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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of Texas
Date of Capture: Born on November 26, 1988
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: SeaWorld of Florida
On November 26, 1988, Icelandic female Kenau gave birth to her second calf, a female sired by the Northern Resident male Orky II, at SeaWorld San Antonio.
In 1991 at only three years old, Kayla was transferred to the Aurora park with another young female named Katerina. Kayla’s mother, Kenau, died that same year on August 6 after being moved to the Orlando park in January and suffering a miscarriage.
Katerina and Kayla preformed at the Ohio park alone until 1994 when an adult female named Winnie took Katerina’s place, while Katerina was transferred to the San Antonio park where she remained until her death in 1999.
Kayla and Winnie were moved to the park in 1999 just after Katerina’s death, where they met the dominant female Haida II who ended up sharing dominance with Winnie. It was only until after both Winnie and Haida II died that Kayla took over the role as dominant female. When a male named Keet arrived in 2004, Kayla grew close to him and soon became pregnant by him.
On October 9, 2005, she gave birth to her first calf, a female named Halyn, at the San Antonio park. Unfortunately, due to being separated from her mother at such a young age, Kayla never learned how to care for or raise a calf, and rejected Halyn immediately, reportedly even becoming aggressive towards her. The two were forced to be separated, and Halyn was hand reared by SeaWorld staff. Halyn spent a lot of time in the company of her father, but she suddenly died in June 2008.
Kayla had been transferred to the Orlando park in 2006 where staff apparently hoped that she would learn mothering skills from the older, more experienced females but she suffered a miscarriage sometime in 2007. Since then, despite attempts to impregnate Kayla, she has been unable to conceive another calf.
Apart from her short history as a mother, Kayla has also bee involved in a number of incidents with trainers. She often refuses separations and has come out at trainers on several occasions. In October 2006, Kayla lunged at a male trainer, making contact and throwing him several feet.
In 2013, a video surfaced of a family’s visit to SeaWorld in 1995 while Kayla and Winnie were still together at the Aurora park. In the video, the whales do not seem to be cooperating with trainers. Around the 2-minute mark, Kayla can be seen attempting to propel herself onto the slide out to get closer to the crowd, but does not have enough momentum. She slides back into the pool before propelling herself onto the slide out and over a barrier wall with her head within reach of small children in the audience, who reach out to touch her. A staff member quickly moves to clear the area before Kayla slides back into the water and returns to trainer control.
Today, Kayla is 26 years old and resides at the Orlando park.
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of California
Date of Capture: Born September 23, 1988
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: SeaWorld of California
On September 23, 1988, Icelandic female Kandu V gave birth to her second calf; a female sired by the Northern Resident male Orky II. Unfortunately, Orky II died just 3 days after his daughter’s birth, so the calf was named Orkid - meaning “Orky’s kid”.
However, after Orkid’s birth, there was a great deal of tension between Kandu V and another female named Corky II, who had previously given birth to 7 calves, none being able to live more than two months. As a result, Corky II attempted to steal Orkid away from Kandu V on various occasions.
This led to a deadly incident between the two females on August 21, 1989 when Orkid was just 11 months old. Corky II and Orkid were performing a show while Kandu V was in one of the back pools. When Kandu V was let out of the back pool, she immediately swam into the show tank, ramming Corky II.
Corky II reportedly suffered a gash on her stomach, but Kandu V ended up fracturing her jaw, which cut major arteries in her nasal passages, causing her to bleed out over a period of about 45 minutes while Orkid stayed by her mother’s side.
After Kandu V’s death, Corky II and Orkid formed a strong bond, with Corky II acting as a surrogate mother to the orphaned calf. Orkid seemed to befriend many of the new whales this way, as Corky II cared for a number of younger whales. One other whale Orkid became close with was a young male named Splash; a male transferred to SeaWorld in 1992 from Marineland Ontario in order to receive better care for his epilepsy and seizures. When he suffered a seizure and ran head first into a gate in 1995, Orkid was one of the whales who helped him to the surface and into the medical pool for treatment.
