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Sex: Female
Sex: Female


Pod: N/A
*Pod: N/A


Place of birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
*Place of birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA


Date of birth: December 2nd, 2014
*Date of birth: December 2nd, 2014


Location of death: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
*Location of death: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA


Date of death: August 19th, 2021
*Date of death: August 19th, 2021


Mother: Kalia
*Mother: Kalia


Father: Unknown / Ulises
*Father: Unknown / Ulises


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 14:26, 22 April 2023

Sex: Female

  • Pod: N/A
  • Place of birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
  • Date of birth: December 2nd, 2014
  • Location of death: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
  • Date of death: August 19th, 2021
  • Mother: Kalia
  • Father: Unknown / Ulises

History

On December 2, 2014, captive born female Kalia gave birth to her first calf; a female later named Amaya and possibly sired by the Icelandic male Ulises.

Due to Kalia having only been 9 years old when her pregnancy was announced, some controversy and intense criticism ensued and some began questioning what kind of a mother she would be at this age, as well as why SeaWorld had been artificially inseminating such a young whale.

Amaya died unexpectedly on August 19th, 2021, from an unspecified gastrointestinal disease.

See also

List of deceased captive orcas

List of living captive orcas

Lists of captive animals