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Current Number of Deceased Captive Orcas Listed: 146
Living Captive Orcas Miscarried/Stillborn Captive Orcas

Mundo Marino - Buenos Aires, Argentina

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Milagro M c. August 8, 1985
d. February 10, 1991
Argentina Unk. / Unk. 18 feet
5.5 meters
5,200 pounds
2,358 kilograms
N/A 5 years
6 months
Belén F c. January 6, 1988
d. February 4, 2000
Samborombon Bay
Argentina
Unk. / Unk. 15 feet 6 inches
4.7 meters
4,100 pounds
1,859 kilograms
N/A 12 years
1 month
"Father of Kshamenk" M c. September 17, 1992
d. September 17, 1992
Argentina Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 1 day

Marineland of Australia - Queensland, Australia

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Ramu II M c. April 1969
d. May 24, 1970
Carr Inlet
WA, USA
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 1 year
1 month
Ramu IV M c. August 8, 1970
d. August 1971
Penn Cove
WA, USA
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 1 year

Playcenter Amusement Ride and Game Park - São Paulo, Brazil

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Nandú M c. November 1983
d. March 2, 1988
Berufjördur
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Adrenal Gland Tumor 4 years
3 months

MarineLand of Canada - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Kandu II M c. August 1971
d. October 1979
Penn Cove
WA, USA
Unk. / Unk. 17 feet 9 inches
5.4 meters
5,900 pounds
2,676 kilograms
Pneumonia 8 years
2 months
Kandy F c. August 1973
d. November 1973
Pedder Bay
BC, Canada
Unk. / Unk. 17 feet 7 inches
5.4 meters
N/A Pneumonia 3 months
Nootka V F c. October 1979
d. January 8, 2008
Ingolfshöfdi
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 20 feet
6.1 meters
8,000 pounds
3,629 kilograms
N/A 28 years
3 months
? F c. November 1979
d. January 1980
Medallandsbugt
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Acute Enterotoxaemia 2 months
? F c. October 1981
d. 1982?
Alvidra
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A N/A
Junior M c. November 1984
d. June 1994
Berufjördur
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 17 feet 9 inches
5.4 meters
5,900 pounds
2,676 kilograms
N/A 9 years
7 months
Kandu VII M c. November 1984
d. December 21, 2005
Reydarfjördur
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 23 feet 5 inches
7.1 meters
11,000 pounds
4,990 kilograms
Cancer? 21 years
1 month
? M b. August 24, 1992
d. October 25, 1992
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Kiska / Kandu VII* N/A 150 pounds
68 kilograms
Drowning 62 days
Neocia F b. October 21, 1992
d. August 1, 2004
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Nootka V* /
Kandu VII*
16 feet 2 inches
4.9 meters
4,700 pounds
2,132 kilograms
Internal Infection 11 years
9 months
Kanuck III M b. August 28, 1994
d. 1998
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Kiska / Kandu VII* 14 feet
4.3 meters
2,850 pounds
1,293 kilograms
Traumatic Shock 4 years
Malik F b. April 21, 1996
d. March 4, 2000
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Nootka V* /
Kandu VII*
13 feet 9 inches
4.2 meters
2,300 pounds
1,043 kilograms
Liver Infection/
Immune System Failure
3 years
10 months
Nova M b. November 6, 1996
d. August 20, 2001
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Kiska / Kandu VII* 13 feet
4 meters
2,200 pounds
998 kilograms
Starvation/
Pneumonia
4 years
9 months
? F b. May 27, 1998
d. June 7, 1998
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Nootka V* /
Kandu VII*
N/A N/A N/A 11 days
Hudson M b. September 15, 1998
d. October 20, 2004
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Kiska / Kandu VII* 15 feet
4.6 meters
3,000 pounds
1,360 kilograms
Meningitis 6 years
1 month
Algonquin M b. December 18, 1999
d. August 13, 2002
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Nootka V* /
Kandu VII*
13 feet
4 meters
2,000 pounds
907 kilograms
Twisted Intestine 2 years
7 months
"April" F b. April 7, 2004
d. May 2004
MarineLand of Canada
ON, Canada
Nootka V* /
Kandu VII*
N/A N/A Malnutrition 1 month

