This page details every female orca who has given birth in captivity, including those impregnated in the wild. Birth date of the mother and the calf have been included, as well as the mother’s age at the time of each birth. Birth dates for wild-caught orcas were estimated using their capture date and approximate age at capture. All sources can be found in the Captive Orcas and Deceased Orcas databases.
41 identified mothers (plus one unknown)
113 calves
Unknown
- October(?), 2023 – Unnamed
Father of Calf: Unknown
Location of Birth: Chimelong Killer Whale Holding Facility, China
Bonnie
Born: 1953
Captured: April 26, 1968 at Approx. 15 years
Calf:
- July 14, 1968: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 15 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Wild orca
Location of Birth: Marine World Africa, California, USA
Kianu
Born: 1960
Captured: April 26, 1968 at Approx. 8 years old
Calf:
- August 22, 1968: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 8 years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Wild orca
Location of Birth: Marine World Africa, California, USA
Born: 1981
Captured: October 31, 1965 at Approx. 4 years
Calves:
- August 23, 1971: Unnamed – Died with mother
Mother’s age: 9 years, 9 months
Father of Calf: Ramu? - Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
Corky 2
Born: 1966
Captured: December 11th, 1969 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- February 28, 1977: Unnamed Male
Mother’s age: 10 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: Marineland of the Pacific, California, USA - October 31, 1978: Spooky
Mother’s age: 11 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: Marineland of the Pacific, California, USA - April 1, 1980: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 13 years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: Marineland of the Pacific, California, USA - June 18, 1982: Kiva
Mother’s age: 15 years, 6 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: Marineland of the Pacific, California, USA - July 22, 1985: Unnamed Female
Mother’s age: 18 years, 7 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: Marineland of the Pacific, California, USA - July 27, 1986: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 19 years, 7 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: Marineland of the Pacific, California, USA - August, 1987: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 20 years, 7 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
Born: 1965
Captured: February 20, 1968 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- Unknown: Stillbirth/Miscarriage(?)
Mother’s age: N/A
Father of Calf: Hugo
Location of Birth: Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA - Unknown: Stillbirth/Miscarriage(?)
Mother’s age: N/A
Father of Calf: Hugo
Location of Birth: Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA
No Name
Born: 1970
Captured: February 26, 1979 at more than 9 years
Calf:
- March, 1979: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 9+ years, 1 month
Father of Calf: Wild orca
Location of Birth: Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan
Sacchi
Born: 1973
Captured: February 1982 at more than 9 years
Calf:
- April 27, 1982: Unnamed Male
Mother’s age: 9+ years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Wild orca
Location of Birth: Enoshima Marineland, Japan
Katina
Born: 1976
Captured: October 17, 1978 at Approx. 2 years
Calves:
- September 26, 1985: Kalina
Mother’s age: 8 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Winston
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - November 4, 1988: Katerina
Mother’s age: 12 years
Father of Calf: Kanduke
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - September 9, 1993: Taku
Mother’s age: 16 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - December 27, 1996: Unna
Mother’s age: 20 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - August 25, 2002: Ikaika
Mother’s age: 25 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - September 18, 2006: Nalani
Mother’s age: 29 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Taku
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - October 9, 2010: Makaio
Mother’s age: 33 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Kenau
Born: 1975
Captured: October 28, 1976 at Approx. 1 year
Calves:
- January 5, 1986: Baby Shamu 2
Mother’s age: 10 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Winston
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA - November 26, 1988: Kayla
Mother’s age: 13 years
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - August 6, 1991: Miscarriage (Male – Died with mother)
Mother’s age: 15 years, 9 months
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Kandu 5
Born: 1974
Captured: September 30, 1977 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- January 31, 1986: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 11 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Winston
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA - September 23, 1988: Orkid
Mother’s age: 13 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Orky 2
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
Kona 2
Born: 1975
Captured: October, 1977 at Approx. 2 years
Calf:
- October 15, 1987: Unnamed – Died with mother
Mother’s age: 12 years
Father of Calf: Kanduke
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Bjossa
Born: 1977
Captured: November 14, 1980 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- November 13, 1988: Unnamed Female
Mother’s age: 10 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Hyak 2
Location of Birth: Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - September 30, 1991: K’yosha
Mother’s age: 13 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Hyak 2
Location of Birth: Vancouver Aquarium, Canada - March 8, 1995: Unnamed Female
Mother’s age: 17 years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Finna
Location of Birth: Vancouver Aquarium, Canada
Gudrun
Born: 1975
Captured: October 28, 1976 at less than 1 year
Calves:
- July 11, 1989: Taima
Mother’s age: 13 years, 8 months
Father of Calf: Kanduke
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - December 31, 1993: Nyar
