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Credit: Miami Seaquarium

Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was a 57 year old female orca who lived at the Miami Seaquarium. She was captured on August 8, 1970. Some of the orcas she was captured along with were Lil' Nooka, Ramu 4, Wally, Clovis, Chappy, Jumbo and Winston. It is possible she was related to these orcas. If she was related to Winston, she would have captive born family members.

Sex-Female

Aged-57

Captured-8/8/70

Age at Capture-Approximately 4

Place of Capture-Penn Cove, WA

Date of Death-8/18/23

Place of Death-Miami Seaquarium

Cause of Death-Chronic Health Conditions, Renal Disease and Pneumonia

Family

Parents

  • Mother-Ocean Sun

Half Sister

  • Tsunami (1952)*

Possible relatives through Winston:

  • Kalina*, Baby Shamu 2*, Keet, Keto, Tuar, Skyla*, Kalia, Halyn*, Adan, Victoria*, Amaya* and Ula*.

Origin of Lolita

  • Spanish for "Strong Woman"
  • Pronunciation-lo LEE tah

Origin of Tokitae

  • Salish for "Nice Day"
  • Pronunciation-toe KEE ty

Also Known as

  • Tokitae
  • Toki
  • Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut

Weight

  • 7,500 lbs (2004)

Length

  • 20 ft (2004)

Breed

  • 100% Southern Resident




Lolita only lived with one orca after she moved to Miami and his name was Hugo. The two conceived an unknown number of calves, though none survived. In 1980, Hugo died and left Lolita as the lone orca. Lolita lived with Pacific White-Sided Dolphins for the remainder of her life.

Lolita was estimated to be the oldest orca in captivity at the time of her death. She was close to her trainers. Though the park's owners had continually said they would build a larger orca tank throughout the years, this was never done. She lived in a very small and old tank. As of March 2022, Lolita and her dolphin companions were no longer able to be seen by the public as part of a license to operate given to The Dolphin Company, who had purchased the aquarium. There had also been work to move her to a sea pen as a result of this, but she passed away before any plans could be set in motion. She passed away on August 18, 2023.

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