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Orcas Lived With
Calypso Dec-11, 69 Dec-28, 69
Nepo Dec-11, 69 Dec-28, 69
Yaka Dec-11, 69 Dec-28, 69
Corky II Dec-11, 69 Aug ?? 71
Kenny Dec-11, 69 Aug ?? 71
Corky Dec-28, 69 Dec ?? 70
Orky II Dec-28, 69 Aug ?? 71

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Patches' Death
Measurements: 1969 & 1971
Transfers: 1969
Photos: N/A





















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Gender Male
Age at Death ~ 2.5 years
Date of Capture December 11, 1969
Place of Capture Pender Harbour, BC
Date of Death August 1971
Place of Death
 Pender Harbour, BC
Cause of Death
 Mediastinal Abcess

  About Patches (A18)

On December 12, 1969, 12 orcas were captured in Pender Harbour. While half of them were released, six orcas were kept and sold to marine parks. Patches, was the smallest orca of the group and was moved along with Corky II and Kenny* to Marineland of the Pacific; the park already had 2 performing orcas, Corky* and Orky II*.

Patches joined the show pool with Corky* and Orky II* and after Corky's passing in December 1970, the new Corky II was moved in. All of them got along very well, but in August 1971 Patches died of samonellosis, an infection caused by Samonella bacteria.

 Name Meaning & Blood Type:
- Patches means "Noble" in American
- Pronouciation of Patches:  pah-TCH-es
- Blood Type: 100% Northern Resident

Family:
Mother:
Half Siblings:
Nieces & Nephews:
Cousins:
Offspring: 		Saddle (A14)*
A15*, Kenny*, Sharky (A25)*
Nodales (A51)*, Surge (A61)
Cordero (A85), A96*
none


 Transfers:

Pender Harbour, BC December 11, 1969 - December 28, 1969   
Marineland of the Pacific December 28,  1969 - August 1971              
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