Nagoya Aquarium · Orcas (Current Holder)

The information in the table below represents the living or current population of killer whales held at this facility. If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have transferred or died. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

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Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Earth アス	M	2008-Oct-13 (A) 16.3 years old	Born	2008-Oct-13	20081013	Kamogawa Sea World	Lovey	Oscar	Kamogawa Sea World to Port of Nagoya Aquarium (07-Dec-2015)	Nagoya Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, nagoya, living
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Lynn リン	F	2013-Nov-13 (A) 11.2 years old	Born	2013-Nov-13	20131113	Nagoya Aquarium	Stella	Bingo	-	Nagoya Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, nagoya, living

The information in the table below represents the deceased population of killer whales held at this facility. If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Bingo ビンゴ	M	1982-Jan-01 (E) 32.6 years old	Capt	1984-Nov-xx	19841130	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland to Hafnarfjörður Aquarium (??-Nov-1984) to Kamogawa Sea World (04-Nov-1985)	Nagoya Aquarium	Died	2014-Aug-02	20140802	Pneumonia	AKA “Thor”, captured on either 25 Nov or 20 Nov 1984	public display, nagoya, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Nami ナミ	F	1982-Jan-01 (E) 29.0 years old	Capt	1985-Oct-xx	19851001	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Taiji, Japan to Taiji Whale Museum (??-Oct-1985) to Port of Nagoya Aquarium (18-Jun-2010)	Nagoya Aquarium	Died	2011-Jan-14	20110114	Disseminated mycosis, heart failure due to myocardial necrosis and infarction	-	public display, nagoya, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Ku クー	F	1992-Jan-01 (E) 16.7 years old	Capt	1997-Feb-09	19970209	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Taiji, Japan to Taiji Whale Museum (09-Feb-1997) to Port of Nagoya Aquarium (28-Oct-2003)	Nagoya Aquarium	Died	2008-Sep-19	20080919	Heart failure	Name may also be written as “Coo”	public display, nagoya, died

The information in the table below represents the historical population of killer whales held at this facility. If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual. This list includes both public display animals and rescue rehab cases. To exclude them, type either “public display” or “rehab” in the Filter box.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Bingo ビンゴ	M	1982-Jan-01 (E) 32.6 years old	Capt	1984-Nov-xx	19841130	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland to Hafnarfjörður Aquarium (??-Nov-1984) to Kamogawa Sea World (04-Nov-1985)	Nagoya Aquarium	Died	2014-Aug-02	20140802	Pneumonia	AKA “Thor”, captured on either 25 Nov or 20 Nov 1984	public display, nagoya, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Nami ナミ	F	1982-Jan-01 (E) 29.0 years old	Capt	1985-Oct-xx	19851001	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Taiji, Japan to Taiji Whale Museum (??-Oct-1985) to Port of Nagoya Aquarium (18-Jun-2010)	Nagoya Aquarium	Died	2011-Jan-14	20110114	Disseminated mycosis, heart failure due to myocardial necrosis and infarction	-	public display, nagoya, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Ku クー	F	1992-Jan-01 (E) 16.7 years old	Capt	1997-Feb-09	19970209	Taiji, Japan	Wild	Wild	Taiji, Japan to Taiji Whale Museum (09-Feb-1997) to Port of Nagoya Aquarium (28-Oct-2003)	Nagoya Aquarium	Died	2008-Sep-19	20080919	Heart failure	Name may also be written as “Coo”	public display, nagoya, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Earth アス	M	2008-Oct-13 (A) 16.3 years old	Born	2008-Oct-13	20081013	Kamogawa Sea World	Lovey	Oscar	Kamogawa Sea World to Port of Nagoya Aquarium (07-Dec-2015)	Nagoya Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, nagoya, living
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Lynn リン	F	2013-Nov-13 (A) 11.2 years old	Born	2013-Nov-13	20131113	Nagoya Aquarium	Stella	Bingo	-	Nagoya Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, nagoya, living

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of killer whales held at this facility.  These animals are held off exhibit in quarantine or hospital pools.  The rescue/rehab inventory will include all historical rescues in addition to current patients (if any). If you’re having trouble finding a specific dolphin, check the tabs above, they may have moved or died.  Italics indicate a deceased individual.  

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)

The information in the table below represents animals that have transferred out of this facility with the date of transfer and the location where they moved to.  This entry only represents the most recent transfer date of of this particular location.  If an individual has transferred back and forth multiple times, only the latest transfer is listed, however, the complete transfer history can be viewed by expanding the row.

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfer From:	Transfer To:	Transfer Date:	Transfers (All)	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Stella	F	1986-Jan-01 (E) 39.0 years old	Capt	1987-Oct-xx	19871015	Iceland, Seyðisfjörður	Wild	Wild	Nagoya Aquarium	Suma Sea World	2024-Mar-29	Seyðisfjörður, Iceland to Holding, Iceland (1987-Oct-xx) to Kamogawa Sea World (1989-Mar-29) to Nagoya Aquarium (2011-Dec-14) to Kobe Suma Sea World (2024-Mar-29)	Suma Sea World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, suma-sea-world, living
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Ran II	F	2006-Feb-25 (A) 18.8 years old	Born	2006-Feb-25	20060225	Kamogawa Sea World	Stella	Bingo	Nagoya Aquarium	Kamogawa Sea World	2015-Dec-15	Kamogawa Sea World to Nagoya Aquarium (2011-Dec-14) to Kamogawa Sea World (2015-Dec-07) to Kobe Suma Sea World (2024-Apr-24)	Suma Sea World	-	-	-	-	-	public display, suma-sea-world, living