Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at Port of Nagoya Aquarium, JapanDate of Capture: Born
Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at Port of Nagoya Aquarium, JapanDate of Capture: Born November 13, 2012Age at Capture: Captive bornCurrent Location: Port of Nagoya Aquarium, JapanOn November 13, 2012, the Icelandic female Stella gave birth to her fifth calf at the Port of Nagoya Aquarium; a female named Rin, sired by the Icelandic male Bingo.Stella, Bingo, and one of their daughters, Ran II, were all moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium in December 2011 following the devastating 2011 Tsunami. At the time of their move, Stella was already 7 months pregnant with Rin.Unfortunately, Bingo died in August 2014, leaving behind Stella and 2 of her daughters - Ran II and Rin.Today, Rin is 2 years old and remains at the Port of Nagoya Aquarium with her mother and sister. It is unclear if there are any future plans to breed them, as the only way would be through Artificial Insemination of the transfer of an unrelated breeding male to the Aquarium.x | x | x | x -- source link
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