Ran II

Photo by Kamogawa Sea World.

Ran II is a 17 year old female Icelandic killer whale who lives at Kobe Suma Sea World. She was born on the 25th of February, 2006 to Bingo and Stella at Kamogawa Sea World.

Stats
Age	19 years old
Gender	Female
Status	Alive, born 2006
Current Location	Kobe Suma Sea World
Birth
Date of Birth	25th of February, 2006
Location of Birth	Kamogawa Sea World
Time of Birth	Day
Type of Birth	Head First
Immediate Family
Mother	Stella (Captured 1987)
Father	Bingo* (Deceased 2014)
Possible Calf	KSW-OO-U2101* (Stillborn 2021)
Sisters	Lovey (Born 1998) Lara (Born 2001) Sarah* (Deceased 2006) Lynn (Born 2012)
Extended Family
Half Sister	KSW-OO-U9701* (Stillborn 1997)
Half Brother	KSW-OO-B9501* (Deceased 1995)
Niece	Luna II (Born 2012)
Nephew	Earth (Born 2008)
Naming
Origin of Name	Japanese for "Orchid"
Pronunciation	raah-n
Also Known As	Ran
Measurements
Lengths	7 ft (February, 2006) 13.8 ft (December, 2011) 16 ft (2015) 16.4 ft (February, 2016)
Weights	350 lbs (February, 2006) 2,646 lbs (December, 2011) 3,750 lbs (2015) 3,750 lbs (February, 2016)
Transfer History
Transfer #1	14th of December, 2011 - Kamogawa Sea World to the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.
Transfer #2	7th-8th of December, 2015 - Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium to Kamogawa Sea World.
Transfer #3	24th of April, 2024 - Kamogawa Sea World to Kobe Suma Sea World
Ecotype
Total	100% Icelandic

Gallery

Photo by the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.

Stella giving birth to Ran II

Photos by Kamogawa Sea World.