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A group of 6 | {{Needs work|Problem=infobox}} | ||
A group of 6 orcas were captured in Icelandic waters sometime in October 1981. They were immediately transferred to the Hafnarfjordur Aquarium where they awaited purchase. | |||
Three males - Nemo, Neptune, and an unnamed male - were purchased by the Clacton Dolphinarium in the United Kingdom, and arrived less than 2 months after their capture. Unfortunately, the unnamed male died sometime between the end of 1981 and the beginning of 1982. | Three males - Nemo, Neptune, and an unnamed male - were purchased by the Clacton Dolphinarium in the United Kingdom, and arrived less than 2 months after their capture. Unfortunately, the unnamed male died sometime between the end of 1981 and the beginning of 1982. | ||
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Finally, on November 17, 1986, Nemo died due to Essential Thrombocytosis, in which the body produces too many blood platelets. | Finally, on November 17, 1986, Nemo died due to Essential Thrombocytosis, in which the body produces too many blood platelets. | ||
==See also== | |||
{{Template:Captive orca see also}} | |||
[[Category:Captive animals]] | [[Category:Captive animals]] | ||
[[Category:Orcas]] | [[Category:Orcas]] | ||
[[Category:Captive animal deaths]] | [[Category:Captive animal deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Needs | [[Category:Needs picture]] | ||
[[Category:Captive | [[Category:Captive orcas]] | ||
[[Category:Captive orcas - deceased]] | [[Category:Captive orcas - deceased]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1981]] | ||
[[Category:1986]] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | |||