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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:
Nootka IV died in 1994 and Tilikum in 2017. Tilikum was directly responsible for another trainer's death in 2010. Haida II and Nootka IV were both pregnant by Tilikum at the time of the incident. Kasatka and her son Nakai posing during a show in 2002; In 1993, 17-year-old female Kasatka tried to bite an unidentified SeaWorld California trainer ...
Kasatka gave birth to her fourth calf and second son on February 14, 2013, at 6:33 am after a one-hour labor. The calf was later named Makani. Kasatka had shown aggression to humans. In 1993 Kasatka tried to bite a trainer during a show, and again in 1999. [84] On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed a trainer and dragged him underwater during ...
Animal rights groups are calling for a criminal investigation into the recent death of a white beluga whale who became famous amid speculation he could be a “Russian spy.” The organizations ...
Kasatka, a female killer whale who was captured off the coast of Iceland in October 1978 at the age of one year, has shown aggression toward humans. Kasatka tried to bite a trainer during a show in 1993, and again in 1999. [118] On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed a trainer and dragged him underwater during their show.
A 52-foot-long (16-meter-long) dead fin whale washed up on a San Diego beach over the weekend and officials said there was no obvious sign of the cause of death. The young female whale was found ...
Whale death debate: The right is wrong about offshore wind. Climate change and pollution are killing whales. Why is NOAA reluctant to assess wind turbines' impacts?
Kandu V broke her jaw, which severed an artery, and then bled to death. [115] In November 2006, a dominant female killer whale, Kasatka, repeatedly dragged experienced trainer Ken Peters to the bottom of the stadium pool during a show after hearing her calf crying for her in the back pools. [116]