#nalani orca

[saltycetaceans]

I miss this behavior, it was very sweet to see the whales do this out of the shows and on their own :] - Malia and Nalani, Nov 2019

[blackandwhiteproductions]

SeaWorld Orca profile Nalani

[the-floof-king]

Random fact tidbit about me: All my wolves in WolfQuest are named after orcas at SeaWorld.

[orcinus-veterinarius]

This is a really fascinating video, and powerful proof that cetaceans in accredited aquaria are not "forced to perform." For whatever reason, Katina, Nalani, and Malia were not interested in participating in the show, and after a few attempts to engage them, the presentation was canceled, despite a full audience in the stands. Performing is their choice, and there's nothing anyone can do to force them to do something they don't want to.

And don't worry, regardless of their participation, all animals are offered their full diet every day, and it is taken very seriously if an animal does not eat their entire "base." Diet is calculated individually for each animal by the attending veterinarian, and trainers cannot adjust it without the doctor's express permission. Cetaceans are weighed weekly to determine if they are receiving the optimum amount of nutrition, and they do not receive more or less food to motivate them to perform or interact.

Regardless of your feelings on cetacean captivity, it is important that you understand a dolphin or orca leaping in a show is not forced to do so and will not be punished for refusing.

[headmates-for-you]

Hi!! Could we ask for an orca/killer whale themed alter? Go wild on TransID and CisID's, but we request only a few paras, if any at all!!

Name(s): Makaio, Katina, Orkid, Keto, Nalani

Age(s): ageflux 19-22

Pronouns: she/her, they/them, wet/wets, sea/seas, water/waters, salt/salts, ice/ices, whale/whales, killer/killers, orca/orcas, seal/seals

Gender(s): genderfae, waterelementic, seagender, hydrogender, aquagender, aquaflux, seafoamina

Orientation(s): demisexual lesbian

TransID(s): transwhitehair (streaks), transcarnivore, transpointyteeth, transpointedears, transblackeyes, transfins, transaquatic, transdoll

CisID(s): black hair, omnivore, strong swimmer, human, high lung capacity, thrives in cold temperatures, grey eyes, sharp canines, Norweigan

Source(s): brainmade, orca based

Paras: platonic aquaphilia

Emoji signoff:🔪🐋

Positive trigger(s): swimming, icicles

[sugargrim3]

This is currently the Whale wall! I aim to draw all killer whales that were born at and died at Seaworld Orlando!

Currently I have Katina, Trua, Makaio, and Nalani hung up, Tilikum has yet to be hung up since I'm using him to try and do the size of the orcas correctly.

[trua23]

Nalani. 5/9/22

[girlwiththeorcatattoo]

Nalani during my second Killer Whale up close. Such a sweet and beautiful girl.

[whaleexpertsanonymous]

I could just stop commenting for my sanity’s sake, but then how else would I get content about creepy uncle Keet?

[philocake]

aaand another one, turn for the Orlando pod!

Tilikum in the middle; clockwise from the bottom is Malia, Trua, Kayla, Katina, Makaio & Nalani

[saltycetaceans]

Nalani & Malia going back over the slideover after the hunting segment

[servicedoodle]

Not sure who this is, but she came right over to me and Sully. It looked like she was offering the frisbee to my pup 😂

[orcinus-veterinarius]

SeaWorld's captive-born orcas

I decided to compile a list of all SeaWorld's captive-born orcas, from Kalina, the very first Baby Shamu, in 1985 to Kyara, the final calf produced by the breeding program, in 2017. As in my previous post on life expectancy, spontaneous abortions and stillbirths are not included as they skew live birth data, and there is no accurate information on their frequency in free-ranging populations. Whales that are still alive at the time of this post (June 2023) are bolded. Whales that died prior to weaning age (3 years) are italicized (this is colloquially when a birth is considered "successful").

Kalina (F) b. 1985, age at death - 25 years

Baby Shamu 2 (F) b. 1986, age at death - 12 days

Orkid (F) b. 1988, age - 34 years

Katerina (F) b. 1988, age at death - 10 years

Kayla (F) b. 1988, age at death - 30 years

Taima (F) b. 1989, age at death - 20 years

Takara (F) b. 1991, age - 31 years

Keet (M), b. 1993, age - 30 years

Taku (M) b. 1993, age at death - 14 years

Nyar (F) b. 1993, age at death - 2 years

Keto (M) b. 1995, age - 27 years (lives at Loro Parque)

Unna (F) b. 1996, age at death - 18 years

Sumar (M) b. 1998, age at death - 12 years

Tuar (M) b. 1999, age - 23 years

Tekoa (M) b. 2000, age - 22 years (lives at Loro Parque)

Nakai (M) b. 2001, age at death - 20 years

Kohana (F) b. 2002, age at death - 20 years (died at Loro Parque)

Ikaika (M) b. 2002, age - 20 years

Skyla (F) b. 2004, age at death - 17 years (died at Loro Parque)

Kalia (F) b. 2004, age - 18 years

Halyn (F), b. 2005, age at death - 2 years

Trua (M) b. 2005, age - 17 years

Nalani (F) b. 2006, age - 16 years

Malia (F) b. 2007, age - 16 years

Sakari (F) b. 2010, age - 13 years

Makaio (M) b. 2010, age - 12 years

Makani (M) b. 2013, age - 10 years

Kamea (F) b. 2013, age - 9 years

Amaya (F) b. 2014, age at death - 6 years

Kyara (F) b. 2017, age at death - 3 months

In the 32 years SeaWorld's breeding program was running, 30 live calves were born. Of that 30, 15 are still alive today, for an overall "success rate" of 50%. 9 (60%) of that 15 were born during the second half (2001-2017) of the program's existence.

Of the 30, 28 (93%) survived their first year, the time period during which the majority of wild mortalities occur. 26 (87%) survived to weaning age. When removing the whales who died before weaning age, overall survivorship to present day is 57%, and survivorship to present day for the second half of the time period is 69%.

Excluding these whales who died before weaning, the survival data is:

Born 1985-1989: 20% still living (one whale: 34 years)

Born 1990-1999: 57% still living (age range: 23-31 years)

Born 2000-2009: 67% still living (age range: 16-22 years)

Born 2010-2017: 75% still living (age range: 9-13 years)

Average age at death of all deceased whales: 17 years

Average age of all living whales (as of June 2023): 20 years

Of course, true survivalship cannot be accurately determined until many years from now, when all of them have passed away. But it is evident that during the 32 years of the breeding program's existence, husbandry and veterinary care drastically improved, a fact reflected in the survivalship data. I expect that, had the program not been cut off, we would have seen the current trend continue... survival rates steadily increasing, and whales living longer lives. In conclusion, it's unfair and inaccuate to state that SeaWorld's killer whale breeding program was a failure, or that it produced only sickly calves that died young.

Fun fact: Keet, SeaWorld's first* male calf, is currently 30 years old, the average life expectancy of a wild male! May there be many more birthdays ahead of him!

*Kyuquot is SeaWorld's oldest living captive-born male at 31 years, but he is not included in this list as he was born at Sealand of the Pacific and moved to SeaWorld when he was 1 year old.

[anticrapblog]

I keep forgetting that I can post on this blog.

-- Mod Tilikum

[swampgh0stt]

Cosplay like a pro

@stardustrobin is Luffy ❤️❤️❤️

[toki-trolls]

I’ve been drawing a lot of orcas today to try make myself feel happier.

Quick doodle of Nalani before I finish a future piece😉