List of deceased captive orcas
| Orca Name | Sex | Date of birth | Birth Date A=Actual E=Estimate U=Unknown | Origin
W=Wild C=Captivity |
Captive from | Date of death | Days captive | Age at death | Reported cause of death | Location of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahab | M | 01/01/1959 | E | W | 10/1968 | 1,921 | 15 | Unknown | US Navy Hawaii | |
| Ai (Al) | F | 01/01/1988 | E | W | 10/1989 | 08/25/1995 | 2,155 | 7 | Candidiasis | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Algonquin | M | 12/18/1999 | A | C | 12/18/1999 | 08/13/2002 | 971 | 2 | Twisted Intestine | Marineland of Canada |
| Amaya | F | |||||||||
| April | F | 04/07/2004 | A | C | 04/07/2004 | 05/2004 | 24 | 24 days | Malnutrition | Marineland of Canada |
| Asuka | F | 01/01/1990 | E | W | 02/07/1997 | 09/19/2007 | 3,874 | 17 | Unknown | Sea Paradise, Japan |
| Athena | F | 08/08/2004 | A | C | 08/08/2004 | 04/2009 | 1,699 | 4 | Unknown | Marineland of Canada |
| Baby Shamu II | F | 01/05/1986 | A | C | 01/05/1986 | 01/16/1986 | 11 | 11 days | Heart Defect | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Belen (Bethlehem) | F | 01/01/1987 | E | W | 01/06/1988 | 02/04/2000 | 4,411 | 13 | Unknown | Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina |
| Benkei | M | 01/01/1969 | E | W | 02/26/1979 | 32509 | 3,597 | 20 | Acute Pneumonia | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Benkei II (Ushikawa) | M | 01/01/1979 | E | W | 10/1980 | 07/1983 | 1,006 | 4 | Malignant Lymphoma | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Benkei III | M | 01/01/1981 | E | W | 02/1982 | 12/1983 | 665 | 2 | Unknown | Private Residence Japan |
| Betty | F | 01/01/1974 | E | W | 10/1978 | 09/08/1987 | 3,264 | 13 | Pneumonia | Marineland Antibes, France |
| Bjossa | F | 11/01/1978 | E | W | 11/19/1980 | 10/08/2001 | 7,629 | 22 | Chronic Bronchopneumonia | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Bjossa's Calf (No Name) | F | 11/13/1988 | A | C | 11/13/1988 | 12/04/1988 | 21 | 21 days | Malnutrition | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Bjossa's Calf (No Name) | F | 03/08/1995 | A | C | 03/08/1995 | 03/08/1995 | 0 | 1 day | Ruptured Umbilical Cord. Died minutes after birth. | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Bonnie | F | 01/01/1964 | E | W | 04/1968 | 08/15/1968 | 134 | 4 | Heart Failure | Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA |
| Calypso | F | 01/01/1959 | E | W | 12/11/1969 | 12/1970 | 355 | 11 | Unknown | Marineland Antibes, France |
| Canuck | M | 01/01/1970 | E | W | 03/12/1972 | 12/1974 | 989 | 4 | Candidiasis | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Canuck 2 | M | 01/01/1975 | E | W | 10/12/1977 | 08/02/1981 | 1,391 | 6 | Chronic Kidney Disease | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Caren (Calen) | F | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 11/1979 | 05/04/1987 | 2,745 | 11 | Agranulocytosis | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Chappy | M | 01/01/1969 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 04/1974 | 1,334 | 5 | Periostitis of Lumbar Bone | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Chi | F | 01/01/1966 | E | W | 02/26/1979 | 05/1979 | 65 | 13 | Unknown | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan |
| Chimo | F | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 03/1970 | 11/02/1972 | 971 | 4 | Pneumonia, Streptococcal Septicaemia, ChediakHigashiSyndrome | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| Clovis | M | 01/01/1966 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 02/1973 | 909 | 7 | Myositis | Marineland Antibes, France |
