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Orkid

Name: Orkid
Sex: Female
Birth Size: 6.5 feet and 297 pounds
Current Size: 18 feet and 5,500 pounds
Park: Seaworld California
Birth date: September 23, 1988
Parents: Kandu V and Orky 2
Half-Siblings: Kayla

Orkid is the second oldest captive born Orca surviving. Her mother, Kandu V, passed away when she was only 11 months old. And her father, Orky 2, died when she was only 3 days old. She is an extremely smart whale. She's been know to give the seagulls pieces of her fish for them to eat, and then she will catch the bird. Orkid has a wobbly dorsal fin, which is usually noticed when she is out of water.

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