#hudson
Gender:Male
Pod: N/A (Mother was Kiska)
Place of Capture: Captive born
Date of Capture: Born September 15, 1998
Age at Capture: Captive born
On September 15, 1998, Icelandic female Kiska gave birth to her fourth calf, a male sired by Kandu VII, at Marineland Ontario. Later named Hudson, he was the first calf to be born in the new tank complex known as Friendship Cove.
In 1999, after the birth of his half-brother Algonquin, the two became very close and spent a lot of time together.
When Algonquin died in 2002, Hudson became less active, but more focused on trainers. Though Nootka V, Algonquin’s mother, became unusually aggressive towards Hudson after Algonquin’s death.
As a result of this aggression, Hudson apparently fell out of the tank during a staff Christmas party. He suffered a few rakes and scars, but was placed in a stretcher and back into the pool where he was separated from the females and kept with his father, Kandu VII.
During the summer of 2003, Hudson was moved to the old Orca tank, King Waldorf Theatre, in order to improve his performance skills. However, his half-sister, Neocia, was quite dominant and aggressive towards Hudson, so he was sent back to Friendship Cove.
Once there, he was reunited with Kandu VII, and later on, Kiska and Nootka V.
Hudson was described as a good performer, but liked to grab things around him which made it dangerous to perform waterworks with him. He was also allegedly trained for Artificial Insemination by the time he was 6, and semen was apparently collected from him, though there are no reliable sources to confirm this.
Unfortunately, on October 20, 2004, Hudson died suddenly due to Meningitis at only 6 years old.
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