About
Ramu (SWF-OO-13)
In February 1967, the first pod
of orcas was captured. 15
orcas were caught off Yukon Harbor and
out of
them, 3 died and 5 went up for sale; the others were
released. All those orcas who were captured
were immediately sent to Seattle Marine Aquarium, where they were given basic training and purchased
for Marine Parks.
Two young males were bought by Seaworld San Diego and soon after their arrival, they got their names, Ramu and Kilroy* and the park already got an orca, the infamous Shamu*. In 1969, Ramu's previous pod mate also arrived at SeaWorld, Kandu*. Ramu got along very well with her and the other orcas and was even used during performances. Due to the increasing number of orcas SeaWorld had to build a new tank in 1971; sadly they lost 2 of their orcas, Shamu* and Kandu* in the same year.
Ramu and Kilroy were moved to the new pool and were joined by two new orcas in September 1971, Kandu III* and Kona* who had just been recently captured. Ramu stayed at San Diego for 4 more years and met many other orcas. He was also used for studies of the Navy until he was transferred to the new SeaWorld park in Florida, along with Sandy* who was rescued two years before; they arrived there in June 1975. It's not known whether the two performed together or not, since no pictures of them appeared over the years. When Sandy* died in 1977, Sea World Orlando got a new female to replace her, Kona II*. Ramu got along with her very well, although she was much younger than him; one year later they were joined by another juvenile, Kahana*.
Ramu was the star performer, since he was captured many years ago; he learned many tricks throughout the years. He even did waterworks with his trainers, despite his size. Unfortunately he did on January 12 in 1982.
Two young males were bought by Seaworld San Diego and soon after their arrival, they got their names, Ramu and Kilroy* and the park already got an orca, the infamous Shamu*. In 1969, Ramu's previous pod mate also arrived at SeaWorld, Kandu*. Ramu got along very well with her and the other orcas and was even used during performances. Due to the increasing number of orcas SeaWorld had to build a new tank in 1971; sadly they lost 2 of their orcas, Shamu* and Kandu* in the same year.
Ramu and Kilroy were moved to the new pool and were joined by two new orcas in September 1971, Kandu III* and Kona* who had just been recently captured. Ramu stayed at San Diego for 4 more years and met many other orcas. He was also used for studies of the Navy until he was transferred to the new SeaWorld park in Florida, along with Sandy* who was rescued two years before; they arrived there in June 1975. It's not known whether the two performed together or not, since no pictures of them appeared over the years. When Sandy* died in 1977, Sea World Orlando got a new female to replace her, Kona II*. Ramu got along with her very well, although she was much younger than him; one year later they were joined by another juvenile, Kahana*.
Ramu was the star performer, since he was captured many years ago; he learned many tricks throughout the years. He even did waterworks with his trainers, despite his size. Unfortunately he did on January 12 in 1982.
Name Meaning & Blood
Type:- Ramu means "Think" in
Ainu (Japanese) and is a name of a
river in Papua New Guinea
- Ramu was derived from Shamu
- Pronunciation of Ramu: RAH-moo
- Blood Type: 100% Southern Resident
- Ramu was derived from Shamu
- Pronunciation of Ramu: RAH-moo
- Blood Type: 100% Southern Resident
Family: Ramu
was a member of the Southern Resident Orca Community and it
was believed she came from K pod
Transfers:| Yukon Harbor | February 15, 1967 - February 16, 1967 |
| Seattle Aquarium | February 16, 1967 - March 11, 1967 |
| SeaWorld San Diego | March 11, 1967 - June 1975 |
| SeaWorld Orlando | June 1975 - January 12, 1982 |
