Vancouver Aquarium · Orcas (Historical)

There are no living killer whales at this location. The facility is a historical holder and has either discontinued its display of killer whales or has closed. Please check the deceased, historical & transfer inventories for more information on the killer whales who lived here.

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Last Updated: January 16, 2025 3:21 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 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 16, 2025 3:21 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	-	Moby Doll	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1964-Jul-16	19640716	Saturna Island, BC	Wild	Wild	Gulf Islands, British Columbia to Burrard Dry Dock (17-Jul-1964) to Army Base, Jericho Beach (24-Jul-1964)	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1964-Oct-05	19641005	Drowning and exhaustion (harpoon injury)	-	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer; Orca	Orcinus orca	-	Skana	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1967-Feb-xx	19670201	Yukon Harbor, WA, US	Wild	Wild	Puget Sound, Pacific NW to Seattle Marine Aquarium (??-Feb-1967) to Vancouver, yacht show (??-Mar-1967) to Vancouver Aquarium (??-Mar-1967)	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1980-Oct-05	19801005	General mycotic infection	Skana was previously named "Walter"	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Hyak Ii	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1968-Apr-26	19680426	Pender Harbor, BC	Wild	Wild	Pender Harbor, BC to Vancouver Aquarium (??-???-1968)	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1991-Feb-16	19910216	Pneumonia	-	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Natsidalia	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1968-Apr-26	19680426	Pender Harbor, BC	Wild	Wild	Pender Harbor, BC to Sea Pen, Garden Bay (26-Apr-1968)	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1968-Nov-08	19681108	Heart failure	-	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Finna	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1980-Nov-xx	19801119	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid (??-Nov-1980) to Vancouver Aquarium (20-Dec-1980)	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1997-Oct-06	19971006	Bacterial infection, pneumonia	-	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Bjossa'S Calf	F	1988-Nov-13 (A) - years old	Born	1988-Nov-13	19881113	Vancouver Aquarium	Bjossa	Hyak II	-	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1988-Dec-04	19881204	Malnutrition	-	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	K'yosha	F	1991-Sep-30 (A) - years old	Born	1991-Sep-30	19910930	Vancouver Aquarium	Bjossa	Hyak II	-	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1992-Jan-04	19920104	Brain infection	-	public display, vanaqua, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Bjossa's Calf	F	1995-Mar-08 (A) - years old	Born	1995-Mar-08	19950308	Vancouver Aquarium	Finna	Finna	-	Vancouver Aquarium	Died	1995-Mar-08	19950308	Umbilical rupture	-	public display, vanaqua, died

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 16, 2025 3:21 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.

Last Updated: December 16, 2024 8:22 pm

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	-	Ushiwaka	M	#VALUE!	Capt	1980-Oct-24	19801024	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Vancouver Aquarium	Adventure World Shirahama	1981-Jan-xx	Iceland to Hafnarfjordur Aquarium (1980-Oct-24) to Vancouver Aquarium (1980-Dec-20) to Adventure World Shirahama (-1981-Jan-xx)	Adventure World Shirahama	Died	1983-Jul-xx	19830730	Malignant lymphoma	AKA Benkei II	public display, aws, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0001484, , , , -	Vigga	F	1977-Jan-01 (E) 23.6 years old	Capt	1980-Nov-19	19801119	Iceland, Reydarfjördur	Wild	Wild	Vancouver Aquarium	Marine World	1981-Mar-15	Iceland, North Atlantic, Reydarfjördur to Holding, Iceland (unk.) (19-Nov-1980) to Vancouver Aquarium (20-Dec-1980) to Marine World (15-Mar-1981) to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (20-Oct-1985)	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Died	2000-Aug-14	20000814	Heart condition, lung infection	-	public display, sfdk, died, orca, transfer-vanaqua
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0005948, SWC-OO-0126, 52230, -	Bjossa	F	1978-Nov-01 (E) 22.9 years old	Capt	1980-Nov-xx	19801119	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Vancouver Aquarium	SeaWorld San Diego	2001-Apr-21	Iceland, North Atlantic to Holding, Iceland (unk.) (19-Nov-1980) to Vancouver Aquarium (20-Dec-1980) to SeaWorld San Diego (21-Apr-2001)	SeaWorld San Diego	Died	2001-Oct-09	20011009	Broncopneumonia, brain aneurysm	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, died, orca, transfer-vanaqua