A 30-year-old dolphin at the Miami Seaquarium has died. What to know about Sundance
A 30-year-old male dolphin died Wednesday after suffering from an illness, the Miami Seaquarium announced.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sundance today after precursors of illness yesterday,” the organization said on X, formerly Twitter. “Our hearts are with the trainers and medical staff who unconditionally cared for him for more than 30 years.”
The Seaquarium did not release details on the illness.
Sundance’s cause of death will be revealed after a necropsy is completed, Judy Acosta, a Seaquarium spokeswoman, told the Miami Herald in an email Thursday afternoon.
Male bottlenose dolphins can live into their 40s, according to the website of WDC, a nonprofit dedicated to whales and dolphins.
Sundance made headlines last year when it attacked a trainer after she accidentally scratched the dolphin with her hand. In 2014, Sundance engendered a calf with a female dolphin named Panama.
This article will be updated when more information is available.
This story was originally published December 28, 2023 at 12:54 PM.