Sealand of the Pacific
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Haida M c. October 1968 Yukon Harbor
WA, USA
? ? 23 feet
7 meters
9,920 pounds
4,500 kilograms
October 3, 1982 14 years Lung Infection/
Airborne Staphylococcus
Chimo F c. March 1, 1970 Pedder Bay
BC, Canada
T3/Scarredjaw
Cow*
? 14 feet 1 inch
4.3 meters
? November 2, 1972 2 years 8 months Chediak-Higashi
Syndrome
Scarredjaw
Cow
F c. March 1, 1970 Pedder Bay
BC, Canada
? ? ? ? May 15, 1970 2 months Malnutrition
Nootka II F c. August 1973 Pedder Bay
BC, Canada
? ? 19 feet
5.8 meters
? May 1, 1974 9 months Ruptured Aorta
Nootka III F c. August 16, 1975 Pedder Bay
BC, Canada
? ? 13 feet 1 inch
4 meters
2,292 pounds
1,040 kilograms
May 1976 9 months Perforated Post-
Pyloric Ulcer
Miracle F c. August 9, 1977 Menzies Bay
BC, Canada
? ? 16 feet 4 inches
5 meters
2,700 pounds
1,225 kilograms
January 1982 4 years 5 months Drowning
? M c. October 1982 Héradsflói
Iceland
? ? 11 feet 5 inches
3.5 meters
1,984 pounds
900 kilograms
June 1983 8 months Haemophilia
? M b. February 4, 1992 Sealand of the Pacific
BC, Canada
Nootka IV* Tilikum ? ? March 10, 1992 36 days ?

Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Moby Doll M c. July 16, 1964 Saturna Island
BC, Canada
? ? 15 feet 3 inches
4.6 meters
2,280 pounds
1,034 kilograms
October 9, 1964 86 days Drowning/
Exhaustion
Skana F c. February 1967 Yukon Harbor
WA, USA
? ? 18 feet 7 inches
5.7 meters
6,580 pounds
2,985 kilograms
October 5, 1980 13 year 8 months General Mycotic
Infection
Natsidalia F c. April 1968 Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
? ? ? ? November 1968 7 months Heart Failure
Hyak II M c. April 1968 Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
Natsidalia*? ? ? ? February 16, 1991 22 years 10 months Pneumonia
Finna M c. November 1980 Reydarfjördur
Iceland
? ? ? 11,000 pounds
4,990 kilograms
October 6, 1997 16 years 11 months Bacterial Infection/
Pneumonia
? F b. November 13, 1988 Vancouver Aquarium
BC, Canada
Bjossa* Hyak II* 7 feet 5 inches
2.3 meters
330 pounds
150 kilograms
December 4, 1988 22 days Malnutrition
K'yosha F b. September 30, 1991 Vancouver Aquarium
BC, Canada
Bjossa* Hyak II* ? 582 pounds
264 kilograms
January 4, 1992 97 days Brain Infection
? F b. March 8, 1995 Vancouver Aquarium
BC, Canada
Bjossa* Finna* ? ? March 8, 1995 10 minutes Ruptured Umbilical
Cord

Ocean Park - Hong Kong, China

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Hoi Wai F c. October 1977
d. April 21, 1997
Ingolfshöfdi
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 17 feet
5.2 meters
4,400 pounds
1,996 kilograms
Severe Blood Loss 19 years
6 months
Prince M c. October 1987
d. July 1991
Seydisfjördur
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Gastroenteritis/
Pneumonia
3 years
9 months

Marineland Côte d' Azur - Antibes, France

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Calypso F c. December 11, 1969
d. December 1970
Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 1 year
Clovis M c. August 8, 1970
d. February 1973
Penn Cove
WA, USA
Unk. / Unk. 17 feet
5.2 meters
N/A Clostridial Myositis 2 years
6 months
Kim M c. October 1976
d. July 24, 1982
Medallandsbugt
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Lung Abscess 5 years
9 months
Betty F c. October 1978
d. September 8, 1987
Skardsfjara
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 8 years
11 months
Kim II M c. October 1982
d. November 23, 2005
Stokkseyri
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 21 feet
6.4 meters
10,800 pounds
4,898 kilograms
Lung Infection 23 years
1 month

Munich, Germany

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Whale F c. August 1970
d. October 1971
Port Madison
WA, USA
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 1 year
2 months

Clacton Pier - Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
? M c. October 1981
d. December 1981
Selvogsbanki
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Ruptured Kidney/
Traumatic Shock
2 months
Neptune M c. October 1981
d. June 1983
Selvogsbanki
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Appendicitis 1 year
8 months

Dudley Zoo - Dudley, Worcester, England

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Cuddles M c. October 1968
d. February 6, 1974
Yukon Harbor
WA, USA
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Streptococcal Mediastinal
Abscess/
Osteomyelitis of Rib
5 years
4 months

Windsor Safari Park - Windsor, Berkshire, England

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Nemo M c. October 1981
d. November 17, 1986
Selvogsbanki
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 15 feet
4.6 meters
2,370 pounds
1,075 kilograms
Essential Thrombocytosis 5 years
1 month

