captive orca profiles 126 Kandu V

KANDU 5. Kandu V was a dominant female Icelandic orca, caught in 1977 and kept at SeaWorld San Diego in California. She was soon joined by Keanu and Winston she did many shows including waterworks but was aggressive to her trainers on more than one occasion. Feb 1984 7-year-old female Kandu 5 took trainer Joanne Hay in her mouth and pinned her against a wall during a performance. Nov 1984 7-year-old female Kandu 5 briefly grabbed the legs of trainer Georgia Jones during a Shamu show but released the trainer unhurt. The 4,500-pound killer whale took Jones’ legs in her mouth, but didn’t bite down. Nov 1986 9-year-old female Kandu 5 pressed her snout against trainer Mark Beeler and held him against a wall for a few seconds during a performance before several hundred spectators. March 1987 A six-ton orca suddenly grabbed trainer Jonathan Smith, 21, in its teeth, dove to the bottom of the tank, then carried him bleeding to the surface and spat him out. Smith gallantly waved to the crowd - which he attributed to his training as a Sea World performer - when a second orca slammed into him. He continued to pretend he was unhurt as the whales repeatedly dragged him 32 ft to the bottom of the pool. Smith was cut all around his torso, had a ruptured kidney and a six-inch laceration of his liver, yet he managed to escape and get out of the pool. Later reports indicate that the whales involved had been 10-year-old female Kenau and 9-year-old female Kandu 5. June 1986 Trainer Joanne Webber, 29, suffered a fractured neck when 9-year-old female Kandu 5 landed on top of her and pushed her to the bottom of the pool during a practice session. Webber had five years experience working with orcas. She was mated with Winston in 1984 unfortunately she gave birth to a dead calf in January 1986. A year later Seaworld got 2 new orca and she was introduced to Orky 2, she soon became pregnant again and gave birth to Orkid on Sept 23 1988. She was a protective and jealous mother and was none too pleased when Corky 2 showed an interest in her calf. on August 21st 1989 Kandu was left in the back pool whilst Corky and Orkid performed in a show, she circled and circled the pool, when she entered the show pool she rammed Corky with her mouth open. Corky was OK with just a bruise or two but Kandu broke her jaw and started to bleed soon after. She immediately swam to the back pool, Orkid was by her side. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5jo7d4ENE. The reason for the attack has never been clarified, it could have been jealousy but nothing in the wild has ever occurred and it is still the first of its kind in captivity.

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