Whale Wednesday: Spotlight on Kayla

Whale Wednesday: Spotlight on Kayla

Following on from last week's Whale Wednesday's spotlight on Orkid, we're going to look at another whale born into captivity. Meet Kayla, a 27 year old female born at SeaWorld Antonio on the 26th of November 1988 to Kenau and Orky 2. She was the first calf to be born at the park. Kayla's Life [...]

Whale Wednesday: Spotlight on Stella

Whale Wednesday: Spotlight on Stella

This week on Whale Wednesday, we're going to take a look at a whale currently residing in Japan. She's called Stella, and has been in captivity since 1987. There isn't really much I can say about Stella and her life, as it isn't hugely documented on the web. However, I think every captive orca should [...]

Whale Wednesday: Spotlight on Ulises

Whale Wednesday: Spotlight on Ulises

Welcome to this week's instalment of Whale Wednesday! This week, we're looking at our first male of the series, the rather impressive Ulises! At 38 years of age and measuring 19 feet long and weighing a whopping 9,570 lbs, Ulises is the oldest male orca in captivity, and is only dwarfed by one killer whale [...]