Sædyrasafnid (Hafnarfjord Marine Zoo) - Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
? M c. October 1978
d. February 1979
Skardsfjara
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Heart Attack 4 months
? F c. November 1978
d. February 1979
Ingolfshöfdi
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A Pneumonia 3 months
? M c. November 1984
d. January 1985
Reydarfjördur
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 13 feet 4 inches
4.1 meters
N/A Neck Damage 2 months

JAPAN

Adventure World Shirahama
Wakayama-Prefecture, Japan


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Kianu F c. April 1968 Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
? ? 19 feet
5.8 meters
? June 1980 12 years 2 months Gastrointestinal Disease
? F c. February 26, 1979 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 21 feet
6.4 meters
? March 1979 1 month Stillbirth Complications
? F c. February 26, 1979 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 21 feet 3 inches
6.5 meters
? April 1979 2 months Nutritional Disorder
Benkei M c. February 26, 1979 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 22 feet 3 inches
6.8 meters
11,023 pounds
5,000 kilograms
January 1989 9 years 11 months Acute Pneumonia
Benkei II M c. October 1980 Alvidra
Iceland
? ? 10 feet 6 inches
3.2 meters
992 pounds
450 kilograms
July 1983 2 years 9 months Malignant Lymphoma
Ruka F c. October 1981 Selvogsbanki
Iceland
? ? 18 feet
5.5 meters
6,600 pounds
2,994 kilograms
March 29, 2000 18 years 5 months Traumatic Shock
Goro M c. October 1985 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 21 feet 3 inches
6.5 meters
9,921 pounds
4,500 kilograms
January 21, 2005 19 years 3 month Acute Pneumonia
Ai F c. October 1989 Hornafjord
Iceland
? ? ? ? August 1995 5 years 10 months ?
Ran F c. October 1989 Hornafjord
Iceland
? ? 19 feet 5 inches
5.9 meters
7,600 pounds
3,447 kilograms
August 29, 2004 14 years 10 months Pneumonia from
Micro-Organisms/
Blood Poisoning/
Acute Gastritis
? F c. February 7, 1997 Hatajiri Bay
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 14 feet 7 inches
4.5 meters
? June 14, 1997 4 months ?
? M c. February 7, 1997 Hatajiri Bay
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 13 feet
4 meters
? June 17, 1997 4 months ?
Kyu M c. February 7, 1997 Hatajiri Bay
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 17 feet
5.2 meters
6,500 pounds
2,948 kilograms
September 18, 2004 7 years 7 months Bacterial Pneumonia
? F b. August 26, 2004 Adventure World Shirahama
Wakayama, Japan
Ran* Kyu* ? ? August 28, 2004 2 days Broken Skull

Enoshima Marineland
Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Sacchi F c. February 1982 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 21 feet 3 inches
6.5 meters
7,716 pounds
3,500 kilograms
April 1984 2 years 2 months Pneumonia
? M b. May 1982 Enoshima Aquarium
Kanagawa, Japan
Sacchi* ? 7 feet 5 inches
2.3 meters
441 pounds
200 kilograms
May 1982 10 days Brain Abscess

Izu-Mito Sea Paradise
Shizuoka-Prefecture, Japan


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Shachi F c. February 1986 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 15 feet 7 inches
4.8 meters
3,241 pounds
1,470 kilograms
March 1988 2 years 1 month Pneumonia
Yamato M c. October 1989 Hornafjord
Iceland
? ? 21 feet
6.4 meters
7,495 pounds
3,400 kilograms
October 24, 2000 11 years ?
Asuka F c. February 7, 1997 Hatajiri Bay
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 21 feet
6.4 meters
6,834 pounds
3,100 kilograms
September 19, 2007 10 years 7 months ?

Kamogawa Sea World
Chiba-Prefecture, Japan


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Jumbo M c. August 8, 1970 Penn Cove
WA, USA
? ? 17 feet 3 inches
5.3 meters
3,527 pounds
1,600 kilograms
July 1974 3 years 11 months Liver Dysfunction
Chappy F c. August 8, 1970 Penn Cove
WA, USA
? ? 12 feet 5 inches
3.8 meters
1,444 pounds
655 kilograms
April 1974 3 years 8 months Periostitis of Lumbar Bone
Zero M c. 1972 Abashiri
Hokkaido, Japan
? ? ? ? September 1972 15 days ?
Caren F c. November 1979 Ingolfshöfdi
Iceland
? ? 16 feet 4 inches
5 meters
3,880 pounds
1,760 kilograms
May 4, 1987 7 years 6 months Agranulocytosis
King M c. November 1979 Ingolfshöfdi
Iceland
? ? 14 feet 7 inches
4.5 meters
2,689 pounds
1,220 kilograms
October 4, 1983 3 years 11 months Pneumonia
Patty F c. November 1984 Berufjördur
Iceland
? ? 13 feet 8 inches
4.2 meters
2,293 pounds
1,040 kilograms
September 16, 1987 2 years 10 months Acute Enteritis
Maggie F c. October 1987 Seydisfjördur
Iceland
? ? ? ? October 7, 1997 10 years ?
? M b. March 3, 1995 Kamogawa Sea World
Chiba, Japan
Maggie* Bingo ? ? March 3, 1995 1 day ?
Sarah F b. May 31, 2003 Kamogawa Sea World
Chiba, Japan
Stella Bingo 11 feet 4 inches
3.5 meters
1,543 pounds
700 kilograms
April 26, 2006 2 years 11 months ?
? M c. February 10, 2006 Katsuura
Chiba, Japan
? ? 13 feet
4 meters
1,675 pounds
760 kilograms
February 13, 2006 3 days ?

