King - orca: Difference between revisions

King
Sex	Male
Captured at	Ingólfshöfði, Iceland
Capture age	Approx. less than 1 year
Capture date	November 1979

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In November 1979, four orcas were captured in Iceland. They were taken to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium where their health was checked, genders determined, and three of them were given names: King, Keiko, and Caren.

King was then sent to Hansapark Sierksdorf in Germany to be a part of the Traveling Dolphin Show. Afterward, he was transferred to Marineland Ontario for a few weeks before finally ending up at Kamogawa Sea World.

Caren and the other unnamed female were destined for Japan, but unfortunately, the unnamed female passed away before the transfer. King was chosen as a replacement for her.

Both King and Caren underwent several training sessions and began performing daily shows at Kamogawa.

Sadly, King's time at the park was cut short, and he passed away on October 4, 1983, due to pneumonia, after spending just three years there.

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-Sex: Male
+{{Infobox animal|name=King|gender=Male|capture_location=Ingólfshöfði, Iceland|capture_date=November 1979|capture_age=Approx. less than 1 year}}
-Pod: N/A
+In November 1979, four orcas were captured in Iceland. They were taken to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium where their health was checked, genders determined, and three of them were given names: King, [[Keiko - orca|Keiko]], and [[Caren - orca|Caren]].
-Place of Capture: Ingólfshöfði, Iceland
+King was then sent to Hansapark Sierksdorf in Germany to be a part of the Traveling Dolphin Show. Afterward, he was transferred to Marineland Ontario for a few weeks before finally ending up at Kamogawa Sea World.
-Date of Capture: November 1979
+[[Caren - orca|Caren]] and the other unnamed female were destined for Japan, but unfortunately, the unnamed female passed away before the transfer. King was chosen as a replacement for her.
-Age at Capture: Approx. less than 1 year
+Both King and Caren underwent several training sessions and began performing daily shows at Kamogawa.
-== History ==
+Sadly, King's time at the park was cut short, and he passed away on October 4, 1983, due to pneumonia, after spending just three years there.
-In November 1979, four whales were captured in Iceland. They were transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium where their health was assessed, genders determined, and only 3 received names; King, Keiko, and Caren.
-King was soon sent to Hansapark Sierksdorf in Germany, as part of the Traveling Dolphin Show before being sent to Marineland Ontario for a number of weeks until his final transfer to Kamogawa Sea World.
+== See also ==
-It is believed that both Caren and the unnamed female were set for Japan, though the unnamed female died before her transfer, only to be replaced by King.
+* [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
+* [[List of living captive orcas]]
-Several training sessions later, both King and Caren were performing daily shows at Kamogawa.
-King died on October 4, 1983 due to pneumonia after just 3 years at the park.
-== See also ==
-{{Template:Captive orca see also}}
 [[Category:Captive animals]]
 [[Category:Needs picture]]
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 [[Category:1979]]
 [[Category:1983]]
+[[Category:Iceland]]
+[[Category:Japan]]
+[[Category:Kamogawa Sea World]]