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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. [6] [7] She bore two daughters and two sons, resulting in six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren by the time of her death:
This cautionary measure was ineffective, as two weeks later trainer Kenneth Peters was involved in a similar incident (below) with a different orca. [ 74 ] On November 29, 2006, Kasatka, one of SeaWorld San Diego 's seven orcas, grabbed her trainer Ken Peters by the foot and dragged him to the bottom of the tank several times during an evening ...
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.
Though the "orca wars" reference a fictional battle between human and killer whale, many online have taken their allegiances seriously, posting about being team orca or team human.
Kenneth Leroy Peters (June 27, 1915 – November 25, 2013) was a baseball player, actor and longtime superintendent of the Beverly Hills Unified School District. Peters was born in the United States city of Orange, California .
Attacks by orcas, or killer whales, on boats in the Strait of Gibraltar are increasing. But why are these seemingly peaceful creatures becoming dangerous. Attacks by orcas, or killer whales, on ...
Dawn Therese Brancheau (née LoVerde, April 16, 1969 – February 24, 2010) was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld. [3] [4] She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including a leading role in revamping the Shamu show, [3] [5] and was SeaWorld's poster girl.
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