June 1991: Semo arrives at Minnesota Zoo.
Remembering Semo
May 3, 2018 at 7:47PM
June 1, 1997: Semo & other bottlenose dolphins star in the zoo's Discovery Bay exhibit.
Aug. 16, 2002: Semo becomes the oldest domestic dolphin dad at age 38 when daughter Spree is born.
July 17, 2010: Semo breaks his own record as the oldest dolphin dad at age 45. (Daughter Taijah dies in February 2012.)
September 2012: Semo departs for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California when Discovery Bay is closed for repairs.
May 1: Semo dies at Six Flags.
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