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+{{Infobox animal|name=Jumbo|gender=Male|breed=Southern Residents|species=Orcinus orca|capture_location=Penn Cove, Washington State|capture_date=August 8, 1970|capture_age=Approx. 5 years|death_cause=Liver dysfunction|death_date=July 1974|death_place=Kamogawa Sea World}}
-Sex: Male
+'''Jumbo''' was a 9-year-old male orca who was captured in Washington, USA on August 8, 1970.
-Pod: Southern Residents
+On August 8, 1970, over 80 orcas were netted in Penn Cove during one of the most [[Penn Cove orca captures|infamous captures]] in history.
-Place of capture: Penn Cove, Washington State
+Among the few retained from this capture was a young male who would later be named Jumbo.
-Date of capture: August 8, 1970
+Shortly after, Jumbo and another young male called Chappy were acquired by [[Kamogawa Sea World]] in Japan. This park aimed to become the first in Japan to publicly showcase orcas.
-Age at capture: Approx. 5 years
+In April 1974, [[Chappy - orca|Chappy]] died and left Jumbo alone at the park.
-On August 8, 1970, over 80 orcas were netted in Penn Cove during one of the most infamous captures in history. Very few were kept, including a young male later known as Jumbo.
-He and another young male known as [[Chappy - orca|Chappy]] were soon purchased by Kamogawa Sea World in [[:Category:Japan|Japan]], who aspired to be the first Japanese park to publicly display orcas.
-The two seemed to adapt well to their new environment and soon became very popular, as they began to perform daily shows with dolphins. In April 1974, [[Chappy - orca|Chappy]] died and left Jumbo alone at the park.
 In July 1974, Jumbo died due to liver dysfunction.
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