Big Al
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Big Al-Tursiops truncatus On Tuesday, June 12, 2001, the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN) responded to a report of a live stranded dolphin. The TMMSN immediately dispatched a rescue team to recover the animal. Once on site, it was determined to be an adult male bottlenose dolphin, 8ft long and approximately 300 lbs. The animal stranded on Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula) and was taken to our Galveston rehabilitation facililty. Unfortunately, Big Al passed away from meningitis, which is undetectable in live dolphins and untreatable. LISTEN TO BIG AL: (you may have to download the "Active X" file if prompted for the player to load) |