Kohana

Kohana was a 20 year old female orca who was born at SeaWorld San Diego on May 3, 2002. Her mother is Takara and her father is Tilikum. Kohana was the 2nd orca calf to be born as a result of artificial insemination. While she was born at SeaWorld San Diego, her father lived at SeaWorld Orlando.

Kohana and Takara both moved to Orlando in 2004. Kohana found playmates in her half-siblings Ikaika and Skyla. Kohana and Skyla moved to Loro Parque together in 2006.

Kohana gave birth to her first calf on October 13, 2010 and he was named Adán. He was the first killer whale born in Loro Parque and also the first to be born in Spain. Sadly, after birth Kohana showed no interest in her calf and he had to be raised by the trainers. Adan was grouped with Kohana often, but she played no maternal role for him.

Kohana gave birth to her second calf, a female named Victoria, on August 3, 2012. Skyla was present for the birth to assist Kohana. After a 2 hour labor, the calf was born. Kohana spent a short amount of time with her calf, but the trainers had to step in and raise her as they did with Adan. Victoria passed away on June 16, 2013.

After Kohana had Adan, she was separated from Keto for the next few months. Keto was very attached to Kohana. Soon after the trainers allowed them to reunite, Kohana became pregnant with Victoria. Keto is also the father of Adan.

Kohana had been the dominant female at Loro Parque while she was there, but she never learned how to be a matriarch or how to take care of a calf. Kohana was closest to Skyla throughout the years, as they had met when Kohana was almost two and Skyla was a couple of months old. Kohana could be seen with any of her pod members, but was often seen with Skyla, up until she passed away in 2021.

Kohana was a very smart orca and knew many behaviors. She used to do waterworks up until 2009, when they were stopped. She had never shown any aggression to her trainers. She was a very interactive orca and would often interact with visitors.

On September 14, 2022, Kohana passed away due to cardiac malformation, a condition that she would have been born with.