Deceased Orcas By Name

Orcas Deceased in Captivity: 159

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(Last update: December 05, 2013)

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Orca Name	S	Begin   Captivity	Date of   Death	Time in Captivity (days)	Age   (years)	Reported Cause of Death	Place of Death
Ahab	M	10/1968	1974	1,921	15	Unknown	US Navy Hawaii
Ai (Al)	F	10/1989	08/25/1995	2,155	7	Candidiasis	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Algonquin	M	12/18/1999	08/13/2002	971	2	Twisted Intestine	Marineland of Canada
April	F	04/07/2004	05/2004	24	24 days	Malnutrition	Marineland of Canada
Asuka	F	02/07/1997	09/19/2007	3,874	17	Unknown	Sea Paradise, Japan
Athena	F	08/08/2004	04/2009	1,699	4	Unknown	Marineland of Canada
Baby Shamu 2	F	01/05/1986	01/16/1986	11	11 days	Heart Defect	SeaWorld of California, USA
Belen (Bethlehem)	F	01/06/1988	02/04/2000	4,411	13	Unknown	Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Benkei	M	02/26/1979	1989	3,597	20	Acute Pneumonia	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Benkei 2 (Ushikawa)	M	10/1980	07/1983	1,006	4	Malignant Lymphoma	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Benkei 3	M	02/1982	12/1983	665	2	Unknown	Private Residence Japan
Betty	F	10/1978	09/08/1987	3,264	13	Pneumonia	Marineland Antibes, France
Bjossa	F	11/19/1980	10/08/2001	7,629	22	Chronic Bronchopneumonia	SeaWorld of California, USA
Bjossa’s Calf      (No Name)	F	11/13/1988	12/04/1988	21	21 days	Malnutrition	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Bjossa’s Calf      (No Name)	F	03/08/1995	03/08/1995	0	1 day	Ruptured Umbilical Cord. Died minutes after birth.	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Bonnie	F	04/1968	08/15/1968	134	4	Heart Failure	Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Calypso	F	12/11/1969	12/1970	355	11	Unknown	Marineland Antibes, France
Canuck	M	03/12/1972	12/1974	989	4	Candidiasis	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Canuck 2	M	10/12/1977	08/02/1981	1,391	6	Chronic Kidney Disease	SeaWorld of California, USA
Caren (Calen)	F	11/1979	05/04/1987	2,745	11	Agranulocytosis	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Chappy	M	08/08/1970	04/1974	1,334	5	Periostitis of Lumbar Bone	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Chi	F	02/26/1979	05/1979	65	13	Unknown	Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Chimo	F	03/1970	11/02/1972	971	4	Pneumonia, Streptococcal Septicaemia, Chediak-Higashi-Syndrome	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Clovis	M	08/08/1970	02/1973	909	7	Myositis	Marineland Antibes, France
Corky	M	04/1968	12/1970	970	7	Mediastinal Abscess	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Corky 2’s Calf     (No Name)	M	02/28/1977	03/15/1977	15	15 days	Brain Damage	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Corky 2’s Calf     (No Name)	F	07/22/1985	08/20/1985	28	29 days	Asphyxiation	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Cuddles	M	10/1968	04/1974	2,011	6	Streptococcal Mediastinal Abscess	Dudley Zoo, England
Dzul-Ha (Shamu)	M	07/1979	1983	1,281	7	Unknown	Aquarama on Parade, Mexico
Finna	M	11/19/1980	10/06/1997	6,166	20	Pneumonia	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Frankie	M	07/1973	01/29/1974	213	12	Influenza	SeaWorld of California, USA
Freyja (Patty)	F	11/1984	09/16/1987	1,051	7	Acute Enteritis	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Goro	M	10/1985	01/21/2005	7,055	21	Acute Pneumonia	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Gudrun	F	10/1976	02/25/1996	7,089	20	Septicemia, Bacteremia associated w/ Endomyometritis	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Haida	M	10/1968	10/03/1982	5,115	19	Lung Infection	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Haida 2	F	10/1982	08/2001	6,880	20	Necrosis of Cerebrum/ Fungal Infection	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Haida 2’s Calf      (No Name)	U	11/20/1994	12/28/1994	38	38 days	Pneumonia Multifocal Pyogranulomatous W/Gram+Filamentous	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Halyn	F	10/09/2005	06/15/2008	982	2	Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Hoi Wai (Peanuts) (Suzie Wong)	F	10/1977	04/21/1997	7,145	22	Severe Intestinal Blood Loss	Ocean Park, Hong Kong
