Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of CaliforniaDate of Capture: Born July 9,

Gender: FemalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of CaliforniaDate of Capture: Born July 9, 1991Age at Capture: Captive bornCurrent Location: SeaWorld of TexasOn July 7, 1991, Icelandic female Kasatka gave birth to her first calf, a female named Takara and sired by the Icelandic male, Kotar.Kasatka proved to be a very good mother, forming a close bond with her calf and teaching her how to be a mother following the birth of Kasatka’s second calf, Nakai, in 2001.In 2002, Takara gave birth to a calf of her own, a female named Kohana who was sired by Tilikum via artificial insemination. Thanks to being kept with her mother, Takara was able to properly care for Kohana. However, Takara and Kohana were both moved to the Orlando park together in 2004.According to former trainer John Hargrove in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, separating Takara from her mother, Kasatka, caused a great deal of distress for Kasatka, whom apparently called out repeatedly in a desperate attempt to locate her daughter.When Takara and Kohana arrived in Orlando, they seemed to get along well with the other whales. An adult, captive born male named Taku seemed to take a liking to Takara and she soon became pregnant with his first calf, a male named Trua born in 2005. However, the following year, Kohana was transferred to Loro Parque in Spain when she was just 3 years old, while Takara and Trua remained at the Orlando park.Soon enough, Takara and Trua were introduced to the adult Icelandic male Tilikum. The three seemed to get along well, as Takara was soon expecting her third calf but was moved to the Texas park in 2009. Trua was kept at the Orlando park and serves as a companion to his grandsire, Tilikum.In 2010, Takara gave birth to her third calf, a female named Sakari, at the Texas park. The two fit in well, and soon enough, the captive born male Kyuquot began showing interest in Takara. She reportedly became pregnant again in 2011, but either suffered a miscarriage or a false pregnancy, as a sonogram failed to show any fetus, nor did she pass one.Though in 2013, Takara gave birth to her fourth calf, another female named Kamea, sired by the Argentinian male Kshamenk via artificial insemination. Takara has also been involved in a few incidents with trainers, such as coming out at trainers and accidentally knocking a trainer off the slide out with her flukes.Today, Takara is 23 years old, and remains at the Texas park with her two youngest calves, Sakari and Kamea.x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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