captive orca profiles 7 Freya

Freya is a mature Icelandic 33 year old female orca. Her dorsal fin just leans to her right side, which is very unusual for captive orcas probably because her and Kim 2 swim clockwise during most of their “free time”. Freya was captured in Iceland in October 1982 like Kim 2 and so is probably from the same pod as him, she was also captured with three other whales, of which two are now deceased. In 1991 she had a miscarriage and only 2 years later, in 1993 Freya miscarried again. In 1996 on Valentines Day she gave birth to a male calf that was named Valentin. Kim 2 fathered all her calves. Sadly in March of 2000 Freya suffers yet another miscarriage. The reason for her having all those trouble with birth might be that her and Kim 2 were related. Freya has poor erratic health and spends a lot of time with Valentin who seems to help her feel better. She is often kept alone and is quiet depressed. She is living with her son Valentin, mature female (Sharkane) Sharkane's two offsprings (Inouk & Wiki) and Wiki’s calf Moana. Sharkane gave birth on June 1st to a female calf named Wiki and Freya's son Valentin "played the role" of "aunty". She has a small spot on her side from having a tumour removed. Incidents with humans On September 9, 2008, during a show at Marineland Antibes in France, a 26-year-old female orca named Freya began acting oddly in the middle of the show then pulled an unidentified trainer under the water. The trainer resurfaced after a few seconds only for Freya to return and begin jumping on top of the man. After landing on top of her trainer twice, she began to push him through and under the water. The trainer tried to regain control of the situation by climbing on the orca's back but was thrown off. The trainer eventually managed to get to the edge of the pool and climb out, seemingly unhurt 27-year-old female Freya pushed a trainer through and under water (not as part of the training or show). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YunXtiRlxBk

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