Gender: MalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of FloridaDate of Capture: Born October 9, 20

Gender: MalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of FloridaDate of Capture: Born October 9, 2010Age at Capture: Captive bornCurrent Location: SeaWorld of FloridaOn October 9, 2010, the Icelandic female Katina gave birth to her seventh calf at SeaWorld Orlando; a male named Makaio sired by the Icelandic male Tilikum.As Makaio was born in 2010 after the death of both Kalina and Sumar, as well as senior trainer Dawn Brancheau, his name was chosen because it means “gift of god” in Hawaiian.He is very close with his mother, and has become more interactive with guests as he has grown. Makaio often spends time with his [older] nephew Trua, and older half-sisters Nalani and Malia, and has also begun training for shows.There have been concerns over the state of Makaio’s teeth due to his young age, because it appears he has already begun wearing down his teeth enough to expose the pulp. He also came close to becoming stuck in a closing gate on December 13, 2014 during a show.While he escaped incident that day, there was an Icelandic bull named Kotar who was killed in 1995 after a gate came down on his melon, crushing his skull; which has since caused many people to continually express concern over “gate play” with the whales.Today, Makaio is 4 years old and still remains at the Orlando park with his mother and other family members.x | x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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