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Kasatka was the matriarch of the San Diego Orca SeaWorld family. [5] She was the first captive cetacean to successively receive artificial insemination, according to John Hargrove, a trainer there. [6] [7] She bore two daughters and two sons, resulting in six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren by the time of her death:
At SeaWorld, Ulises was introduced to the rest of the park's orcas. He showed aggression towards female Corky, and the two were not allowed to be present in the same pool without the presence of more dominant female Kasatka. [4] Ulises was the largest orca at SeaWorld San Diego until Ikaika surpassed him in size in late 2021. Ulises measures 21 ...
Corky performing at SeaWorld, San Diego, California. Corky II, more commonly known as Corky, is a 59-year-old female orca at SeaWorld San Diego. She is the longest-held captive orca in the world, the largest female orca in captivity at 20 feet long and 8,500 pounds, and the oldest orca to ever be displayed to the public. [25]
This is a picture of the Shamu show at Sea World San Antonio, taken on March 14, 2013. In 2014 with the introduction of AB 2140 SeaWorld responded by releasing plans of a new expansion to the orca enclosure in San Diego called "Blue World". This was a $100 million expansion that would give the guests a more natural orca experience. [9]
A dead 52-foot fin whale washed up on Pacific Beach in San Diego Sunday. The whale came ashore sometime before 9:30 a.m. local time, NBC San Diego reported, off of Santa Rita Place near the border ...
SeaWorld's main attraction is its collection of orcas, eight of which are housed in SeaWorld San Diego in a 7,000,000+ gallon pool. Shamu was the name of the first orca brought to SeaWorld San Diego in 1965. Shamu is now used as the character name for the costume character at the park entrance. SeaWorld San Diego ended their theatrical orca ...