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Kasatka was the matriarch of the San Diego Orca SeaWorld family. [5] She was the first captive cetacean to successively receive artificial insemination, according to John Hargrove, a trainer there.
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various United Parks & Resorts-owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
She was sold to SeaWorld San Diego and became a star attraction. Shamu was the fourth orca ever captured, and the second female. [2] She died in August 1971, after about six years of captivity. [3] After her death, the name Shamu continued to be used in SeaWorld "Shamu" shows for different orcas in different SeaWorld parks.
At the time of her death, Lolita was the second-oldest orca in captivity after Corky at SeaWorld San Diego. [ 8 ] In March 2023, the Seaquarium announced that plans were being made for Lolita to be moved to a pen in the Salish Sea for the remainder of her life.
On February 23, 1984, a 7-year-old female orca by the name of Kandu V grabbed a SeaWorld San Diego trainer, Joanne Hay, and pinned her against a tank wall during a performance. [5] On March 4, 1987, 20-year-old SeaWorld San Diego trainer, Jonathan Smith, was grabbed by one of the park’s six-ton killer whales.
A veteran San Diego police officer was killed and a second officer was seriously injured Monday night when their vehicle was involved in a crash while responding to a high-speed pursuit that also ...
Corky never became pregnant again. On 26 September 1988, Orky II died three days after the birth of his first daughter, Orkid who was born on 23 September 1988 to Kandu V. He was the oldest and largest captive orca at the time of his death. [9] As of 2024, Corky remains at SeaWorld San Diego and lives with seven other orcas. [10]
Hundreds of San Diego homes and businesses were damaged or ruined in devastating floods after punishing rainfall fell Monday during a 'thousand-year storm.'