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Anyone know why inherentlywild.co.uk changed the name of Patty to Freyja?
I am further confused by the fact that cetabase (the most reliable database) has not changed her name. Orcapod has nothing on these historical whales.
But, irrelevant to Patty but relevant to Kamogawa, they said Zero moved to KSW before he died? (For those who don’t know: Zero was a whale harpooned and caught alive in Japan in 1972, and supposedly moved to an aquarium in Okhotsk and died weeks later. Now it says on CB he was moved to Kamogawa a month later before dying.)
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Date at Capture: Born July 19, 2012
Age of Capture: Captive born
Current Location: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
On July 19, 2012, the captive born female Lovey gave birth to her second calf at Kamogawa Sea World; a female named Luna sired by the Icelandic male Oscar.
Lovey is a good mother to Luna, and the pair are often spotted swimming together. Luna sometimes spends time with her aunt Lara as well.
After Luna’s birth, Lovey began raking and acting unusually aggressive towards her son, Earth, who was born in 2008. This resulted in Earth having to be moved into the back pool with Oscar, who was also his father. The pair spent the majority of their time together until Oscar’s death 5 months after Luna’s birth.
In December 2015, Earth was moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium, in exchange for Ran II’s Move to Kamogawa Sea World. This move was apparently done in an effort to “stabilize breeding” between the facilities.
Today, Luna is 3 years old and still resides at Kamogawa Sea World with her mother and two aunts.
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Gender:Male
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Date of Capture: Born October 13, 2008
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
On October 13, 2008, the captive-born female Lovey gave birth to her first calf at Kamogawa Sea World; a male named Earth sired by the Icelandic male Oscar.
With the addition of Earth, Kamogawa was rather crowded, so his grandparents, Stella and Bingo, were moved to the back pool. Lovey took great care of Earth, and soon enough he was introduced to his aunt Lara and father Oscar.
In December of 2011, Stella, Bingo, and Earth’s aunt Ran II, were moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium, leaving the other four whales behind at Kamogawa.
Earth spent a lot of time with his mother until July of 2012 when his little sister, Luna, was born. Lovey became unusually aggressive towards Earth and would rake him on occasion. This resulted in staff having to separate the pair for Earth’s safety. He would join Oscar in the back pools, spending a great deal of time with him until Oscars death in December 2012.
In December 2015, Earth was moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium in exchange for his aunt, Ran II, who was moved to Kamogawa Sea World. This move was done in an effort to “stabilize breeding” between the facilities.
Today, Earth is 7 years old and now resides with his grandmother, Stella, and his aunt, Rin.
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Date of Capture: Born on February 25, 2006
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
On February 25, 2006, the Icelandic female Stella gave birth to her fourth calf at Kamogawa Sea World in Japan; a female named Ran II sired by the Icelandic male Bingo.
Ran II grew up under the watchful eye of her mother, but was also looked after by her older sisters, Lovey and Lara. Unfortunately, her other sister, Sarah, died in April of that year.
In 2008, when Lovey gave birth to a calf of her own, Stella, Bingo, and Ran II were moved to the back tank. Soon enough, plans were made to transfer the three to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium. The move was delayed until December, however, due to the 2011 tsunami that hit Japan.
In 2011, it was also announced that Lovey and Stella were both pregnant again; which is reportedly what prompted the move. Ran II was moved first to the aquarium and spent some time alone before her parents arrived the next day.
In late 2012, Stella gave birth to her fifth calf, yet another female, later known as Rin. Unfortunately, in August of 2014, Bingo became sick and died on August 2, leaving behind all three females and no breeding males.
In December of 2015, Ran II was moved back to Kamogawa Sea World in exchange for her nephew, Earth, who was moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium. This move was done in an effort to “stabilize breeding” between the facilities.
Today, Ran II is 9 years old and now resides at Kamogawa Sea World with her sisters, Lovey and Lara, as well as her niece, Luna.
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Date of Capture: Born February 8, 2001
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
On February 8, 2001, Icelandic female Stella gave birth to her second calf, a female named Lara sired by the Icelandic male Bingo.
Lara has been present at the births of 2 of her younger sisters, Sarah and Ran II, and was also present at the birth of her nephew Earth, as well as her niece, Luna.
In 2011, Stella, Bingo, and Ran II were all transferred to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium, leaving behind Lara, Oscar, Lovey, Earth, and Luna. Unfortunately, Oscar died the following year, leaving Kamogawa with no breeding males. Though it is believed that Lara is currently being trained for Artificial Insemination.
Today, Lara is 14 years old and still resides at Kamogawa Sea World, but she has yet to have a calf of her own.
