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Benkei II
Sex	Male
Died	July 1983; Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan
Cause of death	Malignant lymphoma
Captured at	Alvidra, Iceland
Capture age	< 1
Capture date	October 1980

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Benkei II, also known as Ushiwaka, was an Icelandic male orca.

In October 1980, a lone male orca was captured off the south coast of Iceland. He was later named Benkei II and became the first capture of the 1980 season. He was taken to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium in Iceland.

By November, four more whales joined him at the aquarium. Eventually, the Vancouver Aquarium purchased four out of the five whales: Benkei II, Vigga, Bjossa, and Finna. However, a male named Ulises, who now resides at SeaWorld California, was left behind at Hafnarfjordur.

Despite issues with Greenpeace trying to obstruct the transfer, all four whales arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium on December 20.

However, the Vancouver Aquarium already had an adult male named Hyak II, and the facility was too small to accommodate five whales. As a result, it was decided that Vigga would be sent to a park in California, while Benkei II was purchased by Nanki Shirahama Adventure World in Japan.

In January 1981, Benkei II arrived at Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, where he encountered the park's resident bull, also named Benkei. It is unclear whether the two whales got along or performed together during their time at the park.

In July 1983, Benkei II died due to malignant lymphoma.

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-Sex: Male
+{{Infobox animal|name=Benkei II|gender=Male|capture_location=Alvidra, Iceland|capture_date=October 1980|capture_age=< 1|death_cause=Malignant lymphoma|death_place=Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan|death_date=July 1983}}
-Place of capture: Alvidra, Iceland
+'''Benkei II''', also known as Ushiwaka, was an Icelandic male orca.
-Date of capture: October 1980
+In October 1980, a lone male orca was captured off the south coast of Iceland. He was later named Benkei II and became the first capture of the 1980 season. He was taken to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium in Iceland.
-Age at capture: Approx. less than 1 year
+By November, four more whales joined him at the aquarium. Eventually, the Vancouver Aquarium purchased four out of the five whales: Benkei II, [[Vigga - orca|Vigga]], [[Bjossa - orca|Bjossa]], and [[Finna - orca|Finna]]. However, a male named [[Ulises - orca|Ulises]], who now resides at SeaWorld California, was left behind at Hafnarfjordur.
-Date of death: ~ July 1983
+Despite issues with [[Greenpeace]] trying to obstruct the transfer, all four whales arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium on December 20.
-Cause of death: Malignant lymphoma
+However, the Vancouver Aquarium already had an adult male named [[Hyak II - orca|Hyak II]], and the facility was too small to accommodate five whales. As a result, it was decided that [[Vigga - orca|Vigga]] would be sent to a park in California, while Benkei II was purchased by Nanki Shirahama Adventure World in Japan.
-In October 1980, a lone male orca was captured off the south coast of Iceland. Later known as Benkei II, he was the first capture of the 1980 season, and was immediately transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium.
+In January 1981, Benkei II arrived at Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, where he encountered the park's resident bull, also named Benkei. It is unclear whether the two whales got along or performed together during their time at the park.
-By November, he was joined by 4 more whales. It wasn’t long before 4 of the 5 were purchased by the Vancouver Aquarium; Benkei II, Vigga, Bjossa, and Finna. A male known as Ulises, who now resides at SeaWorld California, was left behind at Hafnarfjordur.
+In July 1983, Benkei II died due to malignant lymphoma.
-After issues with Greenpeace attempting to block the transfer, all 4 whales arrived safely at the park on December 20.
-However, Van Aqua already had an adult male named Hyak II, and the park was too small to house 5 whales. It was soon decided that Vigga would be sent to a California park, while Benkei II was purchased by Nanki Shirahama Adventure World in Japan.
-Sometime in January 1981, Benkei II arrived at Nanki, where he met the resident bull, also named Benkei. It is not known if the two got along or performed shows together during their time at the park.
-Unfortunately, sometime in July 1983, Benkei II died due to malignant lymphoma.
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