List of deceased captive orcas

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This is a list of orcas that have died in captivity.

Orca Name Sex Date of birth [Notes 1] Origin Breed Captive from Date of death Days captive Age at death Cause of death Location of death
Ahab Male 1959 Wild born 100% Southern Resident 10/1968 1974 15 Not released US Navy Hawaii
Ai (Al) Female 1988 Wild born 100% Icelandic 10/1989 08/25/1995 2,155 7 Candidiasis Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Algonquin Male Dec 18, 1999 Captive born 12/18/1999 08/13/2002 971 2 Twisted Intestine Marineland of Canada
Amaya Female Dec 2, 2014 Captive born 93.75% Icelandic – 6.25% Southern Residents Dec 2, 2014 Aug 19, 2021 6 Gastrointestinal disease SeaWorld San Diego
April Female Jul 4, 2004 Captive born 04/07/2004 05/2004 24 24 days Malnutrition Marineland of Canada
Asuka Female 1990 Wild born 02/07/1997 09/19/2007 3,874 17 Unknown Sea Paradise, Japan
Athena Female 08/08/2004 Captive born 08/08/2004 04/2009 1,699 4 Unknown Marineland of Canada
Baby Shamu II Female 01/05/1986 Captive born 01/05/1986 01/16/1986 11 11 days Heart Defect SeaWorld of California, USA
Belen (Bethlehem) Female 1987 Wild born 01/06/1988 02/04/2000 4,411 13 Unknown Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Benkei Male 1969 Wild born Feb 26,1979 Feb 1989 20 Acute Pneumonia Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Benkei II (Ushikawa) Male 1979 Wild born 10/1980 07/1983 1,006 4 Malignant Lymphoma Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Benkei III Male 1981 Wild born 02/1982 12/1983 665 2 Unknown Private Residence Japan
Betty Female 1974 Wild born 10/1978 09/08/1987 3,264 13 Pneumonia Marineland Antibes, France
Bjossa Female 1978 Wild born 11/19/1980 10/08/2001 7,629 22 Chronic Bronchopneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Bjossa's Calf (No Name) Female 11/13/1988 Captive born 11/13/1988 12/04/1988 21 21 days Malnutrition Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Bjossa's Calf (No Name) Female 03/08/1995 Captive born 03/08/1995 03/08/1995 0 1 day Ruptured Umbilical Cord. Died minutes after birth. Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Bonnie Female 1964 Wild born 04/1968 08/15/1968 134 4 Heart Failure Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Calypso Female 1959 Wild born 12/11/1969 12/1970 355 11 Unknown Marineland Antibes, France
Canuck Male 1970 Wild born 03/12/1972 12/1974 989 4 Candidiasis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Canuck 2 Male 1975 Wild born 10/12/1977 08/02/1981 1,391 6 Chronic Kidney Disease SeaWorld of California, USA
Caren (Calen) Female 1976 Wild born 11/1979 05/04/1987 2,745 11 Agranulocytosis Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Chappy Male 1969 Wild born 08/08/1970 04/1974 1,334 5 Periostitis of Lumbar Bone Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Chi Female 1966 Wild born 02/26/1979 05/1979 65 13 Unknown Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Chimo Female 1968 Wild born 03/1970 11/02/1972 971 4 Pneumonia, Streptococcal Septicaemia, ChediakHigashiSyndrome Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Clovis Male 1966 Wild born 08/08/1970 02/1973 909 7 Myositis Marineland Antibes, France
Corky Male 1963 Wild born 04/1968 12/1970 970 7 Mediastinal Abscess Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Corky 2's Calf (No Name) Male Feb 28, 1977 Captive born 02/28/1977 03/15/1977 15 15 days Brain Damage Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Corky 2's Calf (No Name) Female 07/22/1985 Captive born 07/22/1985 08/20/1985 28 29 days Asphyxiation Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Cuddles Male 1968 Wild born 10/1968 04/1974 2,011 6 Streptococcal Mediastinal Abscess Dudley Zoo, England
Dzul-ha (Shamu) Male 1976 Wild born 07/1979 30317 1,281 7 Unknown Aquarama on Parade, Mexico
Finna Male 1977 Wild born 11/19/1980 10/06/1997 6,166 20 Pneumonia Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Frankie Male 1962 Wild born 07/1973 01/29/1974 213 12 Influenza SeaWorld of California, USA
