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NAME	MOTHER	SEX	ORIGIN	CAPT./BORN	AQUARIUM	REMARKS
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Corky 2 / A16	A23?	F	BC, CAN	12/12/1969	SeaWorld California	Corky was about 3 years old when captured. She is a member of the Northern Resident killer whale population. Reportedly she is blind on one eye. She experienced 7 (seven!) unsuccessful pregnancies, with no calf surviving more than 46 days. Corky measures about 20.6 feet and weighs in at 8,200 pounds (Feb 2004).
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Lolita	L pod	F	WA, USA	08/11/1970	Miami Seaquarium	Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when captured. She is a member of the Southern Resident killer whale population. Lolita measures about 20 feet and weighs in at 7,500 pounds (Feb 2004).
Katina	?	F	Iceland	10/26/1978	SeaWorld Florida	Katina, also known as Kandu 6, was about 2 years old when captured. She became the first “successful” mother in captivity with her calf Kalina. Katina measures about 16.4 feet and weighs in at 5,600 pounds (Summer 2004).
Kasatka	?	F	Iceland	10/26/1978	SeaWorld California	Kasatka was about 1 year old when captured. She became the first whale to be artificially inseminated in 2000, using Tillikum’s semen. Kasatka measures about 17 feet and weighs in at 5,400 pounds (Feb 2004).
Kiska	?	F	Iceland	10/1979	Marineland Ontario	Kiska was about 3 years old when captured. She measures about 20 feet and weighs in at 6,500 pounds (July 2006).
Ulises	?	M	Iceland	11/19/1980	SeaWorld California	Ulises, sometimes spelled Ulysses, was about 3 years old when captured. He spent a long time alone in Barcelona, Spain. Ulises measures about 20,3 feet and weighs in at 9,400 pounds (Feb 2004).
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Freya	?	F	Iceland	10/1982	Marineland Antibes, France	Freya was about 1 year old when captured. She measures about 19.7 feet and weighs in at 6,700 pounds (Summer 2004).
Tillikum	?	M	Iceland	11/1983	SeaWorld Florida	Tillikum, sometimes spelled Tilikum, was about 2 years old when captured. He is probably the biggest captive orca, weighing in at 12,300 pounds. He measures about 22.5 feet (Summer 2004).
Bingo	?	M	Iceland	11/1984	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan	Bingo, also known as Thor, was about 2 years old when captured. He measures about 21.3 feet and weighs in at 8,818 pounds (Oct 2005).
Kalina	Katina	F	captivity	09/26/1985	SeaWorld Florida	Kalina became the first captive born mother in 1993 with her calf Keet. She was just 6 years old when impregnated. Kalina measures about 17.8 feet and weighs in at 6,280 pounds (Summer 2004).
Nami	?	F	Japan	10/1985	Taiji Whaling Museum, Japan	Nami was about 3 years old when captured. She measures about 19.6 feet and weighs in at 6,613 pounds (2005).
Stella	?	F	Iceland	10/1987	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan	Stella was about 1 year old when captured. She measures about 17 feet and weighs in at 4,409 pounds (2006).
Oscar	?	M	Iceland	10/1987	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan	Oscar, also known as Wolfie, was about 1 year old when captured. He measures about 18.4 feet and weighs in at 6,172 pounds (2005).
Orkid	Kandu 5	F	captivity	09/23/1988	SeaWorld California	Orkid is sometimes spelled Orchid. Her mother Kandu 5 died 08/21/1989. Orkid measures about 19 feet and weighs in at 5,900 pounds (Feb 2004). Orkid has been artificially inseminated several times, but so far without success.
Kayla	Kenau	F	captivity	11/26/1988	SeaWorld Florida	Kayla’s mother Kenau died 08/06/1991. Kayla measures about 18 feet and weighs in at 6,000 pounds (Jan 2006).
Taima	Gudrun	F	captivity	07/11/1989	SeaWorld Florida	Taima’s mother Gudrun died 02/25/1996. Taima measures about 18 feet and weighs in at 6,500 pounds (March 2007).
Sharkane	?	F	Iceland	10/1989	Marineland Antibes, France	Sharkane was about 4 years old when captured. She measures about 18.2 feet and weighs in at 6,600 pounds (Summer 2004).
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Takara	Kasatka	F	captivity	07/09/1991	SeaWorld Florida	Takara measures about 17 feet and weighs in at 5,000 pounds (Summer 2004).
Kyuquet	Haida 2	M	captivity	12/24/1991	SeaWorld Texas	Kyuquet’s mother Haida 2 died 08/01/2001. Kyuquet, also known as Ky or Kyuquot, was born at Sealand Victoria, Canada. Kyuquet measures about 21 feet and weighs in at 8,000 pounds (Oct 2007).