Hudson	M	09/15/1998	10/20/2004	2,226	6	Meningitis	Marineland of Canada
Hugo	M	02/1968	03/04/1980	4,416	15	Aneurysm Cerebral Artery	Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA
Hyak 2 (Tung-Jen)	M	04/1968	02/16/1991	8,356	24	Pneumonia	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Jumbo	M	08/08/1970	07/1974	1,424	10	Liver Dysfunction	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Junior	F	11/1984	06/01/1994	3,502	12	Brain Damage	Marineland of Canada
Kahana	F	1978	05/14/1991	4,881	15	Severe Trauma, Intestinal Ganglioneuroma	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Kalina	F	09/26/1985	10/04/2010	9,139	25	Acute Bacterial Septicemia	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kandu	F	02/15/1967	06/16/1971	1,582	6	Pneumonia, Liver Necrosis	SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu 2	M	08/1971	10/1979	2,982	11	Pneumonia	Marineland of Canada
Kandu 3	F	08/1971	06/1975	1,401	7	Uraemia-Nephritis	SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu 5	F	10/12/1977	08/21/1989	4,332	15	Hemorrhage; Maxillary Bilateral Fracture	SeaWorld of California, USA
Kandu 7	M	11/1984	12/21/2005	7,720	27	Cancer	Marineland of Canada
Kanduke        (Kandu 4)	M	08/16/1975	09/20/1990	5,513	25	Viral Leptomenigitis	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kandy	F	08/1973	11/16/1973	105	14	Acute Pneumonia	Marineland of Canada
Kanuck	M	08/28/1994	1998	1,224	3	Traumatic Shock	Marineland of Canada
Katerina	F	11/04/1988	05/05/1999	3,839	10	Severe Suppurative Hemorrhage. Bacterial Pneumonia	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Katy	F	02/15/1967	05/1967	76	1	Unknown	Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
Kenau	F	10/25/1976	08/06/1991	5,400	17	Hemorrhagic Bacterial Pneumonia	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kenny	M	12/11/1969	05/1972	876	7	Pneumonia	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Kianu (Clyde)	F	05/09/1968	06/1980	4,405	28	Gastrointestinal Disease	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Kilroy	M	02/1967	09/23/1978	4,250	13	Gangrenous Pneumonia	SeaWorld of California, USA
Kim (Oum)	M	06/1976	07/24/1982	2,244	14	Lung Abscess	Marineland Antibes, France
Kim 2	M	10/1982	11/23/2005	8,453	27	Pneumonia	Marineland Antibes, France
King	M	11/1979	10/04/1983	1,434	6	Acute Pneumonia	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Kiska’s Calf        (No Name)	M	08/24/1992	10/25/1992	61	61 days	Drowning	Marineland of Canada
Kiva	F	06/18/1982	08/03/1982	45	45 days	Respiratory Failure	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Kona	F	08/1971	09/28/1977	2,248	12	Septicemia. Also reported as Pulmonary Abscession	SeaWorld of California, USA
Kona 2	F	10/12/1977	10/15/1987	3,655	12	Pulmonary Abscession	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Kotar	M	1978	04/1995	6,299	19	Acute Hemorrhagic Pneumonia	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Ku	F	02/02/1997	09/19/2008	4,245	16	Heart Failure	Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Kyosha	F	09/30/1991	01/04/1992	99	99 days	Brain Infection	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Kyu	M	02/07/1997	09/18/2004	2,778	17	Bacterial Pneumonia.	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Lil Nooka	M	08/08/1970	03/18/1971	225	3	Asphyxiation	Sea-Arama Inc, TX, USA
Lupa	F	02/1968	09/06/1968	215	12	Pneumonia	New York Aquarium, USA
Maggie (Magy) (Miss Piggy)	F	11/1987	10/07/1997	3,628	14	Birth Complications	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Maggie’s Calf      (No Name)	M	03/03/1995	03/03/1995	0	1 day	Unknown	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Magnus	M	10/26/1977	12/18/1977	52	3	Agranulocytic Anaemia	Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands
Malik (E-Day)	F	04/21/1996	03/04/2000	1,414	3	Immune System Deficiency	Marineland of Canada
Mamuk	M	10/15/1968	06/14/1974	2,070	10	Acute Streptococcal Septicemia	Sea-Arama Inc, TX, USA
