Dudley Zoological Gardens Dudley Zoo dolphins

[AdrianW1963]

A quick question here.
We all know about Cuddles the whale at the zoo but do any of you remember the 2 dolphins that were in the other pool next to Cuddles.
I was wondering if anyone possibly knew the names of the dolphins please?

 

[Angel]

I do remember the dolphins but not their names, unfortunately.

 

[Parrotsandrew]

I also remember the dolphins but do not know their names. It is interesting that the 1972 National Zoological Society Cetacean Survey as reprinted in Issue 8 of "Zoo!" (Winter 1997) indicates no dolphins were at the zoo in the summer of 1972, and similarly "Dolphins, Kings of the sea" mentions only Cuddles even though the photograph of a dolphin on the inside of the front cover was taken at Dudley. I do recall the pool being very shallow and the survey does say only one part was 10 feet deep.

 

[gentle lemur]

When I visited Dudley on 4th June 1973, I saw Cuddles (and I posted my 2 poor photos in the Gallery eventually) but there were no dolphins on show then.

 

[AdrianW1963]

Found some good information about both the Dolphin pool and the Whale pool here - UK Dolphinaria Archive: Dudley Zoo - Dolphins & Whales: 1971 - 1974

 

[AdrianW1963]

Some more info -
Dudley Zoo - The History of British Dolphinaria (weebly.com)