Kshamenk	?	M	Argentina	09/19/1992	Acuario Mundo Marino, Buenos Aires	Kshamenk, also known as Sharmenk or Shamenk, was about 4 years old when captured. He was forced to strand. Kshamenk measures about 19.5 feet and weighs in at 7,800 pounds (March 2005).
Keet	Kalina	M	captivity	02/02/1993	SeaWorld Texas	Keet was separated from his mother at the age of 1 year 8 months to support Kalina’s next pregnancy. Keet measures about 19 feet and weighs in at 5,990 pounds (Oct 2007).
Shouka	Sharkane	F	captivity	02/25/1993	Six Flags California	Shouka measures about 16.3 feet and weighs in at 4,700 pounds (Nov 2004).
Keto	Kalina	M	captivity	06/17/1995	Loro Parque Tenerife, Spain	Keto is also known as Kito. He weighs in at 5,290 pounds (2007).
Valentin	Freya	M	captivity	02/14/1996	Marineland Antibes, France	Valentin measures about 16.7 feet and weighs in at 5,700 pounds (April 2006).
Unna	Katina	F	captivity	12/27/1996	SeaWorld Texas	Unna measures about 16 feet and weighs in at 4,900 pounds (April 2004).
Ku	?	F	Japan	02/09/1997	Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Japan	Ku, sometimes misspelled Coo, was about 5 years old when captured. She measures about 19 feet and weighs in at 5,643 pounds (April 2005).
Lovey	Stella	F	captivity	01/11/1998	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan	Lovey, also known as Oyako, became the first surviving captive born calf in Japan after 5 unsuccessful pregnancies. She measures about 15.7 feet (Feb 2006) and weighs in at 3,527 pounds (2005).
Sumar	Taima	M	captivity	05/14/1998	SeaWorld California	Sumar, also known as Summar, and Taima had been separated since November 1998 because of aggressions between them. On March, 8, 1999, Sumar, being not even 1 year old, was transferred from SeaWorld Florida to SeaWorld California. Sumar measures about 15.3 feet and weighs in at 3,200 pounds (Feb 2004).
Inouk	Sharkane	M	captivity	02/23/1999	Marineland Antibes, France	Inouk measures about 13.9 feet and weighs in at 2,500 pounds (April 2006).
Tuar	Kalina	M	captivity	06/22/1999	SeaWorld Texas	Kalina’s latest calf first had been named Flash but people were unhappy with that name. Then he was named Tuar in an on-line poll. Tuar measures about 14 feet and weighs in at 2,500 pounds (Feb 2004).
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Tekoa	Taima	M	captivity	11/08/2000	Loro Parque Tenerife, Spain	Tekoa weighs in at 2,990 pounds (2007).
Lara	Stella	F	captivity	02/08/2001	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan	Lara measures about 12.8 feet and weighs in at 2,204 pounds (2005).
Wiki	Sharkane	F	captivity	06/01/2001	Marineland Antibes, France	Wiki, sometimes spelled Wikie, measures about 13.4 feet (April 2006).
Nakai	Kasatka	M	captivity	09/01/2001	SeaWorld California	Nakai measures about 13.2 feet and weighs in at 2,500 pounds (Feb 2004).
Kohana	Takara	F	captivity	05/03/2002	Loro Parque Tenerife, Spain	Kohana (Japanese for “little flower”) had been referred to as Makea on the internet prior to her official naming. Kohana measures about 14.2 feet and weighs in at 2,610 pounds (2006/2007).
Ikaika	Katina	M	captivity	08/25/2002	Marineland Ontario	Ikaika measures about 11.9 feet and weighs in at 1,800 pounds (Summer 2004).
Skyla	Kalina	F	captivity	02/09/2004	Loro Parque Tenerife, Spain	Skyla weighs in at 1,650 pounds (2007).
Athena	Kiska	F	captivity	08/08/2004	Marineland Ontario	Athena measures about 9 feet and weighs in at 1,500 pounds (July 2006).
Kalia	Kasatka	F	captivity	12/21/2004	SeaWorld California	-
Halyn	Kayla	F	captivity	10/09/2005	SeaWorld Texas	Halyn has been rejected by her mother and has to be hand-reared. She measures about 10.5 feet and weighs in at 1550 pounds (Oct 2007).
Trua	Takara	M	captivity	11/23/2005	SeaWorld Florida	Trua (Icelandic for “believe”) measures about 7 feet and weighs in at 350 pounds (Nov 2005).
Ran 2	Stella	F	captivity	02/25/2006	Kamogawa SeaWorld, Japan	Ran 2 measures about 6.5 feet and weighs in at 375 pounds (Feb 2006).
Nalani	Katina	F	captivity	09/18/2006	SeaWorld Florida	-
Malia	Taima	F	captivity	03/12/2007	SeaWorld Florida	Malia measures about 6 feet and weighs in at about 350 pounds (March 2007).
Growth rate defined by Duffield and Miller (1988) was used to estimate the age from the length at time of capture.

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