Las orcas, cómo todos los cetáceos, son unos animales muy táctiles y disfrutan que les acaricien y les rasquen, ya sea con las manos u otros utensilios, y una manguera echando agua a presión también ayuda!
Morgan disfrutando de un “hidromasaje” jeje
Grabado el 22/03/12
Comentarios histéricos antis en 3, 2, 1 … XDDD
Playing with big sister and mummy


1987-2012
R.I.P beautiful boy. You was a great whale
Pictures taken here (not mine): http://www.orcahome.de/oscar.htm

La llegada al zoo de Barcelona de la orca Ulises. Que pequeñito estaba
Ulises arrived at Barcelona zoo in 1983
Nagoya family :)
video of the birth of Stella’s calf at Nagoya. Head first births are rare. Stella had twice, this little girl and her sister Ran (nearly 7 years). Stella also is mother of Lovey (14 years) and Lara (11 years) (both at Kamogawa seaworld) and Sarah, that saddly died in 2006 with only 3 years.
All her calfs are females and sired by Bingo, the biggest captive killer whale in Japan


Orca “Stella” gave birth safely. The birth of a killer whale, this is the first time at the hotel. to everyone many During this time, Please watch warmly and I thank again.
Individual course data, until birth is as follows, because you have not yet begun breast-feeding, please watch warmly.
24 minutes on Tuesday, November 13, at 10 Heisei 24
Female Gender: 160 ~ 180kg estimate: 200cm Weight: Estimated length
We apologize for the inconvenience to everyone, if you understand the following matters, in Nagoya would appreciate warmly watch over the birth of the baby will be the first killer whale.

Good luck Stella!!
Birth of the “Stella” is approaching! Suspended the dolphin training and performance, and public display of killer whales
shows at Nagoya Aquarium (Japan) will be suspended as of November 13th, 2012 to prepare for the birth of Stella’s calf. According to Nagoya she may go into labor as early as the next few days, earlier than her previously reported due date of December.
” pregnancy is a healthy and steady state of the fetus is also confirmed (diagnostic ultrasound) echocardiography on November 3.
From the fact that in the last 17-18 months, 12 of the month expected delivery was approaching, I was working to strengthen behavioral observation, a gestation period of Orca of appetite behavior of the “Stella” with will be slow in November I have now also observed decline. In addition, it has also tended to decrease body temperature is an important factor to determine the date birth. As a result of these comprehensive evaluation, the possibility of birth of December had anticipated earlier in November ever came out.
Another article:
Stella could give birth as “early as tonight” reports one article, her body temperature has dropped and birth is expected in the next few days at the latest
“”That as early as today on the morning of the 12th, “Stella” temperature is decreased further, and of likely to give birth to tonight gradually the body temperature decreases, birth approaching killer whale, according to the Director. Description and expected to give birth to the couple of days no later than there was.”“