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Facts and Figures

North America & Canada had many different capture locations around the coast, concentrating in British Columbia, mainly Pender Harbour & Penn Cove.

Location: California, USA up to  North Canada
Number of Pools: n/a
Number of Orcas:  58
Orcas between: 1964 - 1976
Number of Births:  0
Number of Deaths: 6
Number of Releases: 7
Number of Transfers : 45

The Orcas

Year Orca In Out
1961 OO-C-6101 Nov 17 t. Nov 18 (to ML of the Pacific)
1962 - 1963 NO ORCAS - -
1964 Moby Doll July 16 t. July 17 (to Vancouver Drydocks)
1965 Namu
Shamu
June 23
October 31
t. June 27 (to Seattle)
t. December 20 (to SW California)
1966 NO ORCAS - -
1967 Kandu 
Katy    
Kilory  
Ramu

Skana
Orky
February
February
February
February
February
July 25
-
d. May
t. March 11 (to SW California)
t. March 11 (to SW California)
t. February (to Vancouver)

t. July 29 (to ML of the Pacific)
1968 Kandu 
Hyak    
Hugo   
Lupa      
Bonnie    
Corky      
Irving   
Kianu       
Natsidalia
 
Orky 2  )
Tula    
Ahab       
Cuddles 
 
Haida    
Ishmael  
Mamuk
-
February
February
February

April
April
April
April
April
April
April
October
October
October
October
October
-
-
t. March (to MSeaquairum)
t. April (to NY Aquarium)

t. April (to Marine World Africa)
t. May 13 (to ML of the Pacific)
e. August
t. April (to Marine World Africa)
d. November
t. May 13 (to ML of the Pacific)
t. August / September (to Hardewijk)
t. October (to US Navy)
t. October (to Flamingo Zoo)
t. October (to Sealand)
t. October (to US Navy)
t. October (to Sea Arama)
1969 Hyak  
Kandu      
Ramu 2    

OO-C-6901
 
Calypso      
Corky 2
 

Nepo
         
Patches  
OO-C-6908
Yaka
         
-
-
April
April

December 11
December 11
December 11
December 11
December 11
December 11
r. February
t. December 16 (to SW California)
-
d. October

t. December 26 (to Cleethorpes)
t. December 26 (to ML of the Pacific)
t. December 26 (to Marine World Africa)
t. December 26 (to ML of the Pacific)
t. December 26(to ML of the Pacific)
t. December 26 (to Marine World Africa)
1970 Ramu 2    
Charlie-Chin  
Chimo        
Knookta  

Pointed Nose Cow

Scarred Jaw Cow

Chappy    
Clovis 

Jumbo    

Lil Nooka
Lolita 
      
Ramu 4     
Whale   
    
Winston
-
March
March
March
March
March
August 8
August 8
August 8
August 8
August 8
August 8
August 8
August 8
t. March 20 (to ML Australia)
r. October
t. March (to Sealand)
t. March (to Sealand)
r. October
d. May
t. September 3 (to SW Kamogawa)
t. August (to ML Fance)
t. September 3 (to SW Kamogawa)
t. Unknown (to Sea Arama)
t. September 14 (to MSeaquarium)
t. October 5
 (to ML Australia)
t. Unknown (to München)
t. Unknown (to Windsor Safari Park)
1971  Kandu 2 
Kandu 3  
Kona
OO-C-7104
OO-C-7105
August
August
August
November
November
t. September (to Bremen, Germany)
t. September (to SW California)
t. September (to SW California)
d. Unknown
d. Unknown
1972 Canuck March t. April (to SW California)
1973 Sandy
Frankie
Kandy
Nootka 2
K1
March
August
August
August
August
t. October (SW California)
t. Unknown (to SW California)
t. August (to ML Canada)
t. August (to Sealand)
r. October
1974 NO ORCAS - -
1975 Kanduke 
Nootka 3 
August
August
t. August (to ML Canada)
t. August (to Sealand)
1976 T13
T14
March
March
r. April
r. April