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Sex: Male
{{Infobox animal|name=Chappy|gender=Male|capture_date=August 8, 1970|capture_location=Penn Cove, Washington State|capture_age=Approx. 2 years|death_date=April 1974|death_cause=Periostitis|death_place=Kamogawa Sea World, Japan}}


Pod: Southern Residents
On August 8, 1970, more than 80 orcas were captured in Penn Cove, making it one of the [[Penn Cove orca captures|most notorious incidents of wild captures]] in history. Only a few orcas were retained, including a young male that would later be named Chappy.


Place of capture: Penn Cove, Washington State
Two of the captured orcas were eventually acquired by Kamogawa Sea World in Japan, which aimed to become the first park in the country to publicly exhibit orcas. These two orcas were Chappy and [[Jumbo - orca|Jumbo]], and they were relocated a month after their capture.


Date of capture: August 8, 1970
In April 1974, Chappy died as a result of periostitis, an inflammation affecting the lumbar bone.
 
Age at capture: Approx. 2 years
 
Date of death: April 1974
 
Reported cause of death: Periostitis
 
== History ==
On August 8, 1970, over 80 Orcas were netted in Penn Cove in one of the most [[Penn Cove orca captures|infamous wild captures in history]]. Very few whales were kept, including a young male later known as Chappy.
 
Two of the whales were soon purchased by Kamogawa Sea World in Japan, who aspired to be the first park in Japan to put Orcas on public display. The two whales they bought were Chappy and Jumbo, who were moved a month after their capture.
 
They seemed to adapt well to their environment, and soon were trained to perform in daily shows with dolphins.
 
In April 1974, Chappy died due to Periostitis, an inflammation of the lumbar bone.


==Other orcas captured at Penn Cove August 8, 1970==
*[[Clovis - orca|Clovis]]
*[[Jumbo - orca|Jumbo]]
*[[Lil' Nooka - orca|Lil' Nooka]]
*[[Lolita - orca|Lolita]]
*[[Ramu IV - orca|Ramu IV]]
*[[Wally - orca|Wally]]
*[[Winston - orca|Winston]]
== See also ==
== See also ==
[[List of deceased captive orcas]]
[[List of living captive orcas]]
[[Lists of captive animals]]
[[Penn Cove orca captures]]


[[Captive animal deaths by year]]
* [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
* [[Penn Cove orca captures]]
* [[List of living captive orcas]]
* [[Lists of captive animals]]
* [[Captive animal deaths by year]]
[[Category:Captive animals]]
[[Category:Captive animals]]
[[Category:Orcas]]
[[Category:Orcas]]
[[Category:Captive cetacean]]
[[Category:Captive cetacean - deceased]]
[[Category:Year 1970]]
[[Category:Year 1974]]
[[Category:Penn Cove]]
[[Category:Penn Cove]]
[[Category:Japan]]
[[Category:Japan]]
[[Category:1970]]
[[Category:1974]]
[[Category:Captive orcas]]
[[Category:Captive orcas - deceased]]

Latest revision as of 15:33, 15 August 2023

Chappy
SexMale
DiedApril 1974
Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Cause of deathPeriostitis
Captured atPenn Cove, Washington State
Capture ageApprox. 2 years
Capture dateAugust 8, 1970

On August 8, 1970, more than 80 orcas were captured in Penn Cove, making it one of the most notorious incidents of wild captures in history. Only a few orcas were retained, including a young male that would later be named Chappy.

Two of the captured orcas were eventually acquired by Kamogawa Sea World in Japan, which aimed to become the first park in the country to publicly exhibit orcas. These two orcas were Chappy and Jumbo, and they were relocated a month after their capture.

In April 1974, Chappy died as a result of periostitis, an inflammation affecting the lumbar bone.

Other orcas captured at Penn Cove August 8, 1970

See also