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Although ten orca calves had been born in captivity prior to Kalina, none had survived past a few weeks. Kalina was the first orca calf to be successfully born and raised in captivity. Kalina was taken from her mother at 4 years 5 months and conducted on a trip around all four SeaWorld parks. [32]
Corky II (born c. 1965), often referred to as just Corky, is a female captive orca from the A5 Pod of northern resident orcas.At approximately the age of four, Corky was captured from Pender Harbour off the coast of British Columbia on 11 December 1969. [2]
A few hours later, she bore her first calf, a female, who was named Kalina. Although ten orca calves had been born in captivity prior to Kalina, none of them had survived past a few weeks. This made Kalina the first orca calf to be successfully born and raised in captivity, which made Katina the first successful captive mother. Kalina had four ...
The killer whale appears to be studying the baby before he goes up to the top of his enclosure to get air and returns down again to take another look. ... At least 160 orcas have died in captivity ...
'Blackfish' director on orca film's impact 10 years later: 'Hopefully we've made captivity in some way, shape or form a bad thing' Taryn Ryder July 24, 2023 at 9:09 AM
After the orca had her calf die in 2018, she carried her baby’s body on her back for an unprecedented 17 days and over 1,000 miles, garnering international attention and highlighting the complex ...
Kiska (died March 9, 2023) was a captive orca housed at Marineland of Canada. She was nicknamed the World's Loneliest Orca because she spent the last 12 years of her life completely alone. [1] [2] Kiska was the last captive orca to be held in Canada as a result of the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act. [1]
Lolita, also called Tokitae [6] or Toki for short, (c. 1966 – August 18, 2023), [3] was a captive female orca of the southern resident population captured from the wild in September 1970 and displayed at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida.