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She was about four years old at time of capture and was the second oldest captive orca at the time of her death in August 2023. Lolita is the subject of the documentary Lolita: Slave to Entertainment, released in 2008. [34] Various groups argued that Lolita should be released into the wild.
Moby Doll was the second captive orca ever displayed by a public aquarium, and unlike Wanda, the first, [118] he survived in captivity for nearly three months compared to less than two days. [119] Years later, a recording of his calls enabled scientist John Ford to identify Moby Doll as a member of J Pod of the Southern Residents , the ...
A pod of orcas moving through the inland waters of Alaska. The Orca Welfare and Safety Act is a bill passed in the U.S. state of California in 2016. The bill phases out the holding of killer whales in captivity and establishes standards for treatment of all remaining captive orcas in zoos.
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]
Tilikum was the largest orca in captivity. [8] He measured 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in length and weighed about 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg). [9] His pectoral fins were 7 feet (2.1 m) long, his fluke curled under, and his 6.5-foot-tall (2.0 m) dorsal fin was collapsed completely to his left side.
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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] She has lived at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California since 21 January 1987.
Ulises (also spelled Ulysses) (born c. 1977) is a male orca who lives at SeaWorld San Diego in California.He was captured off the coast of Iceland in 1980 and is currently the oldest male orca in captivity as of 2022.