Ramu IV - orca

Sex: Male

Pod: Southern Residents

Place of Capture: Penn Cove, Washington State

Date of Capture: August 8, 1970

Age at Capture: Approx. 2 years

On August 8, 1970, more than 80 Orcas were herded into Penn Cove in one of the most infamous captures in history. Very few whales were kept, but among those taken captive was a young male named Ramu IV.

While many of his pod mates were sent to marine parks in the U.S., Europe. and Japan, Ramu IV was the only one to be sent to Australia. The young male was originally destined to be a mate for Cuddles in the UK until it was discovered that Cuddles was male.

Ramu IV was then bought by Marineland Australia, where he was to replace the parks original captive Orca, Ramu, who died a few months before.

In August 1971, Ramu IV died due to unknown causes.

See also

List of deceased captive orcas

List of living captive orcas