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Sex: Male | * Sex: Male | ||
* Pod: Southern Residents | |||
Pod: Southern Residents | * Place of capture: Penn Cove, Washington State | ||
* Date of capture: August 8, 1970 | |||
Place of capture: Penn Cove, Washington State | * Age at capture: Approx. 2 years | ||
* Date of death: April 1974 | |||
Date of capture: August 8, 1970 | * Reported cause of death: Periostitis | ||
Age at capture: Approx. 2 years | |||
Date of death: April 1974 | |||
Reported cause of death: Periostitis | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
[[Captive animal deaths by year]] | * [[List of deceased captive orcas]] | ||
* [[List of living captive orcas]] | |||
* [[Lists of captive animals]] | |||
* [[Penn Cove orca captures]] | |||
* [[Captive animal deaths by year]] | |||
[[Category:Captive animals]] | [[Category:Captive animals]] | ||
[[Category:Orcas]] | [[Category:Orcas]] | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 20 April 2023
- Sex: Male
- Pod: Southern Residents
- Place of capture: Penn Cove, Washington State
- Date of capture: August 8, 1970
- 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 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.