Private Home
Japan


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
Benkei III M c. February 1982 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? ? ? 1983? 1 year? ?

Taiji Whale Museum
Wakayama-Prefecture, Japan


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
? M c. December 1978 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? ? ? December 1978 5 days Harpoon Wound
Tai M c. February 26, 1979 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? ? ? June 1982 3 years 4 months ?
Chi F c. February 26, 1979 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? 20 feet
6.1 meters
? May 1979 3 months ?
? M c. February 1982 Taiji
Wakayama, Japan
? ? ? ? June 1982 4 months Pneumonia

Aquarama on Parade - Isla Mujeres, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Dzul-ha M c. July 1979
d. 1983
Malarrif
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A N/A 4 years

Dolphin Adventure - Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Pascuala F c. April 10, 2007
d. June 10, 2007
Bay of Mantanchén
San Blas, Mexico
Unk. / Unk. 8 feet 3 inches
2.54 meters
403 pounds
183 kilograms
Immune System Failure 2 months

Dolfinarium Harderwijk - Harderwijk, Netherlands

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
Tula M c. July 1968
d. October 1968
Malcolm Island
BC, Canada
Unk. / Unk. N/A N/A External Fungus 3 months
Magnus M c. October 1977
d. December 18, 1977
Ingolfshöfdi
Iceland
Unk. / Unk. 10 feet 8 inches
3.3 meters
1,080 pounds
490 kilograms
Agranulocytic Anaemia 2 months

Utrish Dolphinarium - Moscow, Russia

PHOTO NAME SEX ACQUIRED / DIED ORIGIN DAM / SIRE LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT REASON TIME
? F c. September 26, 2003
d. October 24, 2003
Zhirovaya Bay
Kamchatka, Russia
Unk. / Unk. 14 feet 1 inch
4.3 meters
2,425 pounds
1,100 kilograms
N/A 28 days

UNITED STATES

Marineland of the Pacific
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA


NAME SEX CAPTURED/BORN ORIGIN MOTHER FATHER LAST LENGTH LAST WEIGHT DIED CAPTIVE TIME CAUSE OF DEATH
? F c. November 18, 1961 Newport Harbor
CA, USA
? ? 17 feet
5.2 meters
4,094 pounds
1,857 kilograms
November 20, 1961 2 days Gastroenteritis/Pneumonia
Orky M c. July 1967 Port Hardy
BC, Canada
? ? 16 feet 7 inches
5.1 meters
4,960 pounds
2,250 kilograms
July 1969 2 years Pneumonia/Influenza?
Corky F c. April 1968 Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
? ? 16 feet 4 inches
5 meters
? December 1970 2 years 8 months Mediastinal Abscess
Patches F c. December 11, 1969 Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
A14/Saddle*? ? 12 feet
3.7 meters
? August 1971 1 year 8 months Salmonellosis
? M c. December 11, 1969 Pender Harbour
BC, Canada
? ? 15 feet 7 inches
4.8 meters
? May 1972 2 years 5 months Pneumonia
? M b. February 28, 1977 Marineland of the Pacific
CA, USA
Corky II Orky II* 7 feet 5 inches
2.3 meters
326 pounds
148 kilograms
March 16, 1977 16 days Pneumonia/Bowel Stasis/
Cerebral Edema
? M b. October 31, 1978 Marineland of the Pacific
CA, USA
Corky II Orky II* 7 feet 8 inches
2.4 meters
351 pounds
159 kilograms
November 10, 1978 11 days Pneumonia/Colitis
Kiva F b. June 16, 1982 Marineland of the Pacific
CA, USA
Corky II Orky II* 7 feet 8 inches
2.4 meters
866 pounds
393 kilograms
August 3, 1982 46 days Colic/
Respiratory Failure
? F b. July 22, 1985 Marineland of the Pacific
CA, USA
Corky II Orky II* 7 feet 5 inches
2.3 meters
? September 1, 1985 41 days Failure to Nurse

Miami Seaquarium - Miami, Florida, USA