Remembering Semo

May 3, 2018 at 7:47PM
GENERAL INFORMATION: Apple Valley,Mn. Friday 3/1/2002 Minnesota Zoo
IN THIS PHOTO: The Dolphins are the centerpiece of the Discovery Bay exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo. Semo a dolphin in his late thirties jumps high during the show. The Dolphin show explains some their behavior and the athleticism of the animals.
In this 2002 photo, Semo leaps during a performance at the Minnesota Zoo's Discovery Bay exhibit. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

June 1991: Semo arrives at Minnesota Zoo.

June 1, 1997: Semo & other bottlenose dolphins star in the zoo's Discovery Bay exhibit.

Aug. 16, 2002: Semo becomes the oldest domestic dolphin dad at age 38 when daughter Spree is born.

July 17, 2010: Semo breaks his own record as the oldest dolphin dad at age 45. (Daughter Taijah dies in February 2012.)

September 2012: Semo departs for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California when Discovery Bay is closed for repairs.

May 1: Semo dies at Six Flags.

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