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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20021023b1.htm

 

Dolphins successfully impregnated

 

CHIBA (Kyodo) Kamogawa Sea World has successfully

impregnated two dolphins by artificial insemination,

becoming the first center in Japan to do so, the

park's marine biology institute said Tuesday.

 

Of the three bottlenose dolphins inseminated

artificially in July, two have been confirmed

pregnant. They are Surimu, about 36 years old and the

oldest dolphin in captivity in Japan, and Meru, about

17.

 

The fetuses are about 12 cm long and growing steadily,

the institute said. The dolphins are expected to give

birth around July.

 

There have been successful cases of artificially

inseminated dolphins giving birth in Hong Kong and the

United States.

 

" In the future, (this technique) can be applied to

preserve whale species that face the danger of

extinction, " an institute official said.

 

The Japan Times: Oct. 23, 2002

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