Mother’s age: 18 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - February 21, 1996: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 20 years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Nootka 5
Born: 1979
Captured: October 1981 at Approx. 2 years
Calves:
- August 15, 1989: Splash
Mother’s age: 9 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - October 21, 1992: Neocia
Mother’s age: 13 years
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - April 21, 1996: Malik
Mother’s age: 16 years, 6 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - May 27, 1998: Unnamed Female
Mother’s age: 18 years, 7 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - December 18, 1999: Algonquin
Mother’s age: 20 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - Winter 2001: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: ~ 22 years
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - April 7, 2004: April
Mother’s age: 24 years, 6 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - May, 2006: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 26 years, 7 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada
Kahana
Born: 1977
Captured: October, 1978 at Approx. 1 year
Calf:
- November 6, 1990: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 13 years, 1 month
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA
Freya:
Born: 1981
Captured: October 1982 at Approx. 1 year
Calves:
- March 3, 1991: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 9 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - March, 1993: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 11 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - February 13, 1996: Valentin
Mother’s age: 14 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - March, 2001: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 19 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - April, 2003: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 21 years, 6 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France
Kasatka
Born: 1977
Captured: October, 1978 at Approx. 1 year
Calves:
- July 9, 1991: Takara
Mother’s age: 13 years, 9 months
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA - September 1, 2001: Nakai
Mother’s age: 23 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA - December 21, 2004: Kalia
Mother’s age: 27 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Keet
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA - February 14, 2013: Makani
Mother’s age: 35 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Kshamenk
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
Haida 2
Born: 1981
Captured: October 1982 at Approx. 1 year (or less)
Calves:
- December 24, 1991: Kyuquot
Mother’s age: 10 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: Sealand of the Pacific, British Columbia, Canada - November 20, 1994: Unnamed Female
Mother’s age: 13 years, 1 month
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - August 1, 2001: Unnamed Male – Died with mother
Mother’s age: 19 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA
Nootka 4
Born: 1979
Captured: October 1982 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- February 4, 1992: Unnamed Male
Mother’s age: 12 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: Sealand of the Pacific, British Columbia, Canada - August 18, 1994: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 14 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Samoa
Born: 1980
Captured: November 14, 1983 at Approx. 3 years
Calf:
- March 14, 1992: Stillbirth – Died with mother
Mother’s age: 11 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA
Kiska
Born: 1976
Captured: October 1979 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- August 24, 1992: Unnamed Male
Mother’s age: 15 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - August 28, 1994: Kanuck
Mother’s age: 17 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - November 6, 1996: Nova
Mother’s age: 20 years, 1 month
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - September 15, 1998: Hudson
Mother’s age: 21 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada - August 8, 2004: Athena
Mother’s age: 27 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada
Kalina
Born: September 26, 1985
Calves:
- February 2, 1993: Keet
Mother’s age: 7 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - June 17, 1995: Keto
Mother’s age: 9 years, 8 months
Father of Calf: Kotar
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - February 27, 1997: Stillbirth (Female)
Mother’s age: 11 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - June 22, 1999: Tuar
Mother’s age: 13 years, 8 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - February 9, 2004: Skyla
Mother’s age: 18 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Sharkane
Born: 1985
Captured: October 1989 at 4 years
Calves:
- February 25, 1993: Shouka
Mother’s age: 7 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - February 23, 1999: Inouk
Mother’s age: 13 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - June 1, 2001: Wikie
Mother’s age: 15 years, 8 months
Father of Calf: Kim 2
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France
Maggie
Born: 1984
Captured: October 1987 at Approx. 3 years
Calves:
- March 3, 1995: Unnamed Male
Mother’s age: 10 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - October 5, 1997: Stillbirth (Female)
Mother’s age: 13 years
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Born: 1988
Captured: February 7, 1997 at more than 9 years
Calf:
- April 1997: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 9+ years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Wild orca
Location of Birth: Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan
Stella
Born: 1986
Captured: October 1987 at Approx. Less than 1 year
Calves:
- January 11, 1998: Lovey
Mother’s age: 11 years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - February 8, 2001: Lara
Mother’s age: 14 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - May 31, 2003: Sarah
Mother’s age: 16 years, 7 months
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - February 25, 2006: Ran 2
Mother’s age: 19 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - November 13, 2012: Rin/Lynn
Mother’s age: 26 years, 1 month
