Takena

female Pacific walrus (O. r. divergens)

born on June 15th, 1987

deceased on October 24th, 2016

Ancestors and Descendants

Parents

♂ Woofy II (capture 1967)

♀ Priscilla II (capture 1967)

Offspring

♂ unknown (birth 2001-May-08)

♂ stillborn (birth 2003-Nov-15)

♀ unknown (birth 2006-Mar-03)

♀ stillborn (birth 2006-Mar-03)

♀ unknown (birth 2008-Feb-22)

♀ unknown (birth 2008-Feb-24)

♀ unknown (birth 2015-Dec-09)

♀ unknown (birth 2015-Dec-09)

Transfer History

  1. birth 1987-Jun-15 at SeaWorld San Diego

  2. transfer ≤ 2000 to SeaWorld San Antonio

  3. death 2016-Oct-24 at SeaWorld San Antonio

Image Gallery

No images available at this time.

Identifiers

Local

  • C8733 (SeaWorld)

Regional

  • #41 (Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

Notes and Information

Takena was hand-raised alongside two rescue pups as her mother, Priscilla, 'was unable to care for' her.

References

  • 2018-Jan-08. Lisa Oland. AZA Regional Studbook.

  • 2005-Apr-25. Jodie Baker. 2004 North American Regional Walrus Studbook.

  • 1987-Dec-27. Chula Vista Star-News. Sea World sets stage for whale of good time. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.