Kasatka
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Kasatka is a female orca whale, or cow, who lives at SeaWorld, San Diego, California. She was captured off the coast of Iceland on October 26, 1978 at the age of 1 year.
Her name probably comes from the Russian word Kasatka (Russian: Касатка), a generic name for killer whales. She is now about 30 years old; she is currently 17 feet long and weighs around 5,400 pounds.
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[edit] Kasatka's children
Kasatka has given birth to three calves. Her first calf, a female named Takara, was born on July 9, 1991. Her second calf, a male named Nakai, was born on September 1, 2001. He was the first killer whale calf conceived through artificial insemination. Kasatka's third and currently lastest calf, is a female named Kalia. She was born on December 21, 2004. Kalia's father is Keet.
[edit] Kasatka and her grandchildren
Kasatka became a grandmother for the first time when her daughter Takara gave birth to her first calf, a female born May 3, 2002 named Kohana. Takara gave birth a second time, on November 23, 2005 to a male named Trua. He was born in SeaWorld Orlando. Kasatka was separated from Takara and Kohana on April 24, 2004 when they were moved to SeaWorld Orlando.
[edit] Ken Peters' incident with Kasatka
On November 30, 2006, Kasatka was involved in an incident where she grabbed a trainer, Ken Peters, 39, and dragged him underwater during their show, Believe. The trainer escaped with his life and was later in good condition despite being underwater for a "brief" amount of time. [1].
