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{{Infobox animal|name=Calypso|gender=Female|capture_date=December 12, 1969|capture_location=Pender Harbor, British Columbia, Canada|capture_age=Approx. 6 years|death_date=December 1970|death_place=Marineland France|death_cause=Unknown}}


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'''Calypso''' was a female orca who was captured in Pender Harbor, British Columbia, Canada on December 12, 1969.


Place of Capture: Pender Harbor, British Columbia, Canada
On that day, a group of 12 orcas were captured in Pender Harbor. Out of these, 6 were kept in captivity while the other 6 were set free.


Date of Capture: December 12, 1969
A young female [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orca]] named Calypso, one of the captured ones, was transported to the Cleethorpes Zoo in Great Britain just 17 days after her capture. She spent several months at the zoo before being relocated to [[Marineland France]].


Age at Capture: Approx. 6 years
Calypso gained recognition as the first artificially inseminated female [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orca]], although the attempt was not successful.


A pod of 12 orcas were captured on December 12, 1969 in Pender Harbor; 6 were kept while the remaining 6 were released.
Calypso died in December 1970 due to reasons that remain unknown.


One young female, named Calypso, was flown to the Cleethorpes Zoo in Great Britain just 17 days after her capture. She remained at the zoo for a number of months until she was moved to Marineland France. Calypso was reportedly the first female orca to be Artificially Inseminated (AI’d), though it was unsuccessful.
She died in December 1970 of unknown causes.
== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
* [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
* [[Marineland France]]
* [[List of living captive orcas]]
* [[List of living captive orcas]]


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Latest revision as of 10:05, 13 August 2023

Calypso
SexFemale
DiedDecember 1970
Marineland France
Cause of deathUnknown
Captured atPender Harbor, British Columbia, Canada
Capture ageApprox. 6 years
Capture dateDecember 12, 1969

Calypso was a female orca who was captured in Pender Harbor, British Columbia, Canada on December 12, 1969.

On that day, a group of 12 orcas were captured in Pender Harbor. Out of these, 6 were kept in captivity while the other 6 were set free.

A young female orca named Calypso, one of the captured ones, was transported to the Cleethorpes Zoo in Great Britain just 17 days after her capture. She spent several months at the zoo before being relocated to Marineland France.

Calypso gained recognition as the first artificially inseminated female orca, although the attempt was not successful.

Calypso died in December 1970 due to reasons that remain unknown.

See also