Nancy was captured on December 17, 1972 and passed away on September 10, 2002. She was a female Pacific White-sided dolphin (lag), and for a long time she was the only one at SWC. About 10-15 years ago when all of the lags were transported to SWT Nancy stayed behind. They thought she was too old and would die soon anyways, she proved them wrong by living a "little" longer than everyone expected. She died old, in her mid to late 30's maybe, a pretty good age for a lag in captivity. She spent the last half of her life back in Animal Care, where she shared pools with bottlenose dolphins. She seemed to get along great with them. Earlier in her life, she had been in the petting pool. She was a good aunty dolphin for mothers with new calves. She loved the babies. She was the easiest to recognize lol, because well, she looked like no one else. I had the pleasure of meeting her 4 times her last year, and each time was a wonderful memory. She was so sweet, she would lie there quietly just letting me rub her. The first time I saw her jump I was amazed, she could go so high, just like any lag, but it was so beautiful. The last time I saw her was May 25, 2002, and it was my favorite memory of her. I had gone back to AC because Steime was sick and I went to see her. I ended up spending all of my time with Nancy. Today I am happy for that. Nancy swept by probably 30 times while I rubbed her back. And every few minutes she would stop and rest her head on the side, just letting me stroke her little head, and looking into her small little eyes. Rest in peace Nancy, you will be missed.


        


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