Amaya - orca
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Sex: Female
- Pod: N/A
- Place of birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
- Date of birth: December 2nd, 2014
- Location of death: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
- Date of death: August 19th, 2021
- Mother: Kalia
- Father: Unknown / Ulises
History
On December 2, 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 whale.
Amaya died unexpectedly on August 19th, 2021, from an unspecified gastrointestinal disease.