Offspring

♂ Nikolai (birth 1995-Jun-17)

♂ Boika (birth 2003-Jun-22)

♀ Raisa (birth 2004-Jun-22)

♀ Pavla (death 2009-May-09)

♂ stillborn (death 2011-Mar-29)

1. capture 1982 in Alaska, United States

2. transfer 1982 to SeaWorld Orlando

3. transfer 1985-Feb-26 to Dolfinarium Harderwijk

4. death 2013-Apr-11 at Dolfinarium Harderwijk

The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.

Weight

• 1982: 60 kg · 132 lb

• 1988: 750 kg · 1,653 lb

• 1988: 794 kg · 1,750 lb

• 1988: 791 kg · 1,743 lb

• 1988: 784 kg · 1,728 lb

• 1994-Mar: 1,200 kg · 2,645 lb

Diet

"The animals were fed 3 to 6 times per day on an average diet of 35% herring (Clupea harengus; approx. 8880 kJ/kg), 26% mackerel (Scomber scombrus; approx. 9550 kJ/kg), 9% sprat (Sprattus sprattus; approx. 10.400 kJ/kg), 2% whiting (Merlangius merlangus; approx. 4750 kJ/kg), and 28% squid (Illex spp.; approx. 1000 kJ/kg) by weight. Vitamins (Seavit>, 1 tablet per 2.5 kg of food) were added to this thawed diet." (R. A. Kastelein et al, 2000)

• 1986: 4,500 kg · 9,920 lb annually

• 1994: 7,500 kg · 16,534 lb annually

• 1996: 13,000 kg · 28,660 lb annually

• 1997: 11,000 kg · 24,250 lb annually

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Local

• SWC-Ord-8230 (SeaWorld)

• OrZH003 (Dolfinarium Harderwijk)

• ZHOr003 (Dolfinarium Harderwijk)

Other

• Zappa (SeaWorld Orlando, common name)