Orkid was also very close with another male, Sumar, who was born in 1998 to Taima at the Orlando park. Taima was rather aggressive towards her calves, resulting in her being separated from them as well as Sumar’s move to the San Diego park in 1999 when he was just a year old. Soon after, Corky II became a surrogate mother to him, and Orkid befriended the young whale. Unfortunately, Splash died in 2005 due to a perforated stomach, as well as Sumar in 2010 due to a twisted intestine.
Much like her mother, Orkid also became somewhat of an aggressive whale, having been involved in 17 recorded incidents starting from the time she was just a year old. According to her SeaWorld profile, Orkid has been recorded bumping, mouthing, pushing, jaw popping, and pulling trainers underwater on multiple occasions.
One of the most notable instances was on August 7, 2002. A female trainer named Tamaree was sitting by the edge of a back pool interacting with both Orkid and Splash. In a video taken by a park guest, Tamaree can be seen talking to the whales and repeatedly placing her foot on Orkid’s rostrum and taking it off without another trainer present, which is against safety policies. Before long, Orkid can be seen seizing Tamaree’s foot before pulling her into the water.
According to former trainer John Hargrove in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, another trainer came along, taking a chain off the gate to give the precursor to Orkid that the older and more dominant female Kasatka was coming in. Orkid and Splash then released Tamaree who escaped the incident with nothing more than a broken arm.
Some aggressive incidents have also occurred as a result of trainers preforming artificial insemination procedures on her. Orkid seems to dislike AI procedures, and caused minor injuries to a trainer in 2007 after swiping her head and making contact with him, knocking him over a wall. Orkid has mated naturally with males before, and has been AI’ed numerous times, but so far has failed to become pregnant.
Today, Orkid remains at the San Diego park and preforms shows regularly. She is 26 years old.
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(WARNING:The last two links contain mildly graphic footage that may upset some viewers; view at your own risk.)
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of California
Date of Capture: Born December 2, 2014
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: SeaWorld of California
On December 2, 2014, captive born female Kalia gave birth to her first calf; a female later named Amaya and possibly sired by the Icelandic male Ulises - though DNA testing is still required in order to confirm if Ulises is the father.
Due to Kalia having only been 9 years old when her pregnancy was announced, some controversy and intense criticism ensued and some began questioning what kind of a mother she would be at this age, as well as why SeaWorld had been Artificially Inseminating such a young whale.
However, Kalia is still housed with her mother, Kasatka, who has helped Kalia become a good mother to her calf.
Today, Amaya is less than a year old and can often be seen with her uncle, Makani, or off on her own exploring other areas of the tanks.
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Gender:Female
Pod:N/A
Place of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of Texas
Date of Capture: Born December 6, 2013
Age at Capture: Captive born
Current Location: SeaWorld of Texas
On December 6, 2013, the captive born female Takara gave birth to her fourth calf; a female named Kamea sired by the Argentinean male Kshamenk via Artificial Insemination.
Kamea can often be seen swimming alongside her mother and sister Sakari, as well as Unna, but will can also be seen with any of her other tank mates.
Today, Kamea is 1 year old and still resides at the Texas park.
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Granny’s Pod
The World’s Oldest Orca (103 years Old)By Ben Guarino
Despite being a 103-year-old great-grandma, the orca named J2 – or, more affectionately, Granny – is in great shape. In little over a week, Granny and her pod have traveled 800 miles.
This weekend, Granny was spied swimming off the coast of Canada, after a trek up from northern California. The centenarian cetacean can be identified by a white marking on her back and a notch in her fin.
Michael Harris, the director of Pacific Whale Watch Association, tells Canadian newspaper The Province that her life span is an estimate based on her children’s ages. Whale experts have also confirmed Granny in photos dating back to the 30s.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, wild female orcas usually live for about 50 or 60 years – although killer whales as old as 90 are not unheard of. SeaWorld, however, contends that “No one knows for sure how long killer whales live.”
That might be because impressive ages like Granny’s have never been mirrored in captivity. For whales born at SeaWorld and other aquaria, says the Whale and Dolphin Conservation, the average life span – excluding stillborn orcas – is only 4.5 years.