| Corky | M | 01/01/1963 | E | W | 04/1968 | 12/1970 | 970 | 7 | Mediastinal Abscess | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Corky 2's Calf (No Name) | M | 02/28/1977 | A | C | 02/28/1977 | 03/15/1977 | 15 | 15 days | Brain Damage | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Corky 2's Calf (No Name) | F | 07/22/1985 | A | C | 07/22/1985 | 08/20/1985 | 28 | 29 days | Asphyxiation | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Cuddles | M | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 10/1968 | 04/1974 | 2,011 | 6 | Streptococcal Mediastinal Abscess | Dudley Zoo, England |
| Dzul-ha (Shamu) | M | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 07/1979 | 30317 | 1,281 | 7 | Unknown | Aquarama on Parade, Mexico |
| Finna | M | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 11/19/1980 | 10/06/1997 | 6,166 | 20 | Pneumonia | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Frankie | M | 01/01/1962 | E | W | 07/1973 | 01/29/1974 | 213 | 12 | Influenza | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Freyja (Patty) | F | 01/01/1980 | E | W | 11/1984 | 09/16/1987 | 1,051 | 7 | Acute Enteritis | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Goro | M | 01/01/1984 | E | W | 10/1985 | 01/21/2005 | 7,055 | 21 | Acute Pneumonia | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Gudrun | F | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 10/1976 | 02/25/1996 | 7,089 | 20 | Septicemia, Bacteremia associated w/ Endomyometritis | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Haida | M | 01/01/1963 | E | W | 10/1968 | 10/03/1982 | 5,115 | 19 | Lung Infection | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| Haida 2 | F | 01/01/1981 | E | W | 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 | A | C | 11/20/1994 | 12/28/1994 | 38 | 38 days | Pneumonia Multifocal Pyogranulomatous W/Gram+Filamentous | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Halyn | F | 10/09/2005 | A | C | 10/09/2005 | 06/15/2008 | 982 | 2 | Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Hoi Wai (Peanuts) (Suzie Wong) | F | 01/01/1975 | E | W | 10/1977 | 04/21/1997 | 7,145 | 22 | Severe Intestinal Blood Loss | Ocean Park, Hong Kong |
| Hudson | M | 09/15/1998 | A | C | 09/15/1998 | 10/20/2004 | 2,226 | 6 | Meningitis | Marineland of Canada |
| Hugo | M | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 02/1968 | 03/04/1980 | 4,416 | 15 | Aneurysm Cerebral Artery | Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA |
| Hyak 2 (TungJen) | M | 01/01/1967 | E | W | 04/1968 | 02/16/1991 | 8,356 | 24 | Pneumonia | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Jumbo | M | 01/01/1964 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 07/1974 | 1,424 | 10 | Liver Dysfunction | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Junior | F | 01/01/1982 | E | W | 11/1984 | 06/01/1994 | 3,502 | 12 | Brain Damage | Marineland of Canada |
| Kahana | F | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 28491 | 05/14/1991 | 4,881 | 15 | Severe Trauma, Intestinal Ganglioneuroma | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Kalina | F | 09/26/1985 | A | C | 09/26/1985 | 10/04/2010 | 9,139 | 25 | Acute Bacterial Septicemia | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Kandu | F | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 02/15/1967 | 06/16/1971 | 1,582 | 6 | Pneumonia, Liver Necrosis | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Kandu 2 | M | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 08/1971 | 10/1979 | 2,982 | 11 | Pneumonia | Marineland of Canada |
| Kandu 3 | F | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 08/1971 | 06/1975 | 1,401 | 7 | UraemiaNephritis | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Kandu 5 | F | 01/01/1974 | E | W | 10/12/1977 | 08/21/1989 | 4,332 | 15 | Hemorrhage; Maxillary Bilateral Fracture | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Kandu 7 | M | 01/01/1978 | E | W | 11/1984 | 12/21/2005 | 7,720 | 27 | Cancer | Marineland of Canada |
