Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld FloridaDate of Capture: Born on March 12, 2

Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld FloridaDate of Capture: Born on March 12, 2007Age at Capture: Captive bornCurrent Location: SeaWorld FloridaOn March 12, 2007, the captive-born female Taima gave birth to her fourth calf, her first daughter; a female named Malia sired by the Icelandic male Tilikum.Much like her previous two calves, Taima began acting unusually aggressive towards Malia and soon enough, the pair were introduced to Tilikum who got along well with his daughter. However, in the summer of 2008, Malia and Taima had to be temporarily separated until they were reunited and kept with the captive-born female Kalina.Unfortunately, in June of 2010, Taima died during the labor of her fifth calf - eerily similar to the death of her mother Gudrun. With the sudden loss of her mother, Malia was left alone but soon grew close to Trua and her [older] niece Nalani, who were close to her in age. Malia was also looked after by Kalina until her death in October 2010.Based on SeaWorld’s history, many people have been speculating if Malia could be impregnated soon, as captive Orca seem to be impregnated at much younger ages than their wild counterparts. Just recently, one of SeaWorld’s captive-bred females, Kalia, gave birth to her first calf at just 9 years old.Today, Malia is 8 years old and still resides at SeaWorld Orlando.x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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