Freyja (Patty) Female 1980 Wild born 11/1984 09/16/1987 1,051 7 Acute Enteritis Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Goro Male 1984 Wild born 10/1985 01/21/2005 7,055 21 Acute Pneumonia Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Gudrun Female 1976 Wild born 10/1976 02/25/1996 7,089 20 Septicemia, Bacteremia associated w/ Endomyometritis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Haida Male 1963 Wild born 10/1968 10/03/1982 5,115 19 Lung Infection Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Haida 2 Female 1981 Wild born 10/1982 08/2001 6,880 20 Necrosis of Cerebrum/ Fungal Infection SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Haida 2's Calf (No Name) U 11/20/1994 Captive born 11/20/1994 12/28/1994 38 38 days Pneumonia Multifocal Pyogranulomatous W/Gram+Filamentous SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Halyn Female 10/09/2005 Captive born 10/09/2005 06/15/2008 982 2 Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Hoi Wai (Peanuts) (Suzie Wong) Female 1975 Wild born 10/1977 04/21/1997 7,145 22 Severe Intestinal Blood Loss Ocean Park, Hong Kong
Hudson Male 09/15/1998 Captive born 09/15/1998 10/20/2004 2,226 6 Meningitis Marineland of Canada
Hugo Male 1965 Wild born 02/1968 03/04/1980 4,416 15 Aneurysm Cerebral Artery Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA
Hyak 2 (TungJen) Male 1967 Wild born 04/1968 02/16/1991 8,356 24 Pneumonia Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Jumbo Male 1964 Wild born 08/08/1970 07/1974 1,424 10 Liver Dysfunction Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Junior Female 1982 Wild born 11/1984 06/01/1994 3,502 12 Brain Damage Marineland of Canada
Kahana Female 1976 Wild born 28491 05/14/1991 4,881 15 Severe Trauma, Intestinal Ganglioneuroma SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Kalina Female 09/26/1985 Captive born 09/26/1985 10/04/2010 9,139 25 Acute Bacterial Septicemia SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kandu Female 1965 Wild born 02/15/1967 06/16/1971 1,582 6 Pneumonia, Liver Necrosis SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu 2 Male 1968 Wild born 08/1971 10/1979 2,982 11 Pneumonia Marineland of Canada
Kandu 3 Female 1968 Wild born 08/1971 06/1975 1,401 7 UraemiaNephritis SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu 5 Female 1974 Wild born 10/12/1977 08/21/1989 4,332 15 Hemorrhage; Maxillary Bilateral Fracture SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu 7 Male 1978 Wild born 11/1984 12/21/2005 7,720 27 Cancer Marineland of Canada
Kanduke (Kandu 4) Male 1965 Wild born 08/16/1975 09/20/1990 5,513 25 Viral Leptomenigitis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kandy Female 1959 Wild born 08/1973 11/16/1973 105 14 Acute Pneumonia Marineland of Canada
Kanuck Male 08/28/1994 Captive born 08/28/1994 35796 1,224 3 Traumatic Shock Marineland of Canada
Kasatka Female
Katerina Female 11/04/1988 Captive born 11/04/1988 05/05/1999 3,839 10 Severe Suppurative Hemorrhage. Bacterial Pneumonia SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Katy Female 1966 Wild born 02/15/1967 05/1967 76 1 Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
Kayla Female
Keiko (Siggi Bent Fin) Male
Kenau Female 1974 Wild born 10/25/1976 08/06/1991 5,400 17 Hemorrhagic Bacterial Pneumonia SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kenny Male 1965 Wild born 12/11/1969 05/1972 876 7 Pneumonia Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Kianu (Clyde) Female 1952 Wild born 05/09/1968 06/1980 4,405 28 Gastrointestinal Disease Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Kilroy Male 1965 Wild born 02/1967 09/23/1978 4,250 13 Gangrenous Pneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Kirill (Cyril)
Kim (Oum) Male 1968 Wild born 06/1976 07/24/1982 2,244 14 Lung Abscess Marineland Antibes, France
Kim 2 Male 1978 Wild born 10/1982 11/23/2005 8,453 27 Pneumonia Marineland Antibes, France