Milagro	M	08/08/1985	02/10/1991	2,013	10	Unknown	Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Miracle	F	08/02/1977	01/1982	1,615	7	Drowning	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Moby Doll	M	07/16/1964	10/09/1964	83	7	Drowning. Skin Disease.	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Nami	F	10/1985	01/14/2011	9239	28	Pulmonary Zygomycosis with Cunninghamella bertholletiae	Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Namu	M	06/23/1965	07/09/1966	381	11	Drowning. Infection- Clostridium Perfrigens.	Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
Nandu	M	11/1983	03/02/1988	1,587	8	Adrenal Gland Tumor	Aquarama Sao Paulo, Brazil
Natsidalia	F	04/1968	11/1968	210	15	Heart failure	Pender Harbour, BC, Canada
Nemo	M	10/1981	11/17/1986	1,872	8	Thrombocytosis	Windsor Safari Park, England
Neocia           (Baby October)	F	10/21/1992	08/01/2004	4,303	11	Internal Infection	Marineland of Canada
Nepo	M	12/15/1969	07/10/1980	3,863	14	Acute Bronchopneumonia	Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Neptune	M	10/1981	06/01/1983	610	6	Appendicitis	Clacton Pier, UK
No Name	M	10/26/1978	02/1979	100	Unknown	Heart Attack	Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name	F	10/26/1978	02/1979	100	Unknown	Pneumonia	Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name	F	02/26/1979	03/31/1979	35	15	Birth Complications. Delivered a stillborn calf.	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name	F	02/26/1979	04/28/1979	62	Unknown	Nutritional Disorder	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name	F	11/1979	01/1980	65	3	Acute Enterotoxaemia	Marineland of Canada
No Name	M	10/1981	12/11/1981	70	2	Traumatic Shock. Ruptured Kidney	Clacton Pier, UK
No Name	M	02/1982	06/01/1982	120	13	Pneumonia	Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
No Name	M	10/1982	05/27/1983	241	3	Haemophilia	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
No Name	M	11/1984	01/1985	65	3	Neck Injury	Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, Iceland
No Name	F	02/1986	04/1986	60	Unknown	Unknown	Japanese Fishermen Group, Coast of Japan
No Name	M	02/09/1997	06/14/1997	125	4	Systemic Viral Infection (Herpes Grp)	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name	F	02/07/1997	06/17/1997	130	20	Bacterial Pneumonia (Bronchopneumonia)	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
No Name	F	09/26/2003	10/24/2003	28	6	Unknown	Utrish Dolphinarium, Russia
No Name	M	02/10/2006	02/13/2006	3	4	Unknown	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
No Name	F	04/1969	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name	U	02/1970	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name	U	11/1971	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name	U	11/1971	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Seattle Marine Aquarium, WA, USA
No Name	F	11/1981	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Marineland of Canada
No Name (aka- Father Kshamenk)	M	09/17/1992	09/17/1992	0	Unknown	Unknown	Acuario Mundo Marino, Argentina
Nootka (Knootka)	F	03/1970	03/13/1990	7,317	28	Pyogranulomatous; Pneumonia	SeaWorld of California, USA
Nootka 2	M	08/1973	05/1974	275	30	Ruptured Aorta	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka 3	M	08/16/1975	05/1976	260	4	Perforated Post-Pyloric Ulcer. Abscess in Gastrointestinal Tract	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka 4	F	10/1982	09/13/1994	4,365	14	Pneumonia; Septicemia	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Nootka 4’s Calf    (No Name)	M	02/04/1992	03/10/1992	36	36 days	Infection. Extremely High White Blood Cell Count.	Sealand of the Pacific, Canada
Nootka 5	F	11/1981	01/08/2008	9,569	32	Unknown	Marineland of Canada
Nootka 5’s Calf    (No Name)	F	05/27/1998	06/07/1998	10	10 days	Unknown	Marineland of Canada
Nova	M	11/06/1996	08/20/2001	1,750	4	Pneumonia. Starvation	Marineland of Canada
Nyar	F	12/31/1993	04/01/1996	827	2	Suppurative Encephalitis; Osteoarthritis	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Orky	F	07/25/1967	07/1969	706	9	Pneumonia. Influenza	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Orky 2	M	05/10/1968	09/26/1988	7,441	30	Acute Bronchopneumonia Nephropathy	SeaWorld of California, USA
