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
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Milagro
M
c. August 8, 1985
d. February 10, 1991Argentina
Unk. / Unk.
18 feet
5.5 meters5,200 pounds
2,358 kilogramsN/A
5 years
6 months
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Belén
F
c. January 6, 1988
d. February 4, 2000Samborombon Bay
ArgentinaUnk. / Unk.
15 feet 6 inches
4.7 meters4,100 pounds
1,859 kilogramsN/A
12 years
1 month
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"Father of Kshamenk"
M
c. September 17, 1992
d. September 17, 1992Argentina
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
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Ramu II
M
c. April 1969
d. May 24, 1970Carr Inlet
WA, USAUnk. / Unk.
N/A
N/A
N/A
1 year
1 month
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Ramu IV
M
c. August 8, 1970
d. August 1971Penn Cove
WA, USAUnk. / 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
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Nandú
M
c. November 1983
d. March 2, 1988Berufjördur
IcelandUnk. / Unk.
N/A
N/A
Adrenal Gland Tumor
4 years
3 months
MarineLand of Canada - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |