Gender: MalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, JapanDate of Capture: Born October

Gender: MalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at Kamogawa Sea World, JapanDate of Capture: Born October 13, 2008Age at Capture: Captive bornCurrent Location: Port of Nagoya Aquarium, JapanOn October 13, 2008, the captive-born female Lovey gave birth to her first calf at Kamogawa Sea World; a male named Earth sired by the Icelandic male Oscar.With the addition of Earth, Kamogawa was rather crowded, so his grandparents, Stella and Bingo, were moved to the back pool. Lovey took great care of Earth, and soon enough he was introduced to his aunt Lara and father Oscar.In December of 2011, Stella, Bingo, and Earth’s aunt Ran II, were moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium, leaving the other four whales behind at Kamogawa.Earth spent a lot of time with his mother until July of 2012 when his little sister, Luna, was born. Lovey became unusually aggressive towards Earth and would rake him on occasion. This resulted in staff having to separate the pair for Earth’s safety. He would join Oscar in the back pools, spending a great deal of time with him until Oscars death in December 2012.In December 2015, Earth was moved to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium in exchange for his aunt, Ran II, who was moved to Kamogawa Sea World. This move was done in an effort to “stabilize breeding” between the facilities.Today, Earth is 7 years old and now resides with his grandmother, Stella, and his aunt, Rin.x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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