Sealand of the Pacific · 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.

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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)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Haida	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1968-Oct-xx	19681010	Yukon Harbor, WA	Wild	Wild	Yukon Harbor, near Bainbridge Island, Washington to Seattle Marine Aquarium (1968-Oct-xx) to Edmonton Boat Show (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Sealand of the Pacific (1969-Apr-16)	Sealand Pacific	Died	1982-Oct-03	19821003	Circulatory collapse caused by bacterial infection	AKA "Junior"	public display, slop, died
	Killer; Orca	Orcinus orca	-	Chimo	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1970-Mar-01	19700301	Race Rocks, BC	Wild	Wild	Off Race Rocks/Juan de Fuca Strait to Holding Pen, Pedder Bay (1970-Mar-01) to Sealand of the Pacific (1970-Mar-25)	Sealand Pacific	Died	1972-Nov-02	19721102	Chediak-Higashi Syndrome	-	public display, slop, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Nootka II	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1973-Aug-xx	19730801	Pedder Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Pedder Bay, BC to Sealand of the Pacific (1973-Aug-xx)	Sealand Pacific	Died	1974-May-20	19740520	Ruptured aorta	-	public display, slop, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Nootka III	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1975-Aug-16	19750816	Pedder Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Pedder Bay to Holding, Pedder Bay (1975-Aug-16) to Sealand of the Pacific (1975-Aug-23)	Sealand Pacific	Died	1976-Apr-xx	19760401	Perforated post-pyloric ulcer; abscess in GI tract	-	public display, slop, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Miracle	F	?? (E) - years old	Resc	1977-Aug-09	19770809	Menzies Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Menzies Bay, BC to Pool, Oak Bay Hotel (1977-Aug-10) to Sealand of the Pacific (1978-Feb-27)	Sealand Pacific	Died	1982-Jan-12	19820112	Drowning (entangled in loose netting)	-	public display, slop, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	-	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1982-Oct-xx	19821001	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland to Hafnarfjordur Aquarium/Sædýrasafnid (1982-Oct-xx) to Sealand of the Pacific (1983-May-06)	Sealand Pacific	Died	1983-May-29	19830529	Blood disorder "similar to hemophilia"	-	public display, slop, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-	Nootka IV’s Calf	M	1992-Feb-04 (A) - years old	Born	1992-Feb-04	19920204	Sealand of the Pacific	Nootka IV	Tilikum	-	Sealand Pacific	Died	1992-Mar-09	19920309	Infection	-	public display, slop, 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	NOA0002826, SWC-OO-8628, 50673, -	Nootka	F	1962-Jan-01 (-) 28.2 years old	Capt	1970-Mar-01	19700301	Pedder Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Sealand of the Pacific	Japanese Deer Park	1971-Apr-22	Pedder Bay, BC to Pedder Bay holding pen (01-Mar-1970) to Sealand of the Pacific (25-Mar-1970) to Japanese Deer Park (22-Apr-1971) to Seven Seas Texas (??-???-1972) to Marineland of Canada (07-Sep-1975) to SeaWorld San Diego (27-Apr-1986)	SeaWorld San Diego	Died	1990-Mar-13	19900313	Pneumonia	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0003070, SWF-OO-9301, 94496, -	Nootka IV	F	1980-Jan-01 (-) 14.7 years old	Capt	1982-Oct-xx	19821001	Iceland, Héraösflói	Wild	Wild	Sealand of the Pacific	SeaWorld Orlando	1993-Jan-07	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjörður Marine Zoo (??-Oct-1982) to Sealand of the Pacific (??-Mar-1983) to SeaWorld Orlando (07-Jan-1993)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	1994-Sep-13	19940913	Bacterial septicemia (Pseudomonas aeruginosa)	Delivered stillborn calf on August 18, 1994 and experienced vaginal hemorrhaging after the birth, one day before death she began vomiting & prolapsed her vagina/cervix trapping her bladder in between the prolapsed tissue, she died during "an attempt to reduce the prolapse"	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0003068, SWT-OO-9376, 68408, -	Haida II	F	- (-) - years old	Capt	??-Oct-1982	19821001	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Sealand of the Pacific	SeaWorld San Antonio	1993-Jan-08	Iceland, North Atlantic to Hafnarfjordur Aquarium (??-Oct-1982) to Sealand of the Pacific (??-Mar-1983) to SeaWorld San Antonio (08-Jan-1993)	SeaWorld San Antonio	Died	2001-Aug-01	20010801	Brain abscess, necrosis of cerebrum/fungal infection	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0003036, 56407, -	Tilikum	M	1980-Jan-01 (E) 37.0 years old	Capt	1983-Nov-09	19831109	Iceland, North Atlantic	Wild	Wild	Sealand of the Pacific	SeaWorld Orlando	1992-Jan-09	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjörður Marine Zoo (09-Nov-1983) to Sealand of the Pacific (??-Nov-1984) to SeaWorld Orlando (09-Jan-1992)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	2017-Jan-06	20170106	Lung disease	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0003069, SWT-OO-9377, 68405, -	Kyuquot	M	1991-Dec-24 (A) 32.8 years old	Born	1991-Dec-24	19911224	Sealand of the Pacific	Haida II	Tilikum	Sealand of the Pacific	SeaWorld San Antonio	1993-Jan-08	Sealand of the Pacific to SeaWorld San Antonio (08-Jan-1993)	SeaWorld San Antonio	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swt, seaworldllc, living, orca