Number of killer whales involved in aggressive incidents: 55
Of those killer whales, how many were separated from their mothers before their first aggressive incident? 47
#136: Kasatka attacking Ken Peters in 2006
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| Name | Sex | Number of Incidents | Year of Birth / Capture | Year of Separation from Mother | Year of First Reported Incident | Age at separation | Cause of Separation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkid | F | 17 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Less than 1 | Kandu 5 died after collision with Corky 2 |
| Kasatka | F | 12 | 1978 | 1978 | 1989 | 1 | Capture |
| Kayla | F | 8 | 1988 | 1991 | 1992 | 2 | Transfer to another park |
| Kandu 5 | F | 7 | 1977 | 1977 | 1983 | 3 | Capture |
| Hugo | M | 6 | 1968 | 1968 | 1970 | 3 | Capture |
| Keto | M | 6 | 1995 | 1999 | 1998 | 3 | Transfer to another park |
| Katina | F | 5 | 1978 | 1978 | 1989 | 2 | Capture |
| Tilikum | M | 5 | 1983 | 1983 | 1984 | 2 | Capture |
| Shouka | F | 5 | 1993 | 2002 | Late 1990s - early 2000s | 9 | Transfer to another park |
| Kianu | F | 4 | 1968 | 1968 | 1969 | 8 | Capture |
| Corky 2 | F | 4 | 1969 | 1969 | 1990 | 3 | Capture |
| Kotar | M | 4 | 1978 | 1978 | 1980s | Less than 1 | Capture |
| Nootka 4 | F | 4 | 1982 | 1982 | 1989 | 3 | Capture |
| Takara | F | 4 | 1991 | 2004 | 1990s | 12 | Transfer to another park |
| Tuar | M | 4 | 1999 | 2004 | Early 2000s | 4 | Transfer to another park |
| Orky 2 | M | 3 | 1968 | 1968 | Early 1970s | 6 | Capture |
| Tokitae | F | 3 | 1970 | 1970 | Early 1970s | 4 | Capture |
| Ulises | M | 3 | 1980 | 1980 | 1997 | 3 | Capture |
| Valentin | M | 3 | 1996 | 2015 | Late 1990s/ early 2000s | 19 | Mother (Freya) died |
| Shamu | F | 2 | 1965 | 1965 | Early 1970s | 4 | Capture |
| Skana | F | 2 | 1967 | 1967 | 1970s | 4 | Capture |
| Cuddles | M | 2 | 1968 | 1968 | 1971 | 2 | Capture |
| Winston / Ramu | M | 2 | 1970 | 1970 | 1974 | 4 | Capture |
| Nootka / Knootka / Newtka / T5 | F | 2 | 1970 | 1970 | 1972 | 4 | Capture |
| Kenau | F | 2 | 1976 | 1976 | 1983 | 1 | Capture |
| Keiko | M | 2 | 1979 | 1979 | 1990s | 2 | Capture |
| Freya | F | 2 | 1982 | 1982 | 2000s | 1 | Capture |
| Splash | M | 2 | 1989 | 1992 | 1990s / 2000s | 2 | Transfer to another park |
| Kyuquot | M | 2 | 1991 | 2001 | 2003 | 9 | Mother (Haida 2) died |
| Taku | M | 2 | 1993 | 2006 | 1994 | 13 | Transfer to another park |
| Orky | M | 1 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 4 | Capture |
| Kandu | F | 1 | 1967 | 1967 | 1968 | 1 | Capture |
| Hyak 2 | M | 1 | 1968 | 1968 | 1970s | 1 | Capture |
| Lupa | F | 1 | 1968 | 1968 | 1968 | 8 | Capture |
| Ramu 2 | M | 1 | 1969 | 1969 | 1969 | 9 | Capture |
| Nepo | M | 1 | 1969 | 1969 | Early 1970s | 2 | Capture |
| Kanduke | M | 1 | 1975 | 1975 | 1988 - 1990 | 4 | Capture |
| Kim | M | 1 | 1976 | 1976 | Late 1970s | 5 | Capture |
| Benkei | M | 1 | 1979 | 1979 | 1980s | 7 | Capture |
| Nootka 5 | F | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 1986 | 2 | Capture |
| Haida 2 | F | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 1991 | Less than 1 | Capture |
| Bingo | M | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | 2001 | 2 | Capture |
| Kandu 7 | M | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | 1986 | 6 | Capture |
| Goro | M | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | 2001 | Less than 1 | Capture |
| Ran | F | 1 | 1989 | 1989 | 2001 | 2 | Capture |
| Taima | F | 1 | 1989 | 1996 | 1990s / 2000s | 6 | Mother (Gudrun) died |
| Ku | F | 1 | 1997 | 1997 | Mid 2000s | 5 | Capture |
| Tekoa | M | 1 | 2000 | 2004 | 2007 | 3 | Transfer to another park |
| Wikie | F | 1 | 2001 | 2009 | 2009 | 7 | Mother (Sharkane) died |
| Ikaika | M | 1 | 2002 | 2006 | 2000s | 4 | Transfer to another park |
| Skyla | F | 1 | 2004 | 2006 | 2009 | 2 | Transfer to another park |
| Narnia | F | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 2015 | 6 | Capture |
| Nord | M | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 2015 | 5 | Capture |
| Naja | F | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 4 | Capture |
| Malia | F | 1 | 2007 | 2010 | 2022 | 3 | Mother (Taima) died |
| Ran 2 | F | 1 | 2006 | 2011 | 2024 | 5 | Transfer to another park (incidents started AFTER being reunited with mom 12 years later, but also after being separated from her sisters at another park) |