A look at the separation of mothers and their calves in captivity
Current number of cross-facility separations: 21
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| Name | Sex | Mother | Date Born | Date of Separation | Age at Separation | Old Facility | New Facility | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalina | F | Katina | 1985-09-26 | 1990-02-12 | 4 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld Aurora, Ohio, USA | Kalina was then moved to SeaWorld San Diego and SeaWorld San Antonio. In 1994,she was transferred back to SeaWorld Orlando and reunited with Katina, but they did not act like a mother and daughter pair. Kalina passed away in 2010. |
| Katerina | F | Katina | 1988-11-04 | 1991-04-20 | 2 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld Aurora, Ohio, USA | Katerina passed away in 1999. |
| Kayla | F | Kenau | 1988-11-26 | 1991-04-20 | 2 years | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | SeaWorld Aurora, Ohio, USA | Kayla was later moved to SeaWorld Orlando. |
| Splash | M | Nootka 5 | 1989-08-15 | 1992-04-17 | 2 years | Marineland Ontario, Canada | SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA | Splash was moved to receive better medical treatment for epilepsy. He passed away in 2005. |
| Keet | M | Kalina | 1993-02-02 | 1994-10-29 | 1 year | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA | |
| Keto | M | Kalina | 1995-06-17 | 1999-03-08 | 3 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA | Keto was later moved to Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain. |
| Sumar | M | Taima | 1998-05-14 | 1999-03-08 | 9 months | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA | The separation became necessary due to attacks by the mother. Sumar passed away in 2010. |
| Shouka | F | Sharkane | 1993-02-25 | 2002-05-20 | 9 years | Marineland Antibes, France | Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, Ohio, USA | Shouka was later moved to SeaWorld San Diego. |
| Unna | F | Katina | 1996-12-27 | 2002-12-07 | 5 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | |
| Takara | F | Kasatka | 1991-07-09 | 2004-04-24 | 12 years | SeaWorld San Diego, California, USA | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | Takara was later moved to SeaWorld San Antonio. |
| Tekoa | M | Taima | 2000-11-08 | 2004-04-25 | 3 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | The separation became necessary due to attacks by the mother. Tekoa was later moved to Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain. |
| Tuar | M | Kalina | 1999-06-22 | 2004-04-25 | 4 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | |
| Halyn | F | Kayla | 2005-10-9 | 2005-10 | 1 week? | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | SeaWorld San Antonio's Care Unit | The separation became necessary due to attacks by the mother. Halyn was hand raised in the care unit and returned to the stadium 6 months later(after Kayla had already moved to SeaWorld Orlando). |
| Kohana | F | Takara | 2002-05-03 | 2006-02-13 | 3 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain | |
| Skyla | F | Kalina | 2004-02-09 | 2006-02-13 | 2 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain | |
| Ikaika | M | Katina | 2002-08-25 | 2006-11-18 | 4 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | Marineland Ontario, Canada | Ikaika later returned to SeaWorld because of health concerns, after a lengthy legal battle between SeaWorld and Marineland. Sadly he was not reunited with his mother, but sent to SeaWorld San Diego instead. |
| Taku | M | Katina | 1993-09-09 | 2006-11-18 | 13 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | Taku passed away in 2007. |
| Trua | M | Takara | 2005-11-23 | 2009-02-05 | 3 years | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, USA | SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas, USA | Trua's mother Takara was moved from Orlando to San Antonio. |
| Earth | M | Lovey | 2008-10-13 | 2015-12-07 | 7 years | Kamogawa Sea World, Japan | Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan | |
| Ran 2 | F | Stella | 2006-02-25 | 2015-12-07 | 9 years | Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan | Kamogawa Sea World, Japan | Ran 2 was later moved to Kobe Suma Sea Word and reintroduced with her mother in 2024, 8 years after their original separation. |
| Lynn | F | Stella | 2012-11-13 | 2024-3-29 | 11 years | Port of Nagoya Aquarium, Japan | Kobe Suma Sea World, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |