Six Flags Discovery Kingdom · 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: December 18, 2024 4:39 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.

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Last Updated: December 18, 2024 4:39 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	NOA0001462, -, -	Yaka	F	1965-Jan-01 (E) 32.8 years old	Capt	1969-Dec-11	19691211	Pender Harbor, BC	Wild	Wild	Pender Harbor, B.C. to Holding Pens, Pender (24-Dec-1969) to Marine World (26-Dec-1969) to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (20-Oct-1985)	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Died	1997-Oct-29	19971029	Pleuritis, pneumonia	-	public display, sfdk, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0001484, -, -	Vigga	F	1977-Jan-01 (E) 23.6 years old	Capt	1980-Nov-19	19801119	Iceland, Reydarfjördur	Wild	Wild	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

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: December 18, 2024 4:39 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 2, 2024 5:50 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	NOA0008002, FOR0000737, SWC-Oo-1226, 54804, -	Shouka	F	1993-Feb-25 (A) 31.7 years old	Born	1993-Feb-25	19930225	Marineland Antibes	Sharkan	Kim II	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	SeaWorld San Diego	2012-Aug-20	Marineland Antibes to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure (20-May-2002) to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (19-Apr-2004) to SeaWorld San Diego (20-Aug-2012)	SeaWorld San Diego	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, living, orca