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This week Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park officially announced the birth of Dora's calf. The yet-to-be-named male calf was born on December 5, 2023 and weighed 196 kilograms and was 2.43 long. The park says that after giving birth Dora became very weak due to excessive physical exertion. The care team immediately went into the water to assist in adjusting the swimming direction of the calf to prevent him from hitting the walls of the tank. Now the calf is healthy and lively, and weighs 273 kilograms and is 2.8 meters long.

https://weibo.com/5553190582/5011609231818878

Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park has announced that the name of the killer whale calf is ‘Cody’.

Photos of Cookie’s calf at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park on May 31, 2022.

To commemorate Children’s Day, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park has finally announced the birth of a killer whale. The male calf was born on September 10, 2021 at 1:16am. His mother is Cookie 饼干 and his father is Dillon 胖虎. At birth he weighed about 233 kilograms and measured 2.5 meters long. After almost nine months, the calf now weighs about 411 kilograms and measures 3 meters long. The calf is described as healthy and spends everyday with his trainers enjoying enrichment activities. Users can submit name ideas for the calf in a contest underway on the park’s WeChat account. The winning name will be announced on June 16. Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park has been temporarily closed due to COVID-19, but the park will have a limited reopening by reservation starting June 3 and reopens fully on June 11, which is also when the calf will make his public debut.

More details and photos can be found at the links below:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nhrUXtfKSiS5nrJoltaZfw

https://m.weibo.cn/status/4775458975253141

https://www.jfdaily.com/news/detail?id=493307

Recently released video of Cookie giving birth to her calf at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park and a trainer interacting with the calf

New aerial video showing the orca exhibit at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, including Cookie's calf in the medical pool.