Oscar (Wolfie)	M	11/01/1987	12/20/2012	9,181	27	Unknown	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Pascuala	F	04/10/2007	06/10/2007	60	60 days	Immune System Failure. Malnutrition. Infection.	Vallarta Dolphin Adventures, Mexico
Patches	M	12/12/1969	08/1971	599	8	Mediastinal Abscess. Salmonellosis.	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Prince (Bubba)	M	10/1987	07/10/1991	1,380	9	Pseudomonas	Ocean Park, Hong Kong
Ramu	M	02/15/1967	01/12/1982	5,446	18	Old Age	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Ramu 2	M	04/1969	05/21/1970	415	15	Unknown	Marineland, Australia
Ramu 4	M	08/08/1970	08/1971	358	3	Unknown	Marineland, Australia
Ran (Lan)	F	10/1989	08/29/2004	5,447	16	Unknown. Gave birth to premature calf on 8-26-04.	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Ran’s Calf           (No Name)	F	08/26/2004	08/28/2004	2	2 days	Broken Skull	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Ruka (Orca)	F	10/1981	03/29/2000	6,758	21	Traumatic Shock	Nanki Adventure World, Japan
Sacchi	F	02/1982	04/1984	790	13	Pneumonia	Enoshima Aquarium, Japan
Sacchi’s Calf       (No Name)	M	05/01/1982	05/11/1982	10	10 days	Brain Abscess	Enoshima Aquarium, Japan
Samoa	F	11/1983	03/14/1992	3,060	14	Mycotic Meningoencephalitis	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Sandy	F	03/12/1973	10/1977	1,660	11	Cerebral Haemorrhage	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Sarah	F	05/31/2003	04/26/2006	1,062	2	Unknown	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan
Scarred Jaw Cow	F	03/1970	05/15/1970	74	20	Malnutrition	Pedder Bay, BC, Canada
Shachi	F	02/1986	03/1988	760	12	Pneumonia	Sea Paradise, Japan
Shamu	F	10/31/1965	08/23/1971	2,124	9	Septicemia	SeaWorld of California, USA
Sharkan	F	10/1989	01/03/2009	7,037	23	Bacillus Pyocyanique	Marineland Antibes, France
Shawn	F	01/1978	09/03/1979	607	2	Pneumonia	SeaWorld of California, USA
Skana (Walter)	F	02/15/1967	10/05/1980	4,978	19	General Mycotic Infection	Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Splash	M	08/15/1989	04/05/2005	5,714	15	Acute Perforating Gastric Ulceration w/ Associated Peritonitis	SeaWorld of California, USA
Spooky	M	10/31/1978	11/10/1978	10	10 days	Pneumonia, Colitis	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Sumar	M	05/14/1998	09/07/2010	4,496	12	Acute Intestinal/Mesentric Vol	SeaWorld of California, USA
Surfer Girl	F	05/26/1979	06/03/1979	7	1	Pneumonia. Kidney failure. Perforated Gastric Ulcer	Marine World Africa USA, Redwood City, CA
Tai	M	02/26/1979	06/1982	1,191	13	Unknown	Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Taiji	M	12/1978	12/1978	5	Unknown	Harpoon Wound	Taiji Whale Museum, Japan
Taima	F	07/11/1989	06/06/2010	7,635	20	Peracute Uterine Prolape	SeaWorld of Florida, USA
Taku	M	09/09/1993	10/17/2007	5,151	14	Severe Multifocal Interstitial Pneumonia	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Tanouk (Yamato)	M	10/1989	10/24/2000	4,041	14	Unknown	Sea Paradise, Japan
Tula	M	07/1968	10/1968	90	3	External Fungus	Harderwijk Dolphinarium, Netherlands
Victoria (Vicky)	F	08/03/2012	06/16/2013	317 days	317 days	Intestinal Complications	Loro Parque, Spain
Vigga	F	11/19/1980	08/14/2000	7,210	23	Heart Failure, Brain/Lung Abscess, Pneumonia	Six Flags Marine World, CA, USA
Wanda (Newport)	F	11/18/1961	11/20/1961	2	10	Pneumonia, Gastroenteritis	Marineland of the Pacific, CA, USA
Whale (Wally)	F	08/08/1970	10/04/1971	421	2	Heart Failure	Munchen Aquarium, Germany
Winnie (Frya)	F	10/12/1977	04/11/2002	8,950	27	GI Tract Obstruction	SeaWorld of Texas, USA
Winston (Ramu)	M	08/08/1970	04/28/1986	5,744	23	Chronic Cardiovascular Failure	SeaWorld of California, USA
Yaka	F	12/15/1969	10/29/1997	10,181	32	Pleuritis/Pneumonia From Upper Respiratory Infection	Marine World Africa USA, Vallejo, CA
Zero	U	09/01/1972	09/15/1972	14	Unknown	Unknown	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan

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