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A baby bottlenose dolphin has died at the Indianapolis Zoo

The calf was born on Oct. 29, but he “began to decline rapidly” three days later on Nov. 1, according to the zoo

“Every effort was made to intervene and improve the dolphin’s chances of survival, but unfortunately, he did not make it,” a zoo spokesperson told PEOPLE

The Indianapolis Zoo is grieving the loss of a baby animal.

A dolphin calf was born to a first-time mom at the Indiana zoo on Oct. 29, “began to rapidly decline” three days later on Nov. 1 and died the same day, a zoo spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE.

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