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List of deceased captive orcas

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

Orca Name Sex Date of birth [Notes 1] Origin Captive from Date of death Age at death Cause of death Location of death
Ahab Male 1959 Wild born Oct 1968 1974 15 Not released US Navy Hawaii
Ai (Al) Female 1988 Wild born Oct 1989 Aug 25, 1995 7 Candidiasis Nanki Adventure World
Algonquin Male Dec 18, 1999 Captive born Dec 18, 1999 Aug 13, 2002 2 Twisted Intestine Marineland of Canada
Amaya Female Dec 2, 2014 Captive born Dec 2, 2014 Aug 19, 2021 6 Gastrointestinal disease SeaWorld San Diego
April Female Jul 4, 2004 Captive born Jul 4, 2004 May 2004 24 days ~ Malnutrition Marineland of Canada
Asuka Female 1990 Wild born Jul 2, 1997 Sep 19, 2007 17 Unknown Sea Paradise, Japan
Athena Female Aug 8, 2004 Captive born Aug 8, 2004 Apr 2009 4 Unknown Marineland of Canada
Baby Shamu II Female May 1, 1986 Captive born Jan 5, 1986 Jan 16, 1986 11 days Heart Defect SeaWorld of California, USA
Belen (Bethlehem) Female 1987 Wild born Jan 6, 1988 Feb 4, 2000 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 Oct 1980 Jul 1983 4 Malignant Lymphoma Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Benkei III*cal Male 1981 Wild born Feb 1982 Dec 1983 2 Unknown Private Residence Japan
Betty Female 1974 Wild born Oct 1978 Sep 8, 1987 13 Pneumonia Marineland Antibes, France
Bjossa Female 1978 Wild born Nov 19, 1980 Oct 8, 2001 22 Chronic Bronchopneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Bjossa's Calf (No Name) Female 11/13/1988 Captive born Nov 13, 1988 Dec 4, 1988 21 days Malnutrition Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Bjossa's Calf (No Name) Female 03/08/1995 Captive born Mar 8, 1995 Mar 8, 1995 1 day Ruptured Umbilical Cord. Died minutes after birth. Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Bonnie Female 1964 Wild born Apr 1968 Aug 15, 1968 4 Heart Failure Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Calypso Female 1959 Wild born Dec 12, 1969 Dec 1970 11 Unknown Marineland Antibes, France
Canuck Male 1970 Wild born Dec 3, 1972 Dec, 1974 4 Candidiasis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Canuck II Male 1975 Wild born Dec 10, 1977 Aug 2, 1981 6 Chronic Kidney Disease SeaWorld of California, USA
Caren (Calen) Female 1976 Wild born Nov 1979 May 4, 1987 11 Agranulocytosis Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Chappy Male 1969 Wild born Aug 8, 1970 Apr 1974 5 Periostitis of Lumbar Bone Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Chi Female 1966 Wild born Feb 26, 1979 May 1979 13 Unknown Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Chimo Female 1968 Wild born Mar 1970 Nov 2, 1972 4 Pneumonia, Streptococcal Septicaemia, ChediakHigashiSyndrome Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Clovis Male 1966 Wild born Aug 8, 1970 Feb 1973 7 Myositis Marineland Antibes, France
Corky Male 1963 Wild born Apr 1968 Dec 5, 1970 7 Mediastinal Abscess Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Corky II's Calf (No Name) Male Feb 28, 1977 Captive born Feb 28, 1977 Mar 15, 1977 15 days Brain Damage Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Corky II's Calf (No Name) Female 07/22/1985 Captive born Jul 22, 1985 Aug 20, 1985 29 days Asphyxiation Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Cuddles Male 1968 Wild born Oct 1968 Apr 1974 6 Streptococcal Mediastinal Abscess Dudley Zoo, England
Dzul-ha (Shamu) Male 1976 Wild born Jul 1979 7 Unknown Aquarama on Parade, Mexico
Finna Male 1977 Wild born Nov 19, 1980 Jun 10, 1997 20 Pneumonia Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Frankie Male 1962 Wild born 07/1973 Jan 29, 1974 12 Influenza SeaWorld of California, USA
