A dolphin made waves late Saturday night when she gave birth to the first dolphin calf born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago in more than a decade.

A bottlenose dolphin delivered a calf Saturday morning at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a “momentous occasion” that marks the first dolphin birth there in more than a decade.

Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating the birth of a bottlenose dolphin for the first time in more than a decade. Allie welcomed her calf at 12:22 a.m. Saturday in one of the pools in Seven Seas ...

A 4-day-old bottlenose dolphin born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago last Saturday died suddenly late Wednesday. The male calf had been the first dolphin born at the west suburban zoo in more than a ...

The dolphin was born last Saturday morning to mother Allie, 38, who gave birth to the calf just before 12:30 a.m.

Thursday is also World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, to bring attention to a disease often treated with blood transfusions.

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf . The male ...

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf . The male ...

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf. The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade ...

“Every birth is a remarkable learning opportunity, and the scientific information we gain benefits marine conservation efforts," Dr. Mike Adkesson, Brookfield Zoo Chicago president and CEO, said.