| Kanduke (Kandu 4) | M | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 08/16/1975 | 09/20/1990 | 5,513 | 25 | Viral Leptomenigitis | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Kandy | F | 01/01/1959 | E | W | 08/1973 | 11/16/1973 | 105 | 14 | Acute Pneumonia | Marineland of Canada |
| Kanuck | M | 08/28/1994 | A | C | 08/28/1994 | 35796 | 1,224 | 3 | Traumatic Shock | Marineland of Canada |
| Kasatka | F | |||||||||
| Katerina | F | 11/04/1988 | A | C | 11/04/1988 | 05/05/1999 | 3,839 | 10 | Severe Suppurative Hemorrhage. Bacterial Pneumonia | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Katy | F | 01/01/1966 | E | W | 02/15/1967 | 05/1967 | 76 | 1 | Unknown | Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA |
| Kayla | F | |||||||||
| Keiko (Siggi Bent Fin) | M | |||||||||
| Kenau | F | 01/01/1974 | E | W | 10/25/1976 | 08/06/1991 | 5,400 | 17 | Hemorrhagic Bacterial Pneumonia | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Kenny | M | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 12/11/1969 | 05/1972 | 876 | 7 | Pneumonia | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Kianu (Clyde) | F | 01/01/1952 | E | W | 05/09/1968 | 06/1980 | 4,405 | 28 | Gastrointestinal Disease | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Kilroy | M | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 02/1967 | 09/23/1978 | 4,250 | 13 | Gangrenous Pneumonia | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Kim (Oum) | M | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 06/1976 | 07/24/1982 | 2,244 | 14 | Lung Abscess | Marineland Antibes, France |
| Kim 2 | M | 01/01/1978 | E | W | 10/1982 | 11/23/2005 | 8,453 | 27 | Pneumonia | Marineland Antibes, France |
| King | M | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 11/1979 | 10/04/1983 | 1,434 | 6 | Acute Pneumonia | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Kiska's Calf (No Name) | M | 08/24/1992 | A | C | 08/24/1992 | 10/25/1992 | 61 | 61 days | Drowning | Marineland of Canada |
| Kiva | F | 06/18/1982 | A | C | 06/18/1982 | 08/03/1982 | 45 | 45 days | Respiratory Failure | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Kona | F | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 08/1971 | 09/28/1977 | 2,248 | 12 | Septicemia. Also reported as Pulmonary Abscession | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Kona 2 | F | 01/01/1975 | E | W | 10/12/1977 | 10/15/1987 | 3,655 | 12 | Pulmonary Abscession | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Kotar | M | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 28491 | 04/1995 | 6,299 | 19 | Acute Hemorrhagic Pneumonia | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Ku | F | 01/01/1992 | E | W | 02/02/1997 | 09/19/2008 | 4,245 | 16 | Heart Failure | Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan |
| Kyosha | F | 09/30/1991 | A | C | 09/30/1991 | 01/04/1992 | 99 | 99 days | Brain Infection | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Kyu | M | 01/01/1987 | E | W | 02/07/1997 | 09/18/2004 | 2,778 | 17 | Bacterial Pneumonia. | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Lil Nooka | M | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 03/18/1971 | 225 | 3 | Asphyxiation | SeaArama Inc, TX, USA |
| Lupa | F | 01/01/1956 | E | W | 02/1968 | 09/06/1968 | 215 | 12 | Pneumonia | New York Aquarium, USA |
| Maggie (Magy) (Miss Piggy) | F | 01/01/1983 | E | W | 11/1987 | 10/07/1997 | 3,628 | 14 | Birth Complications | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Maggie's Calf (No Name) | M | 03/03/1995 | A | C | 03/03/1995 | 03/03/1995 | 0 | 1 day | Unknown | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Magnus | M | 01/01/1974 | E | W | 10/26/1977 | 12/18/1977 | 52 | 3 | Agranulocytic Anaemia | Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands |
| Malik (EDay) | F | 04/21/1996 | A | C | 04/21/1996 | 03/04/2000 | 1,414 | 3 | Immune System Deficiency | Marineland of Canada |