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Date of Capture: Born January 11, 1998
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
On January 11, 1998, the Icelandic female Stella gave birth to her first calf, a female named Lovey sired by the Icelandic male Bingo.
Lovey was the very first successful captive born Orca in Japan, and has witnessed the successful births of 3 of her younger sisters; Lara, Sarah, and Ran II.
On October 13, 2008, Lovey gave birth to her own calf, a male later named Earth sired by the Icelandic male Oscar. Lovey turned out to be a very good mother, as she was kept with Stella and was able to learn necessary mothering skills.
In December of 2011, Stella was moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium, leaving Lovey and her calves behind at Kamogawa. Lovey took over the role as dominant female and went on to give birth to her second calf on July 19, 2012; a female named Luna who was also sired by Oscar.
Unfortunately, Oscar died in December 2012, leaving Kamogawa with no breeding males. As a result, Lovey has reportedly began training for Artificial Insemination.
Today, Lovey is 17 years old and still resides at Kamogawa Sea World.
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
Date of Capture: October 1987
Age at Capture: Approx. 1 year
Current Location: Port of Nagoya Aquarium
Sometime in October 1987, a group of four Orcas were captured in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. They were immediately transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium where they were trained and put up for sale.
The following year in March 1988, all four were purchased by Kamogawa Sea World; known as Bubba, Maggie, Oscar, and Stella. When they arrived, they met the resident male, Bingo, who had been captured in 1984. They were all trained for waterworks and soon began performing in shows together.
However, Bubba was sold to Ocean Park in Hong Kong in 1989, and Maggie died in 1997 due to birth complications. This left just Stella, Bingo, and Oscar until 1998, when Stella gave birth to her first calf at 12 years old, a female named Lovey sired by Bingo. Lovey was the first surviving captive born calf in Japan.
Stella gave birth to her second calf in 2001, another female named Lara who was also sired by Bingo. Two years later, in 2003, Stella gave birth again to a third female named Sarah sired by Bingo. It was thought Sarah was a male at first, but staff were soon able to properly determine her sex.
In February of 2006, Ran II was born to Stella and Bingo, and would be the fourth female produced by the pair. However, in April of the same year, Sarah died due to unknown causes a month shy of her 3rd birthday.
Sometime in 2007, Bingo, Stella, and Ran II were moved to the back pool in preparation for Lovey’s first calf, Earth, who was born in 2008 and sired by Oscar.
By 2011, plans had been made to move Stella and Bingo to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium to join the female known as Nami, but the move was postponed after a Tsunami and the death of Nami.
In December of 2011, Stella, Bingo, and Ran II were finally moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium, and Stella, who had been pregnant during the move, gave birth to her fifth daughter with Bingo in November 2012. The calf, known as Rin, was the first calf to be born at the Aquarium and is potentially Stella’s last calf, as Bingo recently died on August 2, 2014.
Stella is described as a gentle whale, and has never been known to act aggressively towards other whales or her trainers, though her health and behavior has been questioned before. In 2011, videos of Stella, and others, repeatedly sliding up on the stage at Kamogawa Sea World appeared on YouTube; and on September 10, 2013, she sustained an injury to her dorsal, but the cause of the injury is still unknown.
Today, Stella resides at Port of Nagoya with her daughters Ran II and Rin, and is approximately 29 years old.
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Gender:Female
Pod: N/A (Mother was Stella)
Place of Capture: Captive born
Date of Capture: Born May 31, 2003
Age at Capture: Captive born
On May 31, 2003, Icelandic female Stella gave birth to her third calf, a female sired by Bingo, at Kamogawa Sea World in Japan.
Later known as Sarah, it was thought that she was a male until staff were able to properly determine her sex.
Sarah apparently did well in the beginning but reportedly became sick in May 2005. She recovered by August of the same year, but became ill again in April 2006 and had to be moved to a medical area where vets could monitor her health.
Unfortunately, on April 26, 2006, Sarah died due to unknown causes just a month shy of her third birthday.
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Gender:Female
Pod: N/A (Mother was Maggie)
Place of Capture:N/A
Date of Capture:N/A
Age at Capture:N/A
Stillborn female calf born to Maggie at Kamogawa Sea World in Japan on October 5, 1997.
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Gender:Male
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Katsuura, Chiba, Japan
Date of Capture: February 10, 2006
Age at Capture: Approx. 3-4 years
On February 10, 2006, a young male Orca was found stranded on a beach near Katsuura, Japan. He was apparently too weak to be pushed back out to sea, and was instead transferred to Kamogawa Sea World to receive care.
He was severely underweight and had difficulty swimming, so staff had to work around the clock.
Unfortunately, he died on February 13, 2006 due to unknown causes just 3 days after his stranding.
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