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Age at capture: Approx. 7 years | Age at capture: Approx. 7 years | ||
On November 18, 1961, a lone | On November 18, 1961, a lone [[orca]] was spotted swimming alone in Newport Harbor, California. Once word spread, a crew from Marineland of the Pacific scrambled to get to the harbor in an attempt to capture the whale. No [[orca]] had ever been brought in alive before, and if the crew was successful, Wanda would be the very first. | ||
It took hours for the crew to corral the orca but by sundown, she was exhausted from trying to escape, was finally entangled in the nets, and the crew moved in to haul her all the way to Marineland in Los Angeles. | It took hours for the crew to corral the orca but by sundown, she was exhausted from trying to escape, was finally entangled in the nets, and the crew moved in to haul her all the way to Marineland in Los Angeles. | ||