Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Reyneke Island, RussiaDate of Capture: August 2012Age at Cap

Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Reyneke Island, RussiaDate of Capture: August 2012Age at Capture: Approx. 5 yearsCurrent Location: Moscow Dolphinarium & Aquarium, RussiaSometime in August of 2012, two Orca were captured in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia. While one of the whales was taken captive, the other’s fate is unknown; whether it died, was released, or even escaped. The Orca taken captive was soon named Narnia and was kept at the Adaptation Center in Livadia near Nakhodka.Narnia was kept alone until September 2013 when three more Orca were captured and transferred to the Center. The three new whales were reportedly in very poor condition and refused to eat no matter what staff tried. Eventually, Narnia apparently offered them her fish, and was able to coax them into eating.On December 2, 2013, it was reported that Narnia and a young male were transported to Moscow to a temporary holding tank because they were in poor condition from the cold temperatures in their sea pens; likely from not having enough space to move and warm themselves up.Eventually the young males name was revealed to be Nord and in December 2014, they were moved into the new aquarium with a young female named Malyshka (or Juliet) who was captured in July 2014.Since their final move, very few photos have been released. However, the Oceanarium held a show on July 17, 2015. Some photos and video were posted to Instagram, but mostly to a private account. It is unclear what the show was for, but may have been held for the owners, the mayor of the city, to get shots for advertisements, or to see if the whales can handle a public setting.Today, Narnia is approximately 8 years old and remains at the Oceanarium with Nord and Juliet.x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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