List of deceased captive orcas

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Name Sex Breed Origin:

Captured, Rescued, Captive-Born

Birth / Capture Date Birth / Capture Location Date of death Age at death Cause of death Location of death
Ahab Male 100% Southern Resident Captured 1960, (est.) – Birth

1968, Oct 15 – Capture

Bainbridge Island, WA 1972, Sept 27 12 Unknown U.S. Navy (Hawaii)
Ai Female 100% Icelandic Captured 1988 (est.) – Birth

1989, Oct – Capture

Hornafjordur, Iceland 1995, Aug 28 7 Candidiasis Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Amaya Female 93.75% Icelandic – 6.25% Southern Residents Captive born Dec 2, 2014 SeaWorld San Diego Aug 19, 2021 6 Gastrointestinal disease SeaWorld San Diego
Argentinian Capture (MM-OO-C9201) Unknown 100% Argentinian Transient Captured Unknown – 17 November 1992 Samborombon Bay, Argentina 1992, Nov 17 Unknown Stranding complications Samborombon Bay Argentina/Transport Truck/Mundo Marino
Baby Shamu ll Female 50% Icelandic – 50% Southern Residents Captive born 1986, Jan 5 SeaWorld, San Diego 1986, Jan 16 11 Days Heart Defect/Respiratory Virus SeaWorld, San Diego
Belen

(Bethlehem)

Female 100% Argentinian Captured Unknown Birth/Age

1988, Jan 6 – Capture

Samborom Bay, Argentina 2000, Feb 4 12+ Unknown Mundo Marino
Benkei Male 100% Japanese Captured 1971 (est.)

-Birth

1979, Feb 26 -Capture

Taiji, Japan 1989, Feb 16 Acute Pneumonia Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Benkei II Male 100% Icelandic Captured 1979 (est.)

-Birth

1980, Oct 24

-Capture

Alvidra, Iceland 1983, July 3 Malignant Lymphoma Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Benkei III Male 100% Japanese Captured 1981 (est.)

-Birth

1982, Feb 12

-Capture

Taiji, Japan 1983, December 2 Unknown Private Residence, Japan
Dzul-ha
Jumbo
Kalina (Baby Shamu) Female 50% Icelandic – 50% Southern Residents Captive born 1985, Sep 26 SeaWorld, Orlando 2010, Oct 4 25 Bacteremia septicemia SeaWorld, Orlando
Kandu Female 100% Southern Resident Captured 1966 (est.) – Birth

1967, Feb 15 – Capture

Washington, USA 1971, Feb 3 5 Pneumonia/liver necrosis SeaWorld San Diego
Kandu II Female 100% Southern Resident Captured 1968 (est.) – Born

1971, Aug – Capture

Washington, USA 1979, Oct 11 Pneumonia Marineland Ontario
Kasatka Female 100% Icelandic Captured 1976, Dec (est.) – Birth

1978, Oct 26 – Capture

Tvisker, Iceland 2017, Aug 15 41 Respiratory disease SeaWorld, San Diego
Kayla Female 50% Icelandic – 50% Northern Residents Captive born 1988, Nov 26 SeaWorld, San Antonio 2019, Jan 28 30 Lung disease SeaWorld, Orlando
Keiko (Siggi Bent Fin) Male 100% Icelandic Captured 1977 (est.), Nov – Birth

1979, Nov – Capture

2002, Jul 15 – Release

Medallandsbugt, Iceland 2003, Dec 12 26 Acute pneumonia Taknes Bay, Skålvikfjord, Norway
Kirill (Cyril) Male 100% Russian Captured 2018, Aug – Capture

2017(est.) – Birth

Near Srednyaya Bay, Russia 2019, Feb 1 Deterioration in health Center for Adaptation Of Marine Mammals
Kiska Female 100% Icelandic Captured 1977 (est.) - Birth

1979, Nov – Capture

Ingólfshöfði, Iceland 2023, Mar 9 47 Bacterial Infection MarineLand - Niagara Falls
Kiva Female 100% Northern Resident Captive born 1982, 16 Jun Marineland California 1982, Aug 3 1 Month Respiratory failure Marineland California
Kona II
Kyara Female 100% Icelandic Captive born 2017, Apr 17 SeaWorld, San Antonio 2017, Jul 24 3 Months Infection (possibly pneumonia) SeaWorld, San Antonio
Lupa
Magnus
Nakai Male 100% Icelandic Captive born 2001, Sep 1 SeaWorld San Diego 2022, Aug 4 20 years Infection SeaWorld San Diego
Nepo
Nootka III
Pascuala Female 100% Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) Rescued 2007, Feb (est.) – Born

2007, Apr 10 – Capture

Bay of Mantanchen, Mexico 2007, Jun 10 2 months Immune system failure, malnutrition, infection Vallarta Dolphin Adventures
Patty (Freyja) Female 100% Icelandic Captured 1982 (est.) – Birth

1984, Nov – Capture

Reydarfjordur, Iceland 1987, Sep 6 5 Acute enteritis Kamogawa Sea World
Ramu IV
Sacchi Female 100% Japanese Captured Unknown Birth

1982, Feb – Capture

Taiji, Japan 1984, Apr 11+ Pneumonia Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa City, Japan
Sacchi's Calf (no name) Male 100% Japanese Captive born 1982, May Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa City, Japan 1982, May 10 Days Brain abscess Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa City, Japan
Sandy
Shawn
Skyla Female 75% Icelandic – 25% Southern Resident Captive Born 2004, 9 Feb SeaWorld Orlando 2021, March 11 17 Intestinal torsion Loro Parque, Spain
Taima Female 50% Icelandic – 50% Bigg's Transient Captive born 1989, 11 Jul SeaWorld, Orlando 2010, Jun 6 20 Placenta previa SeaWorld, Orlando
Tilikum Male 100% Icelandic Captured 1983, Nov 9 Captured

1981 (est.) Birth

Berufjörður, Iceland 2017, Jan 6 35 Bacterial pneumonia SeaWorld, Orlando
Tula Male Northern Resident Orca Captured 1968, July 18 Queen Charlotte Strait, near Malcolm Island 1968, Oct 23 3 Years (est.) Brain hemorrhage, ruptured blood vessel, fungal kidney infection Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Ula Female 50% Norwegian – 37.5% Icelandic – 12.5% Southern Resident Captive born 2018, Sept 22 Loro Parque, Spain 2021, Aug 11 2 Twisted intestine Loro Parque, Spain
Vicky Female 87.5% Icelandic – 12.5 Southern Residents Captive born 2012, Aug 3 Loro Parque, Spain 2013, Jun 16 10 Months Intestinal issues Loro Parque, Spain
Wanda Female North Pacific Offshore Captured 1961, Nov 18 Newport Harbor, California 1961, Nov 20 Mature Brain trauma, pneumonia, gastroenteritis secondary to nematode infestation Marineland of the Pacific
Winnie - orca
Winston Male 100% Southern Resident Captured 8 August 1970 Haro Strait, Washington 1986, Apr 28 19 Chronic cardiovascular failure SeaWorld, San Diego

See also

List of living captive orcas

Captive animal deaths by year