Makaio

Makaio is a 13 year old male orca who lives at SeaWorld Orlando. He was born on October 9, 2010. His mother is Katina and his father is Tilikum, making him the 4th calf born to the pair and Katina's 7th calf. He is the youngest orca living in Orlando and the most recent to be born at the park. He was born just after Katina's first calf Kalina had passed away on October 4th.

Makaio is often seen in the park's shows. He is usually grouped with Trua. He was also one of the few younger orcas who met Tilikum and was Tilikum's last calf.

Sex-Male

Age-13

Birthday-10/9/10

Birth Place-SeaWorld Orlando

Type of Birth-Tail First

Time of Birth-7:28 PM (EDT)

Length of Labor-45 Minutes

Family

Parents

Mother-Katina
Father-Tilikum*

Sister

Unna (1996)*

Half Sisters

Kalina (1985)*, Katerina (1988)*, Nyar (1993)*, Kohana (2002)*, Skyla (2004)*, Nalani (2006), Malia (2007), Sakari (2010)

Brothers

Taku (1993)*, Ikaika (2002)

Half Brothers

Kyuquot (1991), Sumar (1998)*, Tuar (1999), Tekoa (2000), Nakai (2001)*

Nieces

Skyla*, Kalia, Halyn*, Nalani, Victoria*, Amaya*, Kyara*, Ula*

Nephews

Keet, Keto, Tuar, Trua, Adan

Origin of Makaio

Hawaiian for "Gift of God"
Pronunciation-ma KY o

Nicknames

Mak
Kai

Other Names Considered

Haruki ("Shining Brightly" in Japanese)
Nico ("Victory" in Greek)

Weights

350 lbs (October 2010)
550 lbs (December 2010)
1,300 lbs (September 2012)
2,000 lbs (March 2015)
2,300 lbs (March 2016)
2,800 lbs (July 2017)
3,600 lbs (January 2020)
5,335 (November 2022)

Lengths

7 ft (October 2010)
13 ft (March 2016)
18.2 ft (November 2022)

Breed

100% Icelandic

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