Father of Calf: Bingo
Location of Birth: Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan
Belen
Born: 1987
Rescued: January 6, 1988 at Approx. 1 year
Calves:
- February 1998: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 11 years
Father of Calf: Kshamenk
Location of Birth: Mundo Marino, Buenos Aires, Argentina - February 4, 2000: Unnamed – Died with mother
Mother’s age: 13 years
Father of Calf: Kshamenk
Location of Birth: Mundo Marino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Taima
Born: July 11, 1989
Calves:
- May 14, 1998: Sumar
Mother’s age: 8 years and 10 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - November 8, 2000: Tekoa
Mother’s age: 11 years and 3 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - March 2005: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 15 years and 7 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - March 12, 2007: Malia
Mother’s age: 17 years and 8 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - June 6, 2010: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 20 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Takara
Born: July 9, 1991
Calves:
- May 3, 2002: Kohana
Mother’s age: 10 years and 9 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA - November 23, 2005: Trua
Mother’s age: 14 years and 4 months
Father of Calf: Taku
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA - January 7, 2010: Sakari
Mother’s age: 18 years and 5 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - March 2012: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 20 years and 7 months
Father of calf: Kshamenk
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - December 6, 2013: Kamea
Mother’s age: 22 years and 4 months
Father of Calf: Kshamenk
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - April 19, 2017: Kyara
Mother’s age: 25 years, 9 months
Father of Calf: Kyuquot
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA
Neocia
Born: October 21, 1992
Calf:
- July 2004: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 11 years, 8 months
Father of Calf: Kandu 7 (Also Neocia’s father)
Location of Birth: Marineland Ontario, Canada
Ran
Born: 1987
Captured: October 1989 at Approx. 2 years
Calf:
- August 26, 2004: Unnamed female
Mother’s age: 16 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Kyu
Location of Birth: Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan
Kayla
Born: November 26, 1988
Calves:
- October 9, 2005: Halyn
Mother’s age: 16 years, 10 months
Father of Calf: Keet
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - May 2007: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 18 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Keet
Location of Birth: SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA
Unna
Born: December 27, 1996
Calves:
- April 2006: Stillbirth
Mother’s age: 9 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Keet
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA - 2009: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 12-13 years
Father of Calf: Keet
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA
Lovey
Born: January 11, 1998
Calves:
- October 13, 2008: Earth
Mother’s age: 10 years, 9 months
Father of Calf: Oscar
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - July 19, 2012: Luna
Mother’s age: 14 years, 6 months
Father of Calf: Oscar
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan - March, 2024: Unnamed
Mother’s Age: 26 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Unknown
Location of Birth: Kamogawa Sea World, Japan
Kohana
Born: May 3, 2002
Calves:
- October 13, 2010: Adán
Mother’s age: 8 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Keto
Location of Birth: Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain - August 3, 2012: Victoria
Mother’s age: 10 years, 3 months
Father of Calf: Keto
Location of Birth: Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain
Wikie
Born: June 1, 2001
Calves:
- March 16, 2011: Moana
Mother’s age: 9 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Ulises
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - November 20, 2013: Keijo
Mother’s age: 12 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Valentin
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France - Fall 2015: Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 14 years, 4-6 months
Father of Calf: Tilikum
Location of Birth: Marineland Antibes, France
Kalia
Born: December 21, 2004
Calf:
- December 2, 2014: Amaya
Mother’s age: 9 years, 11 months
Father of Calf: Ulises
Location of Birth: SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA
Morgan
Born: 2007
Rescued: June 23, 2010 at Approx. 3 years old
Calf:
- September 22, 2018: Ula
Mother’s age: 11 years, 2 months
Father of Calf: Keto
Location of Birth: Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain
Born: 2012
Captured: 2015 at Approx. 3 years old
Calves:
- September 10, 2021: Cody
Mother’s age: 9 years, 4 months
Father of Calf: Pànghǔ
Location of Birth: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, China - July, 2023: Stillbirth/Miscarriage
Mother’s age: 11 years, 1 month
Father of Calf: Pànghǔ(?)
Location of Birth: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, China
Born: 2006
Captured: 2015 at Approx. 9 years old
Calves:
- April 5, 2019: Yīlóng
Mother’s Age: 12 years, 9 months
Father of Calf: Tyson
Location of Birth: Chimelong Killer Whale Holding Facility, China - January 27, 2022 – Katniss
Mother’s Age: 15 years, 6 months
Father of Calf: Tyson
Location of Birth: Chimelong Killer Whale Holding Facility, China - December 1, 2023 – Wǔlóng
Mother’s Age: 17 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Tyson
Location of Birth: Chimelong Spaceship, China
Born: Unknown
Captured: 2013-2015
Calves:
- April 17, 2021 – Loki
Father of Calf: Nakhod
Location of Birth: Chimelong Killer Whale Holding Facility, China
Born: 2011
Captured: 2015 at Approx. 4 years old
Calves:
- December 5, 2023 – Unnamed
Mother’s Age: 12 years old, 5 months
Father of Calf: Pànghǔ
Location of Birth: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, China
Born: 2010
Captured: 2014 at Approx. 4 years old
Calves:
- December 29, 2023 – Unnamed
Mother’s Age: 13 years, 5 months
Father of Calf: Nord
Location of Birth: Moskvarium, Moscow, Russia