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Shamus capture

Shamu and her mother's capture, 1965. Photo by KE Wiley.

This page consists a list of killer whale captures. The first capture happened in 1961 and the newest confirmed capture happened in around 2016.

Sorted from first to current captures(then by age and name).

Name Sex Capture Location Age at Capture Ecotype Date of Capture Facility Sold to Date of Death
Wanda F Newport Harbor, California 10+ Offshore (Biggs?) 18th of November, 1961 Marineland of the Pacific 20th of November, 1961
Moby Doll M Saturna Island, British Columbia <7 Southern Resident 16th of July, 1964 Vancouver Aquarium 9th of October, 1964
Namu (C11) M Warrior Cove, Namu, British Columbia 9+ Northern Resident 23rd of June, 1965 Seattle Marine Aquarium 9th of July, 1966
C15 "Juliet" ? Warrior Cove, Namu, British Columbia Unknown (Young) Northern Resident 23rd of June, 1965 Escaped Before Bought Escaped - 25th of June, 1965
HB-00-C6501 F Henderson Bay, Washington Adult Southern Resident 30th of October, 1965 None (Henderson Bay) 30th of October, 1965
"Shamu's Mother" F Henderson Bay, Washington 15+ Southern Resident 31st of October, 1965 None (Henderson Bay) 1st of November, 1965
Shamu F Henderson Bay, Washington 4 Southern Resident 31st of October, 1965 SeaWorld San Diego 29th of August, 1971
SS-00-C6601 F Salish Sea? ? Southern Resident? 5th of January, 1966 None (Salish Sea) Escaped 9th of January, 1966