King Male 1977 Wild born 11/1979 10/04/1983 1,434 6 Acute Pneumonia Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Kiska Female
Kiska's Calf (No Name) Male 08/24/1992 Captive born 08/24/1992 10/25/1992 61 61 days Drowning Marineland of Canada
Kiva Female 06/18/1982 Captive born 06/18/1982 08/03/1982 45 45 days Respiratory Failure Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Kona Female 1965 Wild born 08/1971 09/28/1977 2,248 12 Septicemia. Also reported as Pulmonary Abscession SeaWorld of California, USA
Kona 2 Female 1975 Wild born 10/12/1977 10/15/1987 3,655 12 Pulmonary Abscession SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kotar Male 1976 Wild born 28491 04/1995 6,299 19 Acute Hemorrhagic Pneumonia SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Ku Female 1992 Wild born 02/02/1997 09/19/2008 4,245 16 Heart Failure Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Kyara
Kyosha Female 09/30/1991 Captive born 09/30/1991 01/04/1992 99 99 days Brain Infection Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Kyu Male 1987 Wild born 02/07/1997 09/18/2004 2,778 17 Bacterial Pneumonia. Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Lil Nooka Male 1968 Wild born 08/08/1970 03/18/1971 225 3 Asphyxiation SeaArama Inc, TX, USA
Lupa Female 1956 Wild born 02/1968 09/06/1968 215 12 Pneumonia New York Aquarium, USA
Maggie (Magy) (Miss Piggy) Female 1983 Wild born 11/1987 10/07/1997 3,628 14 Birth Complications Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Maggie's Calf (No Name) Male 03/03/1995 Captive born 03/03/1995 03/03/1995 0 1 day Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Magnus Male 1974 Wild born 10/26/1977 12/18/1977 52 3 Agranulocytic Anaemia Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands
Malik (EDay) Female 04/21/1996 Captive born 04/21/1996 03/04/2000 1,414 3 Immune System Deficiency Marineland of Canada
Mamuk Male 1964 Wild born 10/15/1968 06/14/1974 2,070 10 Acute Streptococcal Septicemia SeaArama Inc, TX, USA
Milagro Male 1981 Wild born 08/08/1985 02/10/1991 2,013 10 Unknown Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Miracle Female 1975 Wild born 08/02/1977 01/1982 1,615 7 Drowning Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Moby Doll Male 1957 Wild born 1964, Jul 16 1964, Sep 10 83 7 Drowning. Skin Disease. Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Nakai Male
Nami Female 1983 Wild born 10/1985 01/14/2011 9239 28 Pulmonary Zygomycosis with Cunninghamella bertholletiae Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Namu Male 1955 Wild born 06/23/1965 07/09/1966 381 11 Drowning. Infection Clostridium Perfrigens. Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
Nandu Male 1980 Wild born 11/1983 03/02/1988 1,587 8 Adrenal Gland Tumor Aquarama Sao Paulo, Brazil
Natsidalia Female 1953 Wild born 04/1968 11/1968 210 15 Heart failure Pender Harbour, BC, Canada
Nemo Male 1978 Wild born 11/10/1981 11/17/1986 1,833 8 Thrombocytosis Windsor Safari Park, England
Neocia (Baby October) Female 10/21/1992 Captive born 10/21/1992 08/01/2004 4,303 11 Internal Infection Marineland of Canada
Nepo Male 1966 Wild born 12/15/1969 07/10/1980 3,863 14 Acute Bronchopneumonia Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Neptune Male 1977 Wild born 11/10/1981 06/01/1983 568 6 Appendicitis Clacton Pier, UK
No Name Male Wild born 10/26/1978 Unknown 02/1979 Heart Attack Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name Female Wild born 10/26/1978 Unknown 02/1979 Pneumonia Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name Female 1964 Wild born 02/26/1979 03/31/1979 35 15 Birth Complications. Delivered a stillborn calf. Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female Wild born 02/26/1979 Unknown 04/28/1979 Nutritional Disorder Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female 1977 Wild born 11/1979 01/1980 65 3 Acute Enterotoxaemia Marineland of Canada
No Name Male 1979 Wild born 11/10/1981 12/11/1981 31 2 Traumatic Shock. Ruptured Kidney Clacton Pier, UK