Freyja (Patty) Female 1980 Wild born 11/1984 Sep 16, 1987 7 Acute Enteritis Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Goro Male 1984 Wild born 10/1985 Jan 21, 2005 21 Acute Pneumonia Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Gudrun Female 1976 Wild born Oct 1976 Feb 25, 1996 20 Septicemia, Bacteremia associated w/ Endomyometritis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Haida Male 1963 Wild born Oct 1968 Oct 3, 1982 19 Lung Infection Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Haida II Female 1981 Wild born Oct 1982 Aug 2001 20 Necrosis of Cerebrum/ Fungal Infection SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Haida II's Calf (No Name) Unknown 11/20/1994 Captive born Nov 20, 1994 Dec 28, 1994 38 days Pneumonia Multifocal Pyogranulomatous W/Gram+Filamentous SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Halyn Female Oct 9, 2005 Captive born Oct 9, 2005 Jun 15, 2008 2 Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Hoi Wai (Peanuts) (Suzie Wong) Female 1975 Wild born Oct 1977 Apr 21, 1997 22 Severe Intestinal Blood Loss Ocean Park, Hong Kong
Hudson Male 09/15/1998 Captive born Sep 15, 1998 Oct 20, 2004 6 Meningitis Marineland of Canada
Hugo Male 1965 Wild born Feb 1968 Mar 04, 1980 15 Aneurysm Cerebral Artery Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA
Hyak II (TungJen) Male 1967 Wild born Apr 1968 Feb 16, 1991 24 Pneumonia Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Jumbo Male 1964 Wild born Aug 8, 1970 Jul 1974 10 Liver Dysfunction Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Junior Female 1982 Wild born Nov 1984 Jun 1994 12 Brain Damage Marineland of Canada
Kahana Female 1976 Wild born May 14, 1991 15 Severe Trauma, Intestinal Ganglioneuroma SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Kalina Female 09/26/1985 Captive born Sep 26, 1985 Oct 04, 2010 25 Acute Bacterial Septicemia SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kandu Female 1965 Wild born Feb 15, 1967 Jun 16, 1971 6 Pneumonia, Liver Necrosis SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu II Male 1968 Wild born Aug 1971 Oct 1979 11 Pneumonia Marineland of Canada
Kandu III Female 1968 Wild born 08/1971 06/1975 7 UraemiaNephritis SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu V Female 1974 Wild born Oct 12, 1977 Aug 21, 1989 15 Hemorrhage; Maxillary Bilateral Fracture SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu VII Male 1978 Wild born Nov 1984 Dec 21, 2005 27 Cancer Marineland of Canada
Kanduke (Kandu IV) Male 1965 Wild born Aug 16, 1975 Sep 20, 1990 25 Viral Leptomenigitis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kandy Female 1959 Wild born Aug 1973 Nov 16, 1973 14 Acute Pneumonia Marineland of Canada
Kanuck Male Aug 28, 1994 Captive born Aug 28, 1994 3 Traumatic Shock Marineland of Canada
Kasatka Female Wild born August 15, 2017 Pneumonia SeaWorld San Diego
Katerina Female 11/04/1988 Captive born Nov 04, 1988 May 05, 1999 10 Severe Suppurative Hemorrhage. Bacterial Pneumonia SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Katy Female 1966 Wild born Feb 15, 1967 May 1967 1 Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
Kayla Female
Keiko (Siggi Bent Fin) Male
Kenau Female 1974 Wild born Oct 25, 1976 Aug 06, 1991 17 Hemorrhagic Bacterial Pneumonia SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kenny Male 1965 Wild born Dec 11, 1969 May 1972 7 Pneumonia Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Kianu (Clyde) Female 1952 Wild born May 09, 1968 Jun 1980 28 Gastrointestinal Disease Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Kilroy Male 1965 Wild born Feb, 1967 Sep 23, 1978 13 Gangrenous Pneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Kirill (Cyril)
Kim (Oum) Male 1968 Wild born Jun 1976 Jul 24, 1982 14 Lung Abscess Marineland Antibes, France
Kim II Male 1978 Wild born Oct 1982 Nov 23, 2005 27 Pneumonia Marineland Antibes, France
King Male 1977 Wild born Nov 1979 Oct 04, 1983 6 Acute Pneumonia Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Kiska Female Wild born October 1979 March 10, 2023 Bacterial infection Marineland Canada
