Vote for Our Dolphin Calf's Name!
In a Facebook poll of 1,837 respondents, 37.5% chose “Taijah (Tay-sha) - A fun unique name, it was one of the only name that didn't have duplicate entries and sounded like a playful name for a playful calf.”. How we count
Taijah (Tay-sha) - A fun unique name, it was one of the only name that didn't have duplicate entries and sounded like a playful name for a playful calf.
37.5%688
Marais (Ma-ray) - A fun connection between Minnesota and the sea. Mar is Spanish for sea! OR in French Marais is little swamp?
34.7%637
Sealie (Sea-lee) - A combination of the parents, Allie and Semo.
27.9%512
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Taijah edged Marais to win the dolphin calf naming poll, collecting 688 votes to Marais’s 637. The race changed direction twice: Marais moved ahead early, then Taijah reclaimed the lead in the middle stretch and held it to the finish.
The national split added tension. The United States, by far the largest country bloc with 151 voters, leaned toward Marais, while Taijah finished first overall at 37.5% to Marais’s 34.7%.
- Narrow Winner · Taijah led Marais by 51 votes
- Two Lead Changes · Marais moved ahead before Taijah recovered
- U.S. Dissent · The largest country bloc leaned toward Marais