captive orca profiles 77 LIL NOOTKA

LIL NOOTKA On this sad day in 1970 the entire Southern resident population were being driventoward Whidbey Island with speed boats, M-80 bombs, and low flying planes by the evening J, K and L pod were trapped inside. Over these next few days, 8 babies were sold to aquariums around the world and were separated from their mothers with ropes, dragged into slings and taken away. 5 orca drowned in the capture, a mother trying to reach her calf and 4 babies trying to get to their mothers. The babies stolen that day were 1 year old male Lil’ Nootka, who lasted 7 months in captivity. 2 year old male Ramu 4, who lasted 1 year. Less than 1 year old female Wally, who lasted 1 year in a tank as well. 2 year old male Clovis, who lasted 2 and a half years. 2 year old female Chappy, who lasted 3 and half years. 5 year old male Jumbo, who lasted 4 years. 4 year old male Winston, who lasted an whopping 15 and a half years in a tank. 6 year old female Tokitae, also known as Lolita. Lil Nootka was bought by Sea-Arama in Texas but sadly died 7 months later, had she not been captured that day she would probably have her own calves and grand calves and be swimming with her family pod free and wild

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