Bingo

Bingo was a 32 year old male orca who lived at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. He was captured in Iceland in 1984. He passed away on August 2, 2014.

Bingo, also known as Thor, was the most successful breeding male orca in Japan. He had sired two unsuccessful pregnancies, but in 1998, Stella gave birth to his first successful calf, a daughter named Lovey. Lovey was the first successful orca birth in captivity in Japan. He had gone on to sire four more daughters: Lara, Sarah, Ran and Lynn. He also has two grandchildren.

In 2010, there was talk of him and Stella moving to Nagoya to join another adult female named Nami. Nami ended up passing away in January 2011 and the move was pushed back due to this and a Tsunami that had occurred. In November 2011, it was announced that Stella and Lovey were both pregnant and that Bingo, Stella and Ran would be moving to Nagoya. After living at Kamogawa Sea World for most of his life, he was transferred to Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in December 2011.

In Spring of 2014, Bingo started showing signs of being ill. Veterinarians and trainers tried to treat Bingo for his illness. He ended up passing away in August 2014 from pneumonia.