| Mamuk | M | 01/01/1964 | E | W | 10/15/1968 | 06/14/1974 | 2,070 | 10 | Acute Streptococcal Septicemia | SeaArama Inc, TX, USA |
| Milagro | M | 01/01/1981 | E | W | 08/08/1985 | 02/10/1991 | 2,013 | 10 | Unknown | Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina |
| Miracle | F | 01/01/1975 | E | W | 08/02/1977 | 01/1982 | 1,615 | 7 | Drowning | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| Moby Doll | M | 01/01/1957 | E | W | 07/16/1964 | 10/09/1964 | 83 | 7 | Drowning. Skin Disease. | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Nami | F | 01/01/1983 | E | W | 10/1985 | 01/14/2011 | 9239 | 28 | Pulmonary Zygomycosis with Cunninghamella bertholletiae | Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan |
| Namu | M | 01/01/1955 | E | W | 06/23/1965 | 07/09/1966 | 381 | 11 | Drowning. Infection Clostridium Perfrigens. | Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA |
| Nandu | M | 01/01/1980 | E | W | 11/1983 | 03/02/1988 | 1,587 | 8 | Adrenal Gland Tumor | Aquarama Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Natsidalia | F | 01/01/1953 | E | W | 04/1968 | 11/1968 | 210 | 15 | Heart failure | Pender Harbour, BC, Canada |
| Nemo | M | 01/01/1978 | E | W | 11/10/1981 | 11/17/1986 | 1,833 | 8 | Thrombocytosis | Windsor Safari Park, England |
| Neocia (Baby October) | F | 10/21/1992 | A | C | 10/21/1992 | 08/01/2004 | 4,303 | 11 | Internal Infection | Marineland of Canada |
| Nepo | M | 01/01/1966 | E | W | 12/15/1969 | 07/10/1980 | 3,863 | 14 | Acute Bronchopneumonia | Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA |
| Neptune | M | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 11/10/1981 | 06/01/1983 | 568 | 6 | Appendicitis | Clacton Pier, UK |
| No Name | M | U | W | 10/26/1978 | 100 | Unknown | 02/1979 | Heart Attack | Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland | |
| No Name | F | U | W | 10/26/1978 | 100 | Unknown | 02/1979 | Pneumonia | Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland | |
| No Name | F | 01/01/1964 | E | W | 02/26/1979 | 03/31/1979 | 35 | 15 | Birth Complications. Delivered a stillborn calf. | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| No Name | F | U | W | 02/26/1979 | 62 | Unknown | 04/28/1979 | Nutritional Disorder | Nanki Adventure World, Japan | |
| No Name | F | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 11/1979 | 01/1980 | 65 | 3 | Acute Enterotoxaemia | Marineland of Canada |
| No Name | M | 01/01/1979 | E | W | 11/10/1981 | 12/11/1981 | 31 | 2 | Traumatic Shock. Ruptured Kidney | Clacton Pier, UK |
| No Name | M | 01/01/1969 | E | W | 02/1982 | 06/01/1982 | 120 | 13 | Pneumonia | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan |
| No Name | M | 01/01/1980 | E | W | 10/1982 | 05/27/1983 | 241 | 3 | Haemophilia | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| No Name | M | 01/01/1982 | E | W | 11/1984 | 01/1985 | 65 | 3 | Neck Injury | Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland |
| No Name | F | U | W | 02/1986 | 60 | Unknown | 04/1986 | Unknown | Japanese Fishermen Group, Coast of Japan | |
| No Name | M | 01/01/1993 | E | W | 02/09/1997 | 06/14/1997 | 125 | 4 | Systemic Viral Infection (Herpes Grp) | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| No Name | F | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 02/07/1997 | 06/17/1997 | 130 | 20 | Bacterial Pneumonia (Bronchopneumonia) | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| No Name | F | 01/01/1997 | E | W | 09/26/2003 | 10/24/2003 | 28 | 6 | Unknown | Utrish Dolphinarium, Russia |
| No Name | M | 01/01/2002 | E | B | 02/10/2006 | 02/13/2006 | 3 | 4 | Unknown | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| No Name | F | U | W | 04/1969 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA | |
| No Name | U | U | W | 02/1970 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA | |
