Known Distribution of 48 Captive Orcasupdated April, 2002
Haida II, captured from Iceland in 1982, died young at 21 at SeaWorld San Antonio August 1, 2001. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MIAMI SEAQUARIUM, Miami, Florida - 1 surviving | ||||||
| Lolita/Tokitae | F |
captured 08/70 |
WA |
member of the Southern Resident community
captured off Whidbey Island, WA, Aug 8, 1970.
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solo in smallest orca
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| Ocean Futures, Westmanjar Island, Iceland - 1 almost released | ||||||
| Kego/Keiko | M | captured 11/79 |
Ice |
from Marineland Canada, to Reino Aventura, Mexico 02/85, to Oregon
Coast Aquarium 01/96
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to seapen in Iceland 09/98; ocean walks 6/00 - 9/01 |
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| SEA WORLD, California, Florida & Texas - 21 surviving | ||||||
| Corky II | F |
captured 12/69 |
WA |
from Marineland, California
member of the Northern Resident community |
to Sea World 01/87 |
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| Katina | F |
captured 10/78 |
Ice |
from Marineland, Canada | to Sea World 06/79 |
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| Kasatka | F |
captured 10/78 |
Ice |
- |
- |
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| Ulises | M | captured 11/80 |
Ice |
from Barcelona, Spain | to Sea World 02/94 |
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| Tillikum | M | captured 11/83 |
Ice |
from Sealand of the Pacific, Canada | to Sea World 01/92 |
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| Kalina | F |
captive born |
-- |
09/26/85 to Katina in FL | - |
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| Orkid | F |
captive born |
-- |
09/23/88 to Kandu V in CA | - |
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| Kayla | F |
captive born |
-- |
11/26/88 to Kenau in TX | - |
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| Taima | F |
captive born |
-- |
07/11/89 to Gudrun in FL | - |
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| Splash | M | captive born |
-- |
08/15/89 to Nootka at Marineland, Canada | to Sea World 04/92 |
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| Takara | F |
captive born |
-- |
07/09/91 to Kasatka in CA | - |
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| Kayuquet | M | captive born |
-- |
12/24/91 to Haida at Sealand, Canada | to Sea World 01/93 |
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| Keet | M | captive born |
-- |
02/02/93 to Kalina in TX | - |
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| Taku | M | captive born |
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09/09/93 to Katina in FL | - |
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| Keto | M | captive born |
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06/17/95 to Kalina in FL | - |
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| Unna | F |
captive born |
-- |
12/27/96 to Katina in FL | - |
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| Sumar | M |
captive born |
-- |
05/14/98 to Taima in FL | - |
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| Tuar | M |
captive born |
-- |
06/22/99 to Kalina in FL | - |
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| Tekoa | M |
captive born |
-- |
11/8/00 to Taima in FL | - |
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| (no name) | M | captive born |
-- |
9/1/01 to Kasatka in CA | by artificial insemination |
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| ? | F | captive born |
-- |
05/03/02 to Takara | by artificial insemination |
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MARINELAND, Niagara
Falls, Canada - 7 surviving
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| Nootka V | F |
captured 10/79 |
Ice |
Marineland Canada | - |
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| Kiska | F |
captured 10/81 |
Ice |
Marineland Canada | - |
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| Candu | M | captured 11/84 |
Ice |
Marineland Canada | - |
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| Neocia | F |
captive born |
-- |
10/21/92 to Nootka | - |
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| Hudson | M |
captive born |
-- |
9/15/98 to Kiska | - |
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| Algonquin | M |
captive born |
-- |
12/18/99 to Nootka V | - |
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| ACUARIO MUNDO MARINO, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1 surviving | ||||||
| Kshamenk | M | stranded 11/92 |
Arg |
Acuario Mundo Marina | believed forced stranding |
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| MARINELAND, Antibes, France - 7 surviving | ||||||
| Kim II | M | captured 10/82 |
Ice |
Marineland France | - |
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| Freya | F |
captured 10/82 |
Ice |
Marineland France | - |
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| Sharkane | F |
captured 10/89 |
Ice |
Marineland France | - |
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| Shouka | F |
captive born |
-- |
02/25/93 to Sharkane | - |
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| Valentin | M | captive born |
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02/14/96 to Freya | - |
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| Inouk | M | captive born |
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02/23/99 to Sharkane | - |
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| Wiki | F |
captive born |
-- |
06/01/01 to Sharkane | - |
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| KAMOGAWA SEA WORLD , Japan - 5 surviving | ||||||
| Thor/Bingo | M | captured 11/84 |
Ice |
Kamogawa Sea World | - |
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| Stella | F |
captured 10/87 |
Ice |
Kamogawa Sea World | - |
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| Oscar | M | captured 10/87 |
Ice |
Kamogawa Sea World | - |
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| Lovey | F |
captive born |
-- |
01/11/98 to Stella | - |
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| Lara | F |
captive born |
-- |
2/8/01 to Stella | - |
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| ADVENTURE WORLD (World Safari), Japan - 3 surviving | ||||||
| Goro | M | captured 10/85 |
Japan | from Taiji Whale Museum | to Adventure World 11/85 |
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| Ran | F |
captured 10/89 |
Ice |
Adventure World | - |
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| Kyu-chan | M | captured 02/97 |
Japan | Adventure World | - |
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| TAIJI WHALE MUSEUM , Japan - 2 surviving | ||||||
| Nami-chan | F |
captured 10/85 |
Japan | Taiji Whale Museum | - |
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| Coo | F |
captured 02/97 |
Japan | Taiji Whale Museum | - |
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| IZU MITO SEA PARADISE , Japan - 1 surviving | ||||||
| Asuka | F | captured 02/97 |
Japan |
Izu Mito Sea Paradise | - |
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Sources: Compiled by Jerye Mooney from Marine Mammal Inventory Reports, research papers, and news clippings. Special thanks to Erich Hoyt, author of Orca - the Whale Called Killer (1990) for the majority of information. Updated information thanks to Stefan Jacobs
