Maggie and I love watching the Killer Whale’s jump in and out of the ocean. They are incredibly smart and remind us a lot of our friends the dolphins. They are truly magnificent. Maggie surfing the Internet learned that a water park called Sea World has a famous Killer Whale called Shamu. I like the fact that the name means (She+Namu = Shamu). Apparently there have been a lot of Killer Whales called Shamu.The original Shamu was captured in 1965 Puget Sound, Washington, and brought to the Sea World in California. She was the 4th Killer Whale to be captured and she was the 1st to survive 13th months of captivity. She did a lot of tricks and water shows up until her death in August 23, 1971 from septicemia, (deadly infection that gets worse fast. It can arise from infections throughout the body). Before her death they retired her from performing after she refused to let go of a Sea World Employee who was riding her during a show. Maggie and I agree that we wouldn’t really want anyone riding on our backs, we empathize with Shamu!
The first Killer Whale to be born in captivity happened at Sea World in 1985, they named her Kalina. Since then there have been more than 20 killer whales born at Sea World parks.
Pictured here is the original Shamu, god bless her!
Hug your animals
Maggie & Sammy
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