Kim 2


Name

 
Kim 2

AKA

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ID Number 

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Gender 

Male
Age  apx 24

Date of Capture 

October 1982

Place of Capture

Stokkseyri, Iceland

Date of Death 23 November 2005
Place of Death Marineland France
Cause of Death Lung infection 

Recored Lengths 

 2005:   21 feet | 6.4 m
1982: 9.5 feet | 2.9 m

Recored Weights 

 2005: 10,800 lb | 4,898 kg

 Family

 Offspring
Shouka, Valentin  Wikie , Inouk,  OB-91-1, OB-91-3 OB-01-1, OB-03-1
Meaning and origin of name

English "Regal hill"

Vietnamese "Golden"

Pronunciation

 Keem
First Orcas to meet Keiko ?
Haida 2 
Freya
Nootka 4 
OC-82-4

Blood Type

 100% Icelandic

Transfers

 Sædyrasafnid, Iceland - (October 1982 - March 1983)

Reproductive Mates

 Freya, Sharkan
Tank Mates Keiko ?     1982
Nootka 4   October 1982 - 1983
OC-82-4    October 1982 - 1983
Betty        March 1983 - 1987
Freya       October 1982 - November 2005
Sharkan    January 1990 - November 2005
Tanouk     January 1990 - November 1995
Shouka    February 25 1993 - May 2002
Valentin   February 14 1996 - November 2005
Inouk       February 23 1999 - November 2005
Wikie      June 1 2001 -November 2005
Random Facts
  • Used to fight with Tanouk when he was growing up
  • Was a very gentle orca
  • Not very interactive
  • Used to hang out with Shouka
  • Used to like being alone, espically the medical pool
Physical Features
  • Dorsal fin leaned to the right and reached far over.
  • Flukes curved slighty
  • His body was in proportion
  • Fine hooked eye patches
  • Right eye patch is more oval than hooked
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