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They come here every year - first time I saw them I was in a canoe. The ocean at alder cove was like a mirror. For a moment time stood still, the pod broke the the surface for a moment, and I wondered if I just imagined what I saw. Then they were just jumping and cutting the water and their fins were racing, cutting the water like a knife. One last leap, and they were gone. About 45 seconds that I will never forget. It is amazing what greed makes people do. To lock up such an amazing creature (the orca people), … hurts my being.
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The Dance at Alder Cove -Youth/Father/Geezer - I see you
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Have you seen Blackfish? Curious about orcas in captivity? Want to know more about how it affects them? Here is a comprehensive list of the bulk of the issues, from both pro-captivity and anti-captivity perspectives, to satisfy your thirst for knowledge about this controversial issue:
ANTI-CAPTIVITY SOURCES
General Overview of Orcas in Captivity:
- What IS so Bad About SeaWorld?
- Killer Controversy: Why Orcas Should No Longer be Kept in Captivity
- Killer Whales Don’t Belong in Captivity—and Here’s Why
- The Case Against Killer Whale Captivity
- Blackfish: How Captivity Affects Killer Whales
- Killer Whales Should Not be Held Captive
- The Debate: Anti-Captivity Views
- Blackfish Director: Killer Whales Don’t Belong in Captivity
Captures of Wild Orcas
- The Penn Cove Orca Captures
- Rounding Up Shamu with Don Goldsberry
- Orca Stories—Penn Cove—Don Goldsberry of SeaWorld Inc.
- The Heartbreaking Real-Life Capture of Orcas
- North Eastern Pacific Captures
- North Western Pacific Captures
- Icelandic Captures
- Impact of the Captures Between 1962 and 1973 on the Southern Resident Killer Whale Community
- Orca Pod Destroyed in Japan
- Russian Orca Capture 2003
- Russian Orca Captures: The Inside Story
- Two Orcas Taken in Illegal Capture in Russia
- Corky Hears Her Family
Heath Problems/Injuries/Unnatural Deaths in Captivity
- The Hidden Cost of Captivity: Orca Health of Killer Whales Exposed
- Dorsal Fin Collapse in Killer Whales Explained
- Winnie the Orca Ingests Coins, Tiles, and Other Objects
- Kotar’s Skull Crushed by Gate
- Captive Orcas and Mosquitoes
- Killer Whale Captivity: Is Shamu Stressed?
- SeaWorld Orca Missing Huge Chunk of Chin
- What’s Eating Keet, SeaWorld’s Captive Killer Whale?
- SeaWorld’s Killer Whales Doped Up on Valium to Deal With Captive Life
- Keto and Tilikum Express the Stress of Orca Captivity
Wild Orca vs Captive Orca Lifespans
- Life Expectancy of Orcas in Captivity
- Survival Rates in Captivity
- How Long Do Orcas Live?
- Everything Wrong With SeaWorld’s Claims About Orca Lifespan
- SeaWorld Talks Killer Whale Life Expectancy and Fails Miserably
- 103-Year-Old Killer Whale Roaming the Canadian Coast
- The Truth About Wild Orca Lifespans
- NOAA Statement on Wild Orca Lifespan
- Do Killer Whales Live Longer in a SeaWorld Tank or the Ocean?
