Kasatka Explained

Kasatka
Species:Orca
Gender:Female
Years Active:1978–2017
Known For:Performer of the Shamu show.

Kasatka (– 15 August 2017) was a wild caught female orca who lived at SeaWorld San Diego.

Life

Kasatka was captured off the southeastern coast of Iceland on 26 October 1978, with another young female whale named Kahana. Both were estimated to be around 2 years old. The two whales were housed in a sea pen in Grindavík before being shipped to SeaWorld later that year.[1]

Kasatka showed occasional aggression to humans. In 1993, she tried to bite trainer Ken Peters during a show, and again in 1999.[2] On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed Peters again and dragged him underwater twice during their show.[3] Peters survived with minor injuries.[4]

After suffering incurable pneumonia from 2008 to 2017, Kasatka was euthanized at age 40 on August 15, 2017.[5]

Offspring

Kasatka was the matriarch of the San Diego Orca SeaWorld family. 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:

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Notes and References

  1. Sigurjónsson . Jóhann . Leatherwood . Stephen . The Icelandic live-capture fishery for killer whales, 1976-1988 . Workshop on North Atlantic Killer Whales . May 1987 . 307–316 . 31 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Killer whale bites trainer, takes him to tank bottom . Repard. Pauline . 2006-11-30 . SignOnSanDiego.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501164501/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20061130-9999-7m30shamu.html . 2009-05-01 .
  3. News: Near Death At SeaWorld: Worldwide Exclusive Video. Huffington Post. July 24, 2012. David . Kirby.
  4. News: Killer whale attacks Sea World trainer. CNN.com. November 30, 2006.
  5. Web site: Kasatka. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. seaworld.com . 2017.
  6. News: Hargrove . John . I trained killer whales at SeaWorld for 12 years. Here's why I quit. . 25 February 2019 . Vox.com . 22 March 2016.
  7. Robeck . T.R. . Steinman . K.J. . Gearhart . S. . Reidarson . T.R. . McBain . J.F. . Monfort . S.L.. Reproductive Physiology and Development of Artificial Insemination Technology in Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) . Biology of Reproduction . 1 August 2004 . 71 . 2 . 650–660 . 10.1095/biolreprod.104.027961 . 15115725 . free .
  8. News: Sea World Proudly Spouts Off News That Killer Whale Kasatka Is Pregnant. March 21, 1991. Monica. Rodriguez. . August 16, 2017.
  9. News: OpEd: SeaWorld was right to stop breeding orcas, but it should go further . Ingrid. Newkirk. Los Angeles Times. February 23, 2017. August 16, 2017.
  10. Web site: Trua. seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Michelle. August 16, 2017.
  11. Web site: Sakari. seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.
  12. Web site: Kamea. seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.
  13. Web site: Kyara obit. seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.
  14. Web site: Nakai. Autumn . seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. August 16, 2017.
  15. Web site: Kalia's Calf is Born! . Jennicca . Taylor. December 2, 2014 . insideseaworld.com. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. August 16, 2017.
  16. Web site: Kalia. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Mike. seaworldcares.com . August 16, 2017.
  17. Web site: Amaya. seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. August 16, 2017.
  18. Web site: Makani. Katey. seaworldcares.com . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. August 16, 2017.

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