).

1.7 cu. ft. (1 box and 1 partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6688821

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Minnesota State Zoological Board

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In August, 1977, the zoo captured two beluga whales in the Churchill River near Hudson's Bay, Canada. The two whales, a male named Big Mouth and a female named Little Girl, were the major attractions when the zoo opened in 1978. In 1984, Big Mouth injured his jaw while chewing on a feeding platform or water pipe; x-rays in May, 1986, showed the infection had moved into the bone. On July 10, 1986, surgery was performed to shorten and reconstruct his jaw. The zoo announced on April 15, 1987 that B...

Sea World

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Minnesota Zoological Garden

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