About
Kayla(SWT-OO-8879)
Living
with 2
dominant
females, Winnie and Haida2, makes her to one of the more submissibve
females. She never fought for dominance when Haida died, but after
Winnie’s death Kayla took over the role as a dominant female.
She
was doing really well and ran the park with all the young orcas. When
Keet arrived at SWT, both of them got along really well and soon mated
with each other. Kayla got pregnant and gave birth to her first calf,
Halyn. She rejected her calf, due to a lack of experience with orca
calves. A decision was made to move her to SWF in order to learn how to
care for a calf. Kayla suffered a miscarriage in March 2007, her
pregnancy was probably the reason for her move. No one knows if
SeaWorld plans to get her pregnant once again. It’s also
uncertain if Kayla will ever return to SeaWorld Texas.
Kayla fit in very well into the SWF group, she occasionally performs with Nalani, one of the calves there. She has been very gentle with the youngsters and the elders. She seems to get along very well with Katina and does most of the "double waterworks" with her. In June 2008 Kayla's only offspring Halyn died.
Kayla fit in very well into the SWF group, she occasionally performs with Nalani, one of the calves there. She has been very gentle with the youngsters and the elders. She seems to get along very well with Katina and does most of the "double waterworks" with her. In June 2008 Kayla's only offspring Halyn died.
- Kayla means "Laurel Crowns" in Hebrew
- Pronunciation of Kayla: KAY-la
- Blood Type: 50% Icelandic, 50% Northern Resident
Relatives
& Offspring| Parents: Siblings: Other: Offspring: |
Kenau*
& Orky
II* Orkid, Spooky*, Kiva*, OO-B-7701*, OO-B-8501* none 2005 Halyn* 2007 OO-UB-0701* |
Transfers- November 26, 1988 - April 20, 1991 SeaWorld San Antonio
- April 20, 1991 - October 14, 1999 SeaWorld Aurora
- October 14, 1999 - November 17, 2006 SeaWorld San Antonio
- November 17, 2006 - Present SeaWorld Orlando
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