Credit: Valerie Broesch
Amaya was a 6 year old female orca who was born on December 2, 2014. Her mother is Kalia and her father is Ulises. She was Kalia's first calf and she was born at SeaWorld San Diego. On December 18, SeaWorld confirmed she was a female and that Ulises was her father.
Kasatka was there to assist Kalia throughout the labor. Nakai and Makani were also present. SeaWorld stated that they suspect Amaya was most likely conceived naturally. Kalia had been artificially inseminated once, while Ulises and her had mated several times before and after the insemination. On January 23, SeaWorld announced that she had been named Amaya. Amaya was born during a rain storm and the name Amaya means "night rain" in Arabic.
Amaya was a very energetic and playful calf. She was often seen performing with her mother and other members of the pod.
On August 18, 2021, Amaya started to show signs of illness. She rapidly deteriorated and passed away unexpectedly on August 19th. A necropsy was performed and discovered she passed away from gastro-intestinal disease.
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Sex-Female Aged-6 Birthday-12/2/14 Birthplace-SeaWorld San Diego Type of Birth-Tail First Time of Birth-12:34 PM (EST) Date of Death-8/19/21 Place of Death-SeaWorld San Diego Cause of Death-Gastro-Intestinal Disease |
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