Stereotypical/Abnormal Behaviors in Captivity
- When the Orcas Aren’t Performing
- Keet Blowing Bubbles
- Keet Blowing Bubbles Part II
- Kalia Lies Motionlessly On Slideout
- Tilikum Floats at Surface with Mouth Hanging Open
- Kamogawa Sea World Orcas Throw Themselves on Slideouts
- Ulises Floats Motionlessly
- Ikaika Lying on Bottom of Tank
- Corky in a Comatose State
- Gifs and Videos of Abnormal and Stereotypical Behaviors
Statements from Wild Orca Scientists
- Kenneth Balcomb on Captivity
- Eva Saulitis on Captivity
- Dr. Ingrid Visser Speaks on Orcas in Captivity
- Orca Expert (Paul Spong) Provides Insight
- Ken Balcomb and Lolita (end of video)
Info/Statements from Ex-Trainers
- Ex-SeaWorld Trainers Speak Out Against Captivity
- Kim Ashdown, Former Trainer
- Blowing the Whistle—Ex-SeaWorld Orca Trainers Speak Out
- Jeff Ventre, Former Trainer
- Former Trainer Says Killer Whale Captivity Causes Attacks
- Samantha Berg, Former Trainer
- Blackfish Backlash: Former SeaWorld Trainer Carol Ray Speaks with Latin Times About Movement Started by Controversial Film
- Exclusive Interview: Former SeaWorld Trainer John Jett PhD Talks Tilikum
Captive Orca Attacks and the Deaths of Trainers
- List of Attacks in Captivity
- The Debate: Dangers to Trainers
- Kasatka Attacks and Nearly Drowns Ken Peters [Video]
- Brian Rokeach Bitten and Held Underwater By Orkid [Video]
- Kyuquot Attacks Steve Aibel *note: video is incorrectly labled as Dawn Brancheau*
- Original Shamu Attacks Annette Eckis [Video]
- Attack at Marineland France [Video]
- Orca Lunges at Trainer at Japanese Aquarium [Video]
- Orkid and Splash Attack Trainer Tamaree and Break Her Arm [Video]
- Lolita Snaps at Guests [Video]
- Killer in the Pool (comprehensive report of the deaths of Keltie Byrne, Dawn Brancheau, and Daniel Dukes)
- Blood in the Water (Death of Alexis Martinez)
Aggression Between Captive Orcas
- The Death of Kandu 5
- Killer Whale Bled to Death After Breaking Jaw in Fight
- Do Orcas at Marine Parks Injure One Another?
- Trials of Tekoa
- Strikes, Bites and Blood: The Graphic Case for Releasing Morgan, the Wild-Born Orca, From Captivity
- Gudrun Attempts to Drown Daughter Nyar
- Shamu Cam Aggression [Video]
- Kalia Raking Ulises
The Issue of Lolita the Orca
- A Day in the Life of Lolita, the Performing Orca
- Lolita’s Life Before Capture
- Lolita’s Capture
- Lolita Today
- Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
- Liberating Lolita
- From Washington State to Miami, Florida: Lolita’s Story
- Lolita the Orca—Caught, Bought, and Betrayed by the Hertz Family
- Is There Hope for Lolita, the World’s Loneliest Orca?
- Lolita the Orca: Facts, Legal Issues, and How to Get Her Home
- Lolita’s Retirement Plan
Kiska, Canada’s Loneliest Whale
- Marineland Conditions for Killer Whale Still Substandard
- Marineland: Killer Whale Bleeding for Months, Trainer Says
- The Life of Kiska
- Marineland In Depth: Kiska Suffers at Marineland
- Free Kiska: The Loneliest Killer Whale in the World
- It’s Time to Relocate Kiska, the “World’s Loneliest Orca”
- Marineland Killer Whale is Ill
Argentina’s Only Captive Orca: Kshamenk
- Sam Simon Says Kshamenk is ‘Most Abused Orca in the World’
- Kshamenk History
- Kshamenk Needs Humans to Help Him, Not Exploit Him
- Free Kshamenk
- Kshamenk—Not What We Thought, Something Bigger
Legal Battles Involving Orca Captivity
- SeaWorld vs OSHA
- Court Denies SeaWorld Appeal of OSHA Citations
- Here’s All the Places Around the World That Ban Orca Captivity
- NY “Blackfish” Bill to Ban Orca Captive Orcas Approved by Senate Committee
- “Blackfish” Inspires California Orca Bill
- California Bill Would Ban SeaWorld Orca Shows
- Bill to Ban Captive Orcas Put on Hold in California
PRO-CAPTIVITY SOURCES
(Please note: I do not agree with nor endorse any of the articles below, but I included both sides of the argument for the sake of fairness. In addition, I know this list is small, but please understand that it is extraordinarily difficult to find orca-specific articles from a pro-captivity point of view that actually focus on orcas alone. If you know of any more articles, please message me and I will gladly include them on this list.)
Statements from SeaWorld
- Truth About Blackfish
- Health and Daily Care
- Lifespan
- Research Publications at SeaWorld
- FAQ
- Social Structure
- 69 Reasons You Shouldn’t Believe Blackfish
- SeaWorld Responds to Questions About Captive Orcas
Pro-Captivity Articles/Vidoes
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