Ai - orca: Difference between revisions

Ai
Sex	Female
Died	August 25, 1995; Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Cause of death	Candidiasis
Captured at	Hornafjörður, Iceland
Capture age	Approx. 1 year
Capture date	October 1989

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Sometime in October 1989, a group of four orcas were captured in Iceland. These would be the last orcas to be taken from Icelandic waters. Whalers applied for permits to continue capturing orcas in 1990 and 1991, but the Minister of Fisheries denied them.

As a result, when these 4 orcas were transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium, they had to wait before their transfers could be authorized.

When the transfers were finally authorized, two females - known as Ran and Ai - were purchased by Nanki Shirahama Adventure World. Here, they met the resident orcas Goro and Ruka.

It is believed that Ai got along well with her tankmates and performed daily alongside them, though not much is known about her time at Nanki Shirahama Adventure World.

Ai died on August 25, 1995 due to an infection known as candidiasis.

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-Sex: Female
+{{Infobox animal|name=Ai|gender=Female|capture_location=Hornafjörður, Iceland|capture_date=October 1989|capture_age=Approx. 1 year|death_date=August 25, 1995|death_cause=Candidiasis|death_place=Nanki Shirahama Adventure World}}
-Pod: N/A
+Sometime in October 1989, a group of four orcas were captured in Iceland. These would be the last orcas to be taken from Icelandic waters. Whalers applied for permits to continue capturing orcas in 1990 and 1991, but the Minister of Fisheries denied them.
-Place of capture: Hornafjörður, Iceland
+As a result, when these 4 orcas were transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium, they had to wait before their transfers could be authorized.
-Date of capture: October 1989
+When the transfers were finally authorized, two females - known as [[Ran - orca|Ran]] and Ai - were purchased by [[Nanki Shirahama Adventure World]]. Here, they met the resident orcas Goro and Ruka.
-Age at capture: Approx. 1 year
+It is believed that Ai got along well with her tankmates and performed daily alongside them, though not much is known about her time at Nanki Shirahama Adventure World.
-Date of death: August 25, 1995
-Sometime in October 1989, a group of four orcas were captured in Iceland. These would be the last orcas to be taken from Icelandic waters. Whalers applied for permits to continue capturing whales in 1990 and 1991, but the Minister of Fisheries denied them.
-As a result, when these 4 whales were transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium, they had to wait before their transfers could be authorized.
-When the transfers were finally authorized, two females - known as Ran and Ai - were purchased by Nanki Shirahama Adventure World. Here, they met the resident whales Goro and Ruka.
-It is believed that Ai got along well with her tankmates and performed daily alongside them, though not much is known about her time at Nanki.
 Ai died on August 25, 1995 due to an infection known as candidiasis.
 == See also ==
-[[List of deceased captive orcas]]
-[[List of living captive orcas]]
-[[Lists of captive animals]]
+* [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
+* [[List of living captive orcas]]
+* [[Lists of captive animals]]
 [[Category:Captive orcas]]
 [[Category:Orcas]]
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 [[Category:Nanki Adventure World]]
 [[Category:Japan]]
+[[Category:Orcas captive at Nanki Shirahama Adventure World]]