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{{Infobox animal|name=Amaya|birth_place=SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA|gender=Female|birth_date=December 2, 2014|death_date=August 19, 2021|parents=♀ Kalia ♂ Unknown / Ulises?|death_place=SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA|death_cause=Unspecified gastrointestinal disease}}'''Amaya''' was a 6-year-old female orca who was born in captivity at SeaWorld San Diego.
{{Infobox animal|name=Amaya|birth_place=SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA|gender=Female|birth_date=December 2, 2014|death_date=August 19, 2021|parents=♀ Kalia ♂ Unknown / Ulises?|death_place=SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA|death_cause=Unspecified gastrointestinal disease|species=Orcinus orca}}'''Amaya''' was a 6-year-old female orca who was born in captivity at SeaWorld San Diego.


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

Revision as of 09:05, 16 August 2023

Amaya
SpeciesOrcinus orca
SexFemale
BornDecember 2, 2014
SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
DiedAugust 19, 2021
SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
Cause of deathUnspecified gastrointestinal disease
Parent(s)♀ Kalia ♂ Unknown / Ulises?

Amaya was a 6-year-old female orca who was born in captivity at SeaWorld San Diego.

On the 2nd December 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 orca.

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

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