No Name Male 1969 Wild born 02/1982 06/01/1982 120 13 Pneumonia Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
No Name Male 1980 Wild born 10/1982 05/27/1983 241 3 Haemophilia Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
No Name Male 1982 Wild born 11/1984 01/1985 65 3 Neck Injury Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name Female Wild born 02/1986 Unknown Unknown Japanese Fishermen Group, Coast of Japan
No Name Male 1993 Wild born 02/09/1997 06/14/1997 125 4 Systemic Viral Infection (Herpes Grp) Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female 1977 Wild born 02/07/1997 06/17/1997 130 20 Bacterial Pneumonia (Bronchopneumonia) Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female 1997 Wild born 09/26/2003 10/24/2003 28 6 Unknown Utrish Dolphinarium, Russia
No Name Male 2002 B 02/10/2006 02/13/2006 3 4 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
No Name Female Wild born 04/1969 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name U Wild born 02/1970 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name U Wild born 11/1971 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name U Wild born 11/1971 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name Female Wild born 11/1981 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Marineland of Canada
No Name (aka Father Kshamenk) Male Wild born 09/17/1992 Unknown Unknown Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Nootka (Knootka) Female 1962 Wild born 03/1970 03/13/1990 7,317 28 Pyogranulomatous; Pneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Nootka 2 Male 1944 Wild born 08/1973 05/1974 275 30 Ruptured Aorta Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka 3 Male 1972 Wild born 08/16/1975 05/1976 260 4 Perforated PostPyloric Ulcer. Abscess in Gastrointestinal Tract Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka 4 Female 1980 Wild born 10/1982 09/13/1994 4,365 14 Pneumonia; Septicemia SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Nootka 4's Calf (No Name) Male 02/04/1992 Captive born 02/04/1992 03/10/1992 36 36 days Infection. Extremely High White Blood Cell Count. Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka 5 Female 1976 Wild born 11/1981 01/08/2008 9,569 32 Unknown Marineland of Canada
Nootka 5's Calf (No Name) Female 05/27/1998 Captive born 05/27/1998 06/07/1998 10 10 days Unknown Marineland of Canada
Nova Male 11/06/1996 Captive born 11/06/1996 08/20/2001 1,750 4 Pneumonia. Starvation Marineland of Canada
Nyar Female 12/31/1993 Captive born 12/31/1993 04/01/1996 827 2 Suppurative Encephalitis; Osteoarthritis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Orky Female 1960 Wild born 07/25/1967 07/1969 706 9 Pneumonia. Influenza Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Orky II Male 1958 Wild born 05/10/1968 09/26/1988 7,441 30 Acute Bronchopneumonia Nephropathy SeaWorld of California, USA
Oscar (Wolfie) Male 1985 Wild born 11/01/1987 12/20/2012 9,181 27 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Pascuala Female 03/20/2007 (Est.) B 04/10/2007 06/10/2007 60 60 days Immune System Failure. Malnutrition. Infection. Vallarta Dolphin Adventures, Mexico
Patches Male 1963 Wild born 12/12/1969 08/1971 599 8 Mediastinal Abscess. Salmonellosis. Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Patty (Freyja)
Prince (Bubba) Male 1982 Wild born 10/1987 07/10/1991 1,380 9 Pseudomonas Ocean Park, Hong Kong
Ramu Male 1964 Wild born 02/15/1967 01/12/1982 5,446 18 Old Age SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Ramu 2 Male 1955 Wild born 04/1969 05/21/1970 415 15 Unknown Marineland, Australia
Ramu 4 Male 1968 Wild born 08/08/1970 08/1971 358 3 Unknown Marineland, Australia
