Kamea

Kamea is a 10 year old female orca who was born at SeaWorld San Antonio on December 6, 2013 at 12:08 am. Her mother is Takara and her father is K shamenk via artificial insemination.

SeaWorld announced that she had been named Kamea on February 3, 2014. Kamea means "precious one" in Hawaiian. She can often be seen swimming alongside her mother or half sister Sakari, though she can be seen with any member of the pod.

Sex-Female

Age-10

Birthday-12/6/13

Birth Place-SeaWorld San Antonio

Type of Birth-Tail First

Time of Birth-12:08 AM

Length of Labor-1 Hour 10 Minutes

Family

Parents

Mother-Takara
Father-Kshamenk

Grandparents

Maternal Grandmother-Kasatka*
Maternal Grandfather-Kotar*

Half Sisters

Kohana (2002)*, Sakari (2010), Kyara (2017)*

Half Brothers

Trua (2005), Makani (2013)

Aunt

Kalia

Uncles

Keet, Keto, Nakai*, Makani

Niece

Victoria*

Nephew

Adan

Cousins

Kalia, Halyn*, Adan, Victoria*, Amaya*, Ula*

Origin of Kamea

Hawaiian for "Precious One" or "Sweet Darling"
Pronounced: kuh-MEH-ah

Weights

350 lbs (December 2013)
1,000 lbs (March 2015)
1,600 lbs (2016)
2,000 lbs (July 2017)

Lengths

7 ft (December 2013)
11 ft (2016)
12 ft (July 2017)

Breed

50% Icelandic
50% Argentinian

Kamea is growing fast and is learning more behaviors. She is a smart and playful whale. In April 2017, Takara gave birth to her fifth calf, a female named Kyara. Kamea had met Kyara soon after her birth. Sadly, Kyara passed away in July 2017.

Takara_Giving_Birth_To_Kamea — Takara Giving Birth To Kamea

Takara Giving Birth To Kamea

Meet_Kamea_SeaWorld® — Meet Kamea SeaWorld®

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