WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Sea Aquarium calls the death of dolphin Mosa "not very strange" given her first ovulation. This was stated by Elior Boeldak, spokesperson for the Curaçao Sea Aquarium on the Dutch radio Dolfijn FM.
Mosa, along with four other dolphins, was transferred from the Curaçao Sea Aquarium to the Fakieh Aquarium in Saudi Arabia in June. Camera images showed that the dolphin turned out of nowhere at high speed in a straight line and swam hard against a wall. Mosa suffered serious injuries, which led to a considerable amount of blood in her lungs. The animal died from this, according to the autopsy report.
“The Animal Rights Foundation insinuated that the dolphin committed suicide because of the poor conditions at the Aquarium in Jeddah.” Boeldak calls the Animal Rights statements speculations and anecdotes, because the foundation would not have seen the autopsy report.
Boeldak cannot answer questions about whether the Seaquarium has also considered alternatives such as dolphin sanctuaries. An independent party was allegedly hired to compare various potential sites, and the Fakieh Aquarium came out on top, according to the spokesperson.
The Curaçao Sea Aquarium emphasizes that there is no breeding with dolphins on Curaçao, but that it cannot be ruled out that new dolphins will be born in the coming years.