Skyla

Skyla was a 17 year old female orca who lived at Loro Parque. She was born on February 9, 2004 at SeaWorld Orlando to mother Kalina and father Tilikum. She passed away on March 11, 2021.

From the early months of Skyla's life, she was a very independent calf like her older siblings. She spent a lot of time with Kalina and soon found friends in Ikaika and Kohana.

Skyla and Kohana became very close, and in 2006 they both were moved to Loro Parque with Keto and Tekoa. Skyla was a dominant whale, despite Kohana being the dominant female. She often showed her dominance towards the other orcas. She had also been involved in a couple incidents with trainers and was no longer allowed to perform waterworks.

Despite this, she was a very smart and reliable whale. She knew many advanced behaviors. She could often be seen with Kohana, Morgan and Adan, though she also spent time with Keto and Tekoa. She was rather close to Kohana as the two had been together since Skyla was a couple months old. In mid 2019, she was introduced to Morgan's calf, Ula, who she started spending more time with when grouped with Morgan and Kohana.

On March 11, 2021, Skyla started showing signs of discomfort. Veterinarians tried to assist, but she passed away later that night. Her cause of death was gastric torsion, that led to septicemia.