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Orcas @ SeaWorld San Diego

MOTHER: A23?

SEX: F

ORIGIN: BC, CAN

CAPT. /BORN: 1969/12/12

AQUARIUM: SeaWorld California

Eye Color: Unknown

Age at Present: ~44


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Orcas @ SeaWorld San Diegoold, was placed with Corky, and the two remain together at the park to this day. They hold a very strong bond

considering the fact that Corky became Orkid's surrogate mother after the death of Kandu. To this day, Orkid is

very protective of Corky.

Today, Corky lives with five other Orcas: Kasatka, Ulises, Orkid, Nakai, and Kalia. Corky is one of the gentlest whalesin captivity; when a trainer enters the water with a whale for the first time, the whale is always Corky. She loves to

mother everyone and has adopted and partially raised quite a few whales since her move to SeaWorld: Orkid, of

course, as well as Splash (now deceased, born: 1989/6/15 died: 2005/4/5, lived for 15.5 years), Sumar (deceased,

born: 1998/5/14 died: 2010/9/7, lived for 12 years) and others. Corky gets along with all of the whales, except for

Ulises, who for unknown reasons will try to rake her when they're together.

Corky is easily identified thanks to her tall, straight dorsal fin, her pointed eye patches, and most distinguishing, her

large size for a female. She also tends to swim upside down in the pools.

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Her tall dorsal fin is straight and neither bends nor flops, reaching around 4 ft.

Gray saddle patch has a hook in the front.

Her eye patches are oval shaped with a hook over her left eye. On the right side, it's the same, but with another

scooping hook at the bottom as well.

Her teeth are pretty much all worn down. The teeth of her lower jaw were filed down at MarineLand of the Pacificto prevent her from biting anyone. It's useful information as we can tell who she is when her mouth is open.

A notch is missing from her left fluke.

A chunk is missing from her left flank.


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MOTHER: Kandu 5

SEX: F

ORIGIN: captivity

CAPT. /BORN: 1988/9/23


Eye Color: Unknown

Age at Present: ~22

Length: 2009 18.8ft to 5.7m

Weight: 2009 5,950lb to 2,704kg

Orkid is sometimes misspelled Orchid. Her mother Kandu 5 died in August 1989. Orkid measures about 19 feet and

weighs in at 5,900 pounds (February 2004). Orkid has been artificially inseminated several times, but so far without

success.

Orkid was the first ever baby of SeaWorld California. She was orphaned at 11 months of age and was adopted by

Corky, and still hangs out with her. She is the smartest orca next to Kasatka at SeaWorld California. She knows over


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Orcas @ SeaWorld San Diego300 signals. She performs waterwork only with experienced trainers. She has had no calves. She is mostly seen

with Kasatka, Kalia, and Nakai. She has sometimes disrupted shows because of her moods.

Orkid is rumored to be the most intelligent orca in captivity. But despite her intelligence she can be also rather

aggressive.

Orkid was born September 23, 1988 in SeaWorld San Diego, California. Orkids parents are Kandu V (her mother),

and Orky II (her father). Orkid is a favorite among most of San Diego as she was the first killer whale born in the

San Diego Sea World Park. Orky II passed away only three days after Orkid was born. She was named Orkid, in

memory of her father (Orkid means Orkys Kid).

In August 1989, there was a horrible accident where Kandu V charged the huge docile Corky II, during a live show.

The blow broke Kandu V's jaw, and she began spouting blood with every breath she took. 45-minutes later Kandu

V sank to the bottom of the pool and died. Her young baby daughter, Orkid, witnessed her mothers death. For

weeks after the incident, baby Orkid would circle the tanks calling out and vocalizing for her mother, almost as if

she was saying I am here, where are you? It was one of the saddest things to see. Corky II became Orkid's

surrogate mother and they are now very close.

Orkid has had other close relationships, one was a male orca named Splash, and the other was a young male

named Sumar. Both now are deceased, and passed away at a young age. Orkid has been artificially inseminated

many times, but (so far) has not gotten pregnant yet. Orkid is highly intelligent, and only the most senior trainers

are to work with her. Orkid, in her life has seen a lot of her close friends and family die. In a video of Sumars body

being hauled from the pool, Orkid was seen very close to him, not letting him out of her sight.

Orkid hasnt been transferred as of yet.

Her crescent shaped dorsal is straight, but it wobbles a little when she speed swims or slides out. It is

tall, about 2.7 ft.

her body is lean and sleek. She has a rounded face, which only adds to her beauty.

Eyes patches are oval and rounded and they sweep back into points.


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Orcas @ SeaWorld San Diego Nakai hasnt been transferred as of yet

His dorsal fin leans to the right and has two nicks on the trailing edge. It is still in the typical crescent shape of a

calf.

His eye patches are slightly rounded and angle back to a point.

Nakai's face is shaped like his mothers and his lower jaw seemed to resemble an hourglass instead of simply being

round.

The underside of his flukes has a patch of dark colored spots.


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MOTHER: Kasatka

SEX: F

ORIGIN: captivity

CAPT. /BORN: 2004/12/21


Age at Present: 6

Eye Color: Blue

Length: 2006 12ft to 3.7m

Weight: 2007 - 1,800lb to 818kg

Kalia was born at Sea World San Diego on December 21, 2004.Her parents are Kasatka and Keet. She is also known

as Great Grandbaby Shamu. Her siblings are Takara (1991) Nakai (2001) and Halyn (20052008). The name Kalia

means "beauty" in Hawaiian.

Kalia is the youngest whale at SeaWorld San Diego. She is a very sweet orca. She has a very strong bond with her

mother but can sometimes be controlled by Kasatka. She is the first 4th generation orca to be born in captivity.

She is being trained in waterworks, and is a very reliable dry work performer. She is very smart for a calf, and

learns quickly. She loves to interact with guests.


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