| No Name | U | U | W | 11/1971 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA | |
| No Name | U | U | W | 11/1971 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA | |
| No Name | F | U | W | 11/1981 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Marineland of Canada | |
| No Name (aka Father Kshamenk) | M | U | W | 09/17/1992 | 0 | Unknown | 09/17/1992 | Unknown | Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina | |
| Nootka (Knootka) | F | 01/01/1962 | E | W | 03/1970 | 03/13/1990 | 7,317 | 28 | Pyogranulomatous; Pneumonia | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Nootka 2 | M | 01/01/1944 | E | W | 08/1973 | 05/1974 | 275 | 30 | Ruptured Aorta | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| Nootka 3 | M | 01/01/1972 | E | W | 08/16/1975 | 05/1976 | 260 | 4 | Perforated PostPyloric Ulcer. Abscess in Gastrointestinal Tract | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| Nootka 4 | F | 01/01/1980 | E | W | 10/1982 | 09/13/1994 | 4,365 | 14 | Pneumonia; Septicemia | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Nootka 4's Calf (No Name) | M | 02/04/1992 | A | C | 02/04/1992 | 03/10/1992 | 36 | 36 days | Infection. Extremely High White Blood Cell Count. | Sealand of the Pacific, Canada |
| Nootka 5 | F | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 11/1981 | 01/08/2008 | 9,569 | 32 | Unknown | Marineland of Canada |
| Nootka 5's Calf (No Name) | F | 05/27/1998 | A | C | 05/27/1998 | 06/07/1998 | 10 | 10 days | Unknown | Marineland of Canada |
| Nova | M | 11/06/1996 | A | C | 11/06/1996 | 08/20/2001 | 1,750 | 4 | Pneumonia. Starvation | Marineland of Canada |
| Nyar | F | 12/31/1993 | A | C | 12/31/1993 | 04/01/1996 | 827 | 2 | Suppurative Encephalitis; Osteoarthritis | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Orky | F | 01/01/1960 | E | W | 07/25/1967 | 07/1969 | 706 | 9 | Pneumonia. Influenza | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Orky 2 | M | 01/01/1958 | E | W | 05/10/1968 | 09/26/1988 | 7,441 | 30 | Acute Bronchopneumonia Nephropathy | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Oscar (Wolfie) | M | 1985 | E | W | 11/01/1987 | 12/20/2012 | 9,181 | 27 | Unknown | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Pascuala | F | 03/20/2007 | E | B | 04/10/2007 | 06/10/2007 | 60 | 60 days | Immune System Failure. Malnutrition. Infection. | Vallarta Dolphin Adventures, Mexico |
| Patches | M | 01/01/1963 | E | W | 12/12/1969 | 08/1971 | 599 | 8 | Mediastinal Abscess. Salmonellosis. | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Prince (Bubba) | M | 01/01/1982 | E | W | 10/1987 | 07/10/1991 | 1,380 | 9 | Pseudomonas | Ocean Park, Hong Kong |
| Ramu | M | 01/01/1964 | E | W | 02/15/1967 | 01/12/1982 | 5,446 | 18 | Old Age | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Ramu 2 | M | 01/01/1955 | E | W | 04/1969 | 05/21/1970 | 415 | 15 | Unknown | Marineland, Australia |
| Ramu 4 | M | 01/01/1968 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 08/1971 | 358 | 3 | Unknown | Marineland, Australia |
| Ran (Lan) | F | 01/01/1988 | E | W | 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) | F | 08/26/2004 | A | C | 08/26/2004 | 08/28/2004 | 2 | 2 days | Broken Skull | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Ruka (Orca) | F | 01/01/1979 | E | W | 10/1981 | 03/29/2000 | 6,758 | 21 | Traumatic Shock | Nanki Adventure World, Japan |
| Sacchi | F | 01/01/1971 | E | W | 02/1982 | 04/1984 | 790 | 13 | Pneumonia | Enoshima Aquarium, Japan |
| Sacchi's Calf (No Name) | M | 05/01/1982 | A | C | 05/01/1982 | 05/11/1982 | 10 | 10 days | Brain Abscess | Enoshima Aquarium, Japan |
