Ramu II - orca
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Sex: Male
Pod: Southern Residents
Place of Capture: Carr Inlet, Washington State
Date of Capture: April 1969
Age at Capture: Approx. 9 years
In April 1969 in Carr Inlet, 11 orcas were captured. However, only 2 were kept. One was a large bull orca, later known as Ramu II.
Not long after his capture, Ramu II was put in a sling and sent on a grueling journey to Marineland Australia. Once he arrived, he became the star attraction at the park.
On May 21, 1970, Ramu II died of unknown causes after only a year of living in captivity.