Exotic Incident #1757
Incident Date:
06/04/2012
Location:
Orlando, FL - USA
Facility Name:
SeaWorld Orlando
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal health issue (RX)
Species:
Marine
Animal:
False Killer Whale
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Jozu, SeaWorld’s last false killer whiale is critically ill. Jozu is the last surviving false killer whale in the Continental U.S. Born in captivity, she has lived at the Orlando facility since 1976. Jozu at 17 is considered a young false killer whale since these whales have a maximum longevity of 63 years. The cause of illness is unknown.
Jozu’s illness follows the death of Sully, the pilot whale, who died at the San Diego facility on May 23 of unknown causes.
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