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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 |