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What was the real name of the dolphin that played Flipper in the original TV series?

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Seven dolphins played Flipper, the last of which was named 'Bebe' who was born in 1956 and died May 1, 1997.

Ric O'Barry : Famous "Flipper" Trainer:
Working back in the 1960s for Miami Seaquarium, O'Barry captured and trained dolphins, including the five dolphins who played the role of Flipper in the popular American TV-series of the same name. When Cathy, the dolphin who played Flipper most of the time, died in his arms, O’Barry realized that capturing dolphins and training them to perform silly tricks is simply wrong.
link http://www.miamiseaprison.com/ric.htm

Bebe, AKA Flipper (dolphin actress) -- Dead. Died May 1, 1997. Born 1956. (There were seven Flippers altogether, and Bebe was the last of the lot.)
link http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/1997.html
Flipper (Mitzi) died of a heart attack on June 25, 1971 at Grassy Key, Florida. She was 22 years old. Bebe, the last of the seven Atlantic bottlenose dolphins that starred on the series died in 1997 at the Miami Seaquarium. She was 40. A year before her death she gave birth to Echo, her eighth calf.
link http://www.tvacres.com/fish_dolphins_flipper.htm

Jul 04 2000, 4:42 PM
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