About
Ran
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ラン
Ran
was one of the
last orcas to be captured off
Iceland in October 1989. Along with Sharkan*, Ai* and Tanouk*, she went
to Saedyrasafnid Aquarium. Usually
orcas are immediately bought by marine parks and dolphinariums,
but authorization for their transfers was not given due to a law that had just been released
regarding capturing orcas.
All four orcas remained at the aquarium until January 1990, when Ran and Ai* moved to Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, they met a the male Goro* and a female Ruka*. All four got along well and the newcomers settled in quickly, sadly Ai died in 1995. The park purchased more orcas from the "Taiji capture" in 1997, a female (NAW-OO-C9701*), a male (NAW-OO-C9702*) and male Kyu* arrived in the February 1997.
Within months, the unnamed orcas orcas died, and Kyu* survived and he was kept in back pools until 1999. He began to perform during shows and all four orcas became star performers. In 2000, Ruka* suddenly died and Ran took over the role as a dominant female.
In 2003, she mated with Kyu* and gave birth to her first calf on August 26, 2004. Unfortunately the calf, which was assumed to be a female, was born prematurely and had a broken skull. It died 2 days after the birth. Ran, who was still exhausted from the birth, suffered from blood poisoning and an acute gastritis; she also caught pneumonia from micro-organisms and died on August 29, 2004.
All four orcas remained at the aquarium until January 1990, when Ran and Ai* moved to Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, they met a the male Goro* and a female Ruka*. All four got along well and the newcomers settled in quickly, sadly Ai died in 1995. The park purchased more orcas from the "Taiji capture" in 1997, a female (NAW-OO-C9701*), a male (NAW-OO-C9702*) and male Kyu* arrived in the February 1997.
Within months, the unnamed orcas orcas died, and Kyu* survived and he was kept in back pools until 1999. He began to perform during shows and all four orcas became star performers. In 2000, Ruka* suddenly died and Ran took over the role as a dominant female.
In 2003, she mated with Kyu* and gave birth to her first calf on August 26, 2004. Unfortunately the calf, which was assumed to be a female, was born prematurely and had a broken skull. It died 2 days after the birth. Ran, who was still exhausted from the birth, suffered from blood poisoning and an acute gastritis; she also caught pneumonia from micro-organisms and died on August 29, 2004.
Name Meaning & Blood
Type:
-
Ran means "Orchid" in
Japanese and "Rim, Shield
and Wolf" in Norse
- Pronunciation of Ran: RAHN
- Blood Type: 100% Icelandic
- Pronunciation of Ran: RAHN
- Blood Type: 100% Icelandic
Family:
Ran's
extended family is unknown due to the lack of information about
Icelandic Orcas however we do know her captive family:
2004 NAW-OO-B0401*
2004 NAW-OO-B0401*
Transfers:
| Sædyrasafnid Aquarium | Late October 1989 - April 4, 1990 |
| Nanki Adventure World | April 4, 1990 - August 29, 2004 |
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