Kim 25.10.1976 5 Marineland Antibes 5.5yrs
Keanu 25.10.1976 1 Seaworld 15 yrs
Gudrun 25.10.1976 less than 1 Seaworld 19 yrs
Magnus 10.12.1977 1 Harderwijk 2 months
Canuck 2 10.12.1977 2 Seaworld 4 yrs
Kona 2 10.12.1977 1 Seaworld 10 yrs
Kandu 5 10.12.1977 3 Seaworld 12 yrs
Hoi Wai 10.12.1977 less than 1 Ocean Park 19 years
Winnie 10.12.1977 less than 1 Seaworld 24 yrs
No name 26.10.1978 1 Saedyrasafnid 2 months
Shawn 26.10.1978 1 Seaworld 1 yr
Betty 26.10.1978 3 Antibes 9 yrs
Kahana 26.10.1978 1 Seaworld 12 yrs
Kotar 26.10.1978 less than 1 Seaworld 16 yrs
Katina 26.10.1978 2 Seaworld
Kasatka 26.10.1978 1 Seaworld
no name 11.1978 1 Saedyrasafnid 3 months
Dzul-ha 07.1979 1 Aquarama on Parade 4 yrs
Kiska 10.1979 3 Marineland
no name 11.1979 3 Marineland Ontario 3 months
King 11.1979 less than 1 Kamogawa 4 yrs
Caren 11.1979 2 Kamogawa 7 yrs
Benkei 2 10/1980 less than 1 Nanki Shirahama 2.5 yrs
Finna 19.11.1980 3 Vancouver 17 yrs
Vigga 19.11.1980 1 Marine World 19 yrs
Bjossa 19.11.1980 3 Seaworld 21 yrs
Ulises 19.11.1980 3 Seaworld
no name 10.1981 4 Marineland ?
no name 10.1981 less than 1 Clacton Pier 2 months
Neptune 10.1981 4 Clacton Pier 1 yr
Nemo 10.1981 less than 1 Windsor 5 yrs
Ruka 10.1981 2 Nanki Shirahama 18 yrs
Nootka 5 10.1981 2 Marineland 26 yrs
no name 10.1982 1 Sealand Victoria, 8 months
Nootka 4 10.1982 3 Seaworld 12 yrs
Haida 2 10.1982 less than 1 Seaworld 19 yrs
Kim 2 10.1982 less than 1 Antibes 23 yrs
Freya 10/1982 1 Antibes
Tilikum 9.11.1983 2 Seaworld
Nandu 14.11.1983 2 Acuarama Sao Paulo 4 yrs
Samoa 14.11.1983 3 Seaworld 8 yrs
no name 11.1984 4 Saedyrasafnid 2 months
Freyja / Patty 11.1984 2 Kamogawa 3 yrs
Junior 11.1984 2 Marineland 9 yrs
Kandu 7 11.1984 6 Marineland 21 yrs
Bingo 11.1984 2 Kamogawa 29 yrs
Prince 10.1987 3 Ocean Park 4 yrs
Maggie 10.1987 3 Kamogawa 10 yrs
Oscar 10.1987 1 Kamogawa 25 yrs
Stella 10.1987 1 Kamogawa
Ai 10.1989 1-2 Nanki Shirahama 6 yrs
Tanouk 10.1989 3 Izu-Mito Sea Paradise 11 yrs
Ran 10.1989 1-2 Nanki Shirahama 15 yrs
Sharkan 10.1989 4 Antibes 19 yrs
Seaworld took 18
Antibes took 5
Ocean Park Hong Kong took 2
Kamogawa took 7
Nanki Shirahama took 4
Izu Mito Sea Paradise1
UK took 3
Marineland took 6
Acquarama took 1
Vancouver took 1
Marineworld took 1
Sealand took 1
Harderwijk Saedyrasafnid had 4 babies die, they can't count as took into the entertainment industry as both places were holding facilities.
54 were taken from Icelandic waters and only 7 are still alive.
There is much debate too regarding this video and the identity of the orcas in the pictures.
As you can see from the stills, there seems to be 2 relatively similar size and age, 1 a little smaller and one very much smaller.
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| none particular standing out as larger than the others |
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| 2 to the right seem pretty much similar size with the left much smaller |
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| you can see from this angle the middle orca is very much smaller. |
1.
Kiska 10.1979 3 Marineland
no name 11.1979 3 Marineland Ontario 3 months
King 11.1979 less than 1 Kamogawa 4 yrs
Caren 11.1979 2 Kamogawa 7 yrs
2.
Finna 19.11.1980 3 Vancouver 17 yrs
Vigga 19.11.1980 1 Marine World 19 yrs
Bjossa 19.11.1980 3 Vancouver/Seaworld 21 yrs
Ulises 19.11.1980 3 Seaworld
3.
Prince 10.1987 3 Ocean Park 4 yrs
Maggie 10.1987 3 Kamogawa 10 yrs
Oscar 10.1987 1 Kamogawa 25 yrs
Stella 10.1987 1 Kamogawa
4.
Ai 10.1989 1-2 Nanki Shirahama 6 yrs
Tanouk 10.1989 3 Izu-Mito Sea Paradise 11 yrs
Ran 10.1989 1-2 Nanki Shirahama 15 yrs
Sharkan 10.1989 4 Antibes 19 yrs
In my opinion the last 2 groups can be ruled out as Sharkan was 4, Tanouk 3 and Ai and Ran 1-2, in that group there are 3 similar size and 1 smaller orca.
Same with the third group it would be 2 small.
Group 2 where Vigga is the small orca or group 1 where King is the small orca.
I came across this picture
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| left to right Bjossa, Finna, Benkei 2, Vigga |
Benkei 2 was captured 1 month previously to the other 4 and was also under 1, you can see the size difference in the picture above. This is them arriving at Vancouver Aquarium.
The Aquarium only wanted 2 orca keeping Finna and Bjossa, Vigga was sold to Marineland Africa (Six Flags) in 1981 to be a companion for Yaka and Benkei 2 was sold to Nanki Shirahama. As we all know Ulises wouldn't have come into it as he went round quite a few parks before finally arriving at Seaworld.
I think the orca being lowered into the pool is Ulises, and the 4 out on the slide out are Bjossa, Finna, Benkei 2 and Vigga being prepared for their flight to Vancouver.
What do you think, leave me a comment?
With regards to Seaworld, they need to be honest and own what happened in Iceland as people like this will keep coming forward and they are the only facility in the world to take orcas in double figures out of the Icelandic population and they still have 4 in their tanks waiting to go one of 2 ways, either home so they can feel the ocean one again, but still receive human care or on the back of a flat bed. Which will it be Seaworld?
Wow, interesting!
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