Amaya - orca

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• 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