Taku

Taku was a 14 year old male killer whale that lived at SeaWorld San Antonio. He was born on the 9th of September, 1993 to Katina and Tilikum at SeaWorld Orlando, and died on the 17th of October, 2007 from severe multifocal interstitial pneumonia and the West Nile virus.

Stats

Age

14 years old

Gender

Male

Status

Deceased 2007

Place of Death

SeaWorld San Antonio

Birth

Date of Birth

9th of September, 1993

Location of Birth

SeaWorld Orlando

Death

Cause of Death

Severe multifocal interstitial pneumonia, West Nile virus

Date of Death

17th of October, 2007

Location of Death

SeaWorld San Antonio

Immediate Family

Mother

Katina (c. 1978)

Father

Tilikum* (d. 2017)

Calves

Trua (b. 2005)
Nalani (b. 2006, inbred)

Sister

Unna* (d. 2015)

Brothers

Ikaika (b. 2002)
Makaio (b. 2010)

Extended Family

Half SIsters

Kalina* (d. 2010)
Katerina* (d. 1999)
Nyar* (d. 1996)
SWF-OO-U9701* (d. 1997)
Kohana* (d. 2022)
Skyla* (d. 2021)
Nalani IB (b. 2006)
Malia (b. 2007)
Sakari (b. 2010)

Half Brothers

Kyuquot (b. 1991)
SLP-OO-B9201* (d. 1992)
Sumar* (d. 1998)
Tuar (b. 1999)
Tekoa (b. 2000)
SWT-OO-U0101* A.I. (d. 2001)
Nakai* A.I. (b. 2001)

Other Half Sibings

SWF-OO-U9401* (d. 1994)
SWF-OO-U9601* (d. 1996)
SWF-OO-U1001* (d. 2010)

Nieces

SWF-OO-U9701* (d. 1997)
Skyla* (d. 2021)
Kalia (b. 2004)
Halyn* (d. 2008)
Nalani IB (b. 2006)
Victoria* IB (d. 2013)
Amaya (b. 2014)
Kyara* (d. 2017)
Ula (b. 2018)

Nephews

Keet (b. 1993)
Keto (b. 1995)
Tuar (b. 2000)
Trua (b. 2005)
SWF-OO-U0701* (m. 2007)
Adan IB (b. 2010)

Naming

Origin of Name

Japanese for "young"

Pronunciation

tah-COO

IDs

SWF-OO-B301

Measurements

Lengths

16 ft (2002)
17 ft (2003)
18.7 ft (2004)
22 ft (2007)

Weights

3,560 lbs (2000)
4,200 lbs (2002)
5,500 lbs (2003)
6,420 lbs (2004)
7,000 lbs (2007)