Ran (Lan) Female 1988 Wild born 10/1989 08/29/2004 5,447 16 Unknown. Gave birth to premature calf on 82604. Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Ran's Calf (No Name) Female 08/26/2004 Captive born 08/26/2004 08/28/2004 2 2 days Broken Skull Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Ruka (Orca) Female 1979 Wild born 10/1981 03/29/2000 6,758 21 Traumatic Shock Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Sacchi Female 1971 Wild born 02/1982 04/1984 790 13 Pneumonia Enoshima Aquarium, Japan
Sacchi's Calf (No Name) Male 05/01/1982 Captive born 05/01/1982 05/11/1982 10 10 days Brain Abscess Enoshima Aquarium, Japan
Samoa Female 1978 Wild born 11/1983 03/14/1992 3,060 14 Mycotic Meningoencephalitis SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Sandy Female 1966 B 03/12/1973 10/1977 1,660 11 Cerebral Haemorrhage SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Sarah Female 05/31/2003 Captive born 05/31/2003 04/26/2006 1,062 2 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Scarred Jaw Cow Female 1950 Wild born 03/1970 05/15/1970 74 20 Malnutrition Pedder Bay, BC, Canada
Shachi Female 1976 Wild born 02/1986 03/1988 760 12 Pneumonia Sea Paradise, Japan
Shamu Female 1962 Wild born 10/31/1965 08/23/1971 2,124 9 Septicemia SeaWorld of California, USA
Sharkan Female 1986 Wild born 10/1989 01/03/2009 7,037 23 Bacillus Pyocyanique Marineland Antibes, France
Shawn Female 1977 Wild born 01/1978 09/03/1979 607 2 Pneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Skana (Walter) Female 1961 Wild born 02/15/1967 10/05/1980 4,978 19 General Mycotic Infection Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Skyla Female Captive born
Splash Male 08/15/1989 Captive born 08/15/1989 04/05/2005 5,714 15 Acute Perforating Gastric Ulceration w/ Associated Peritonitis SeaWorld of California, USA
Spooky Male 10/31/1978 Captive born 10/31/1978 11/10/1978 10 10 days Pneumonia, Colitis Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Sumar Male 05/14/1998 Captive born 05/14/1998 09/07/2010 4,496 12 Acute Intestinal/Mesentric Vol SeaWorld of California, USA
Surfer Girl Female 1978 B 05/26/1979 06/03/1979 7 1 Pneumonia. Kidney failure. Perforated Gastric Ulcer Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Tai Male 1969 Wild born 02/26/1979 06/1982 1,191 13 Unknown Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Taiji Male Wild born 12/1978 5 Unknown Harpoon Wound Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Taima Female 07/11/1989 Captive born 07/11/1989 06/06/2010 7,635 20 Peracute Uterine Prolape SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Taku Male 09/09/1993 Captive born 09/09/1993 10/17/2007 5,151 14 Severe Multifocal Interstitial Pneumonia SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Tanouk (Yamato) Male 1986 Wild born 10/1989 10/24/2000 4,041 14 Unknown Sea Paradise, Japan
Tilikum
Tula Male 1965 Wild born 07/1968 10/1968 90 3 External Fungus Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands
Ula
Victoria (Vicky) Female 08/03/2012 Captive born 08/03/2012 06/16/2013 317 317 days Intestinal Complications Loro Parque, Spain
Vigga Female 1977 Wild born 11/19/1980 08/14/2000 7,210 23 Heart Failure, Brain/Lung Abscess, Pneumonia Six Flags Marine World, CA, USA
Wanda (Newport) Female 1951 Wild born 11/18/1961 11/20/1961 2 10 Pneumonia, Gastroenteritis Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Whale (Wally) Female 1969 Wild born 08/08/1970 10/04/1971 421 2 Heart Failure Munchen Aquarium, Germany
Winnie (Frya) Female 1975 Wild born 10/12/1977 04/11/2002 8,950 27 GI Tract Obstruction SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Winston (Ramu) Male 1963 Wild born 08/08/1970 04/28/1986 5,744 23 Chronic Cardiovascular Failure SeaWorld of California, USA
Yaka Female 1965 Wild born 12/15/1969 10/29/1997 10,181 32 Pleuritis/Pneumonia From Upper Respiratory Infection Marine World Africa USA, Vallejo, CA
Zero U Wild born 09/01/1972 14 Unknown 09/15/1972 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan

See also

List of living captive orcas

Lists of captive animals

Captive animal deaths by year

Notes

  1. ↑ The date of birth of wild born orcas is estimated.
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