| Samoa | F | 01/01/1978 | E | W | 11/1983 | 03/14/1992 | 3,060 | 14 | Mycotic Meningoencephalitis | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Sandy | F | 01/01/1966 | E | B | 03/12/1973 | 10/1977 | 1,660 | 11 | Cerebral Haemorrhage | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Sarah | F | 05/31/2003 | A | C | 05/31/2003 | 04/26/2006 | 1,062 | 2 | Unknown | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
| Scarred Jaw Cow | F | 01/01/1950 | E | W | 03/1970 | 05/15/1970 | 74 | 20 | Malnutrition | Pedder Bay, BC, Canada |
| Shachi | F | 01/01/1976 | E | W | 02/1986 | 03/1988 | 760 | 12 | Pneumonia | Sea Paradise, Japan |
| Shamu | F | 01/01/1962 | E | W | 10/31/1965 | 08/23/1971 | 2,124 | 9 | Septicemia | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Sharkan | F | 01/01/1986 | E | W | 10/1989 | 01/03/2009 | 7,037 | 23 | Bacillus Pyocyanique | Marineland Antibes, France |
| Shawn | F | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 01/1978 | 09/03/1979 | 607 | 2 | Pneumonia | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Skana (Walter) | F | 01/01/1961 | E | W | 02/15/1967 | 10/05/1980 | 4,978 | 19 | General Mycotic Infection | Vancouver Aquarium, Canada |
| Splash | M | 08/15/1989 | A | C | 08/15/1989 | 04/05/2005 | 5,714 | 15 | Acute Perforating Gastric Ulceration w/ Associated Peritonitis | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Spooky | M | 10/31/1978 | A | C | 10/31/1978 | 11/10/1978 | 10 | 10 days | Pneumonia, Colitis | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Sumar | M | 05/14/1998 | A | C | 05/14/1998 | 09/07/2010 | 4,496 | 12 | Acute Intestinal/Mesentric Vol | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Surfer Girl | F | 01/01/1978 | E | B | 05/26/1979 | 06/03/1979 | 7 | 1 | Pneumonia. Kidney failure. Perforated Gastric Ulcer | Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA |
| Tai | M | 01/01/1969 | E | W | 02/26/1979 | 06/1982 | 1,191 | 13 | Unknown | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan |
| Taiji | M | U | W | 12/1978 | 5 | Unknown | 12/1978 | Harpoon Wound | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan | |
| Taima | F | 07/11/1989 | A | C | 07/11/1989 | 06/06/2010 | 7,635 | 20 | Peracute Uterine Prolape | SeaWorld of Florida, USA |
| Taku | M | 09/09/1993 | A | C | 09/09/1993 | 10/17/2007 | 5,151 | 14 | Severe Multifocal Interstitial Pneumonia | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Tanouk (Yamato) | M | 01/01/1986 | E | W | 10/1989 | 10/24/2000 | 4,041 | 14 | Unknown | Sea Paradise, Japan |
| Tula | M | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 07/1968 | 10/1968 | 90 | 3 | External Fungus | Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands |
| Victoria (Vicky) | F | 08/03/2012 | A | C | 08/03/2012 | 06/16/2013 | 317 | 317 days | Intestinal Complications | Loro Parque, Spain |
| Vigga | F | 01/01/1977 | E | W | 11/19/1980 | 08/14/2000 | 7,210 | 23 | Heart Failure, Brain/Lung Abscess, Pneumonia | Six Flags Marine World, CA, USA |
| Wanda (Newport) | F | 01/01/1951 | E | W | 11/18/1961 | 11/20/1961 | 2 | 10 | Pneumonia, Gastroenteritis | Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA |
| Whale (Wally) | F | 01/01/1969 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 10/04/1971 | 421 | 2 | Heart Failure | Munchen Aquarium, Germany |
| Winnie (Frya) | F | 01/01/1975 | E | W | 10/12/1977 | 04/11/2002 | 8,950 | 27 | GI Tract Obstruction | SeaWorld of Texas, USA |
| Winston (Ramu) | M | 01/01/1963 | E | W | 08/08/1970 | 04/28/1986 | 5,744 | 23 | Chronic Cardiovascular Failure | SeaWorld of California, USA |
| Yaka | F | 01/01/1965 | E | W | 12/15/1969 | 10/29/1997 | 10,181 | 32 | Pleuritis/Pneumonia From Upper Respiratory Infection | Marine World Africa USA, Vallejo, CA |
| Zero | U | U | W | 09/01/1972 | 14 | Unknown | 09/15/1972 | Unknown | Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan |
This is a list of orcas that died in captivity.
| 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 |
| Kenau | |||||||||
| 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 |