June 05--The dolphin born this week at Shedd Aquarium is a boy, specialists have determined.
After its sex was initially unknown, the calf born to Pacific white-sided dolphin Piquet early Monday morning has been classified as male via "visual observation," said a Shedd news release Friday.
This means Sagu, the 3-year-old male at the Shedd born to the same mother, and with the same dolphin as a sire, has a baby brother, unnamed.
"The calf has surpassed several critical milestones in its development, including taking his first breath, bonding with mom, nursing and learning to slipstream -- a technique that allows the calf to save energy by swimming in his mother's wake," said the statement.