Kiska's Calf (No Name) Male 08/24/1992 Captive born Aug 24, 1992 Oct 25, 1992 61 days Drowning Marineland of Canada
Kiva Female 06/18/1982 Captive born Jun 18, 1982 Aug 03, 1982 45 days Respiratory Failure Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Kona Female 1965 Wild born Aug 1971 Sep 28, 1977 12 Septicemia. Also reported as Pulmonary Abscession SeaWorld of California, USA
Kona II Female 1975 Wild born Oct 12, 1977 Oct 15, 1987 12 Pulmonary Abscession SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kotar Male 1976 Wild born Apr 1995 19 Acute Hemorrhagic Pneumonia SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Ku Female 1992 Wild born Feb 2, 1997 Sep 19, 2008 16 Heart Failure Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Kyara
Kyosha Female 09/30/1991 Captive born Sep 30, 1991 Jan 4, 1992 99 days Brain Infection Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Kyu Male 1987 Wild born Feb 7, 1997 Sep 18, 2004 17 Bacterial Pneumonia. Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Lil Nooka Male 1968 Wild born Aug 8, 1970 Mar 18, 1971 3 Asphyxiation SeaArama Inc, TX, USA
Lolita (Tokitae) Female 1966 (est) Wild born Aug 8, 1970 August 18, 2023 57 Miami Seaquarium, USA
Lupa Female 1956 Wild born Feb 1968 Sep 6, 1968 12 Pneumonia New York Aquarium, USA
Maggie (Magy) (Miss Piggy) Female 1983 Wild born Nov 1987 Oct 7, 1997 14 Birth Complications Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Maggie's Calf (No Name) Male 03/03/1995 Captive born Mar 3, 1995 Mar 3, 1995 1 day Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Magnus Male 1974 Wild born Oct 26, 1977 Dec18, 1977 3 Agranulocytic Anaemia Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands
Malik (EDay) Female 04/21/1996 Captive born Apr 21, 1996 Mar 4, 2000 3 Immune System Deficiency Marineland of Canada
Mamuk Male 1964 Wild born Oct 15, 1968 Jun 14, 1974 10 Acute Streptococcal Septicemia SeaArama Inc, TX, USA
Milagro Male 1981 Wild born Aug 08, 1985 Feb 10, 1991 10 Unknown Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Miracle Female 1975 Wild born Aug 02, 1977 Jan 1982 7 Drowning Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Moana Male 2001 Captive born 2001 Oct, 2023 12 Marineland, France
Moby Doll Male 1957 Wild born Jul 16, 1964 Sep 10, 1964 7 Drowning. Skin Disease. Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Nakai Male
Narnia Female Wild born August 11, 2012 January, 2023 Moskvarium, Russia
Nami Female 1983 Wild born Oct 1985 Jan 14, 2011 28 Pulmonary Zygomycosis with Cunninghamella bertholletiae Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Namu Male 1955 Wild born Jun 23, 1965 Jul 9, 1966 11 Drowning. Infection Clostridium Perfrigens. Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
Nandu Male 1980 Wild born Nov 1983 Mar 2, 1988 8 Adrenal Gland Tumor Aquarama Sao Paulo, Brazil
Natsidalia Female 1953 Wild born Apr 1968 11/1968 15 Heart failure Pender Harbour, BC, Canada
Nemo Male 1978 Wild born Nov 10, 1981 Nov 17, 1986 8 Thrombocytosis Windsor Safari Park, England
Neocia (Baby October) Female 10/21/1992 Captive born Oct 21, 1992 Aug 01, 2004 11 Internal Infection Marineland of Canada
Nepo Male 1966 Wild born Dec 15, 1969 Jul 10, 1980 14 Acute Bronchopneumonia Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Neptune Male 1977 Wild born Nov 10, 1981 Jun 01, 1983 6 Appendicitis Clacton Pier, UK
Nord Male 2009 (est.) Wild born 16 Acute peptic ulcer of the third part of the stomach [1] Moskvarium, Russia
No Name Male Wild born Oct 26, 1978 Feb, 1979 Heart Attack Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name Female Wild born Oct 26, 1978 02/1979 Pneumonia Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name Female 1964 Wild born Feb 26, 1979 Mar 31, 1979 15 Birth Complications. Delivered a stillborn calf. Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female Wild born Feb 26, 1979 Apr 28, 1979 Nutritional Disorder Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female 1977 Wild born Nov 1979 Jan 1980 3 Acute Enterotoxaemia Marineland of Canada
