Cuddles the Killer Whale

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Zoo Animals (Health) Mind Map on Cuddles the Killer Whale, created by serenacutbill on 18/05/2013.
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Cuddles the Killer Whale
  1. Used to live at Flamingo Park, Yorkshire
    1. Lived with couple dolphins and possibly a begula
    2. Moved to Dudley Zoo in 1971
      1. Pool was 15m long, 6m wide & 3.5m deep
      2. First killer whale used in an attempt to AI a female named Calypso (who lived at Cleethorpes Marineland)
        1. Time in captivity: 1968-1974
          1. Was captured from a J or L pod of orcas in October 1968 in Washington, along with 65 members of his family
            1. Most of relatives were re-released but Cuddles was kept as he was the smallest (351cm) and youngest
              1. Became aggressive around 1969-1970. Keepers had to clean pool from shark cage
                1. Cuddles suffered from serious intestinal ulcers & bleeding pool turned red
                  1. Doug Cartlidge resigned after Cuddles was moved, as he disagreed with his welfare
                    1. Died from a broken rib, which developed in an abscess and infection
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