No Name Male 1979 Wild born Nov 10, 1981 Dec 11, 1981 2 Traumatic Shock. Ruptured Kidney Clacton Pier, UK
No Name Male 1969 Wild born 02/1982 06/01/1982 13 Pneumonia Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
No Name Male 1980 Wild born 10/1982 05/27/1983 3 Haemophilia Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
No Name Male 1982 Wild born 11/1984 01/1985 3 Neck Injury Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name Female Wild born 02/1986 Unknown Japanese Fishermen Group, Coast of Japan
No Name Male 1993 Wild born 02/09/1997 06/14/1997 4 Systemic Viral Infection (Herpes Grp) Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female 1977 Wild born 02/07/1997 06/17/1997 20 Bacterial Pneumonia (Bronchopneumonia) Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name Female 1997 Wild born 09/26/2003 10/24/2003 6 Unknown Utrish Dolphinarium, Russia
No Name Male 2002 B 02/10/2006 02/13/2006 4 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
No Name Female Wild born 04/1969 Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name Unknown Wild born 02/1970 Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name Unknown Wild born 11/1971 Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name Unknown Wild born 11/1971 Unknown Unknown Unknown Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name Female Wild born 11/1981 Unknown Unknown Unknown Marineland of Canada
No Name (aka Father Kshamenk) Male Wild born 09/17/1992 Unknown Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Nootka (Knootka) Female 1962 Wild born 03/1970 03/13/1990 28 Pyogranulomatous; Pneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Nootka II Male 1944 Wild born 08/1973 05/1974 30 Ruptured Aorta Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka III Male 1972 Wild born 08/16/1975 05/1976 4 Perforated PostPyloric Ulcer. Abscess in Gastrointestinal Tract Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka VI Female 1980 Wild born 10/1982 09/13/1994 14 Pneumonia; Septicemia SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Nootka VI's Calf (No Name) Male 02/04/1992 Captive born 02/04/1992 03/10/1992 36 days Infection. Extremely High White Blood Cell Count. Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka V Female 1976 Wild born 11/1981 01/08/2008 32 Unknown Marineland of Canada
Nootka V's Calf (No Name) Female 05/27/1998 Captive born 05/27/1998 06/07/1998 10 days Unknown Marineland of Canada
Nova Male 11/06/1996 Captive born 11/06/1996 08/20/2001 4 Pneumonia. Starvation Marineland of Canada
Nyar Female 12/31/1993 Captive born 12/31/1993 04/01/1996 2 Suppurative Encephalitis; Osteoarthritis SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Orky Female 1960 Wild born 07/25/1967 07/1969 9 Pneumonia. Influenza Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Orky II Male 1958 Wild born 05/10/1968 09/26/1988 30 Acute Bronchopneumonia Nephropathy SeaWorld of California, USA
Oscar (Wolfie) Male 1985 Wild born 11/01/1987 12/20/2012 27 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Pascuala Female 03/20/2007 (Est.) B 04/10/2007 06/10/2007 60 days Immune System Failure. Malnutrition. Infection. Vallarta Dolphin Adventures, Mexico
Patches Male 1963 Wild born 12/12/1969 08/1971 8 Mediastinal Abscess. Salmonellosis. Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Patty (Freyja)
Prince (Bubba) Male 1982 Wild born 10/1987 07/10/1991 9 Pseudomonas Ocean Park, Hong Kong
Ramu Male 1964 Wild born 02/15/1967 01/12/1982 18 Old Age SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Ramu II Male 1955 Wild born 04/1969 05/21/1970 15 Unknown Marineland, Australia
Ramu IV Male 1968 Wild born 08/08/1970 08/1971 3 Unknown Marineland, Australia
Ran (Lan) Female 1988 Wild born 10/1989 08/29/2004 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 days Broken Skull Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Ruka (Orca) Female 1979 Wild born 10/1981 03/29/2000 21 Traumatic Shock Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Sacchi Female 1971 Wild born Feb 1982 Apr 1984 13 Pneumonia Enoshima Aquarium, Japan
Sacchi's Calf (No Name) Male 05/01/1982 Captive born May 1, 1982 May 11, 1982 10 days Brain Abscess Enoshima Aquarium, Japan
Samoa Female 1978 Wild born Nov 1983 03/14/1992 14 Mycotic Meningoencephalitis SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Sandy Female 1966 B Mar 12, 1973 Oct 1977 11 Cerebral Haemorrhage SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Sarah Female 05/31/2003 Captive born May 31, 2003 Apr 26, 2006 2 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Scarred Jaw Cow Female 1950 Wild born 03/1970 05/15/1970 20 Malnutrition Pedder Bay, BC, Canada
Shachi Female 1976 Wild born 02/1986 03/1988 12 Pneumonia Sea Paradise, Japan
Shamu Female 1962 Wild born 10/31/1965 08/23/1971 9 Septicemia SeaWorld of California, USA
Sharkan Female 1986 Wild born 10/1989 01/03/2009 23 Bacillus Pyocyanique Marineland Antibes, France
Shawn Female 1977 Wild born Jan 1978 Sep 3, 1979 2 Pneumonia SeaWorld of California, USA
Skana (Walter) Female 1961 Wild born 02/15/1967 10/05/1980 19 General Mycotic Infection Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Skyla Female Captive born
Splash Male 08/15/1989 Captive born 08/15/1989 04/05/2005 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 days Pneumonia, Colitis Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Sumar Male 05/14/1998 Captive born 05/14/1998 09/07/2010 12 Acute Intestinal/Mesentric Vol SeaWorld of California, USA
Surfer Girl Female 1978 B 05/26/1979 06/03/1979 1 Pneumonia. Kidney failure. Perforated Gastric Ulcer Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Tai Male 1969 Wild born 02/26/1979 06/1982 13 Unknown Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Taiji Male Wild born Dec 1978 5 Harpoon Wound Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Taima Female 07/11/1989 Captive born Jul 11, 1989 Jun 6, 2010 20 Peracute Uterine Prolape SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Taku Male 09/09/1993 Captive born Sep 9, 1993 Oct 17, 2007 14 Severe Multifocal Interstitial Pneumonia SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Tanouk (Yamato) Male 1986 Wild born Oct 1989 Oct 24, 2000 14 Unknown Sea Paradise, Japan
Tilikum
Tula Male 1965 Wild born Jul 1968 Oct 1968 3 External Fungus Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands
Ula Female Sep 22, 2018 Captive born Sep 22, 2018 Aug 10, 2021 Twisted intestine Loro Parque, Spain
Victoria (Vicky) Female Aug 3, 2012 Captive born Aug 3, 2012 June 16, 2013 317 days Intestinal Complications Loro Parque, Spain
Vigga Female 1977 Wild born Nov 19, 1980 Aug 14, 2000 23 Heart Failure, Brain/Lung Abscess, Pneumonia Six Flags Marine World, CA, USA
Wanda (Newport) Female 1951 Wild born Nov 18, 1961 Nov 20, 1961 10 Pneumonia, Gastroenteritis Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Wally (Whale) Female 1969 Wild born Aug 08, 1970 Oct 4, 1971 2 Heart Failure Munchen Aquarium, Germany
Winnie (Frya) Female 1975 Wild born Oct 12, 1977 Apr 11, 2002 27 GI Tract Obstruction SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Winston (Ramu) Male 1963 Wild born Aug 08, 1970 Apr 28, 1986 23 Chronic Cardiovascular Failure SeaWorld of California, USA
Yaka Female 1965 Wild born Dec 15, 1969 Oct 29, 1997 32 Pleuritis/Pneumonia From Upper Respiratory Infection Marine World Africa USA, Vallejo, CA
Zero Unknown Wild born Sep 01, 1972 ? 09/15/1972 Unknown Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.moskvarium.ru/about/news/moskvarium-skorbit-ob-utrate-kosatki-norda/

Notes

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