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'''Skana''' was a female Southern Resident orca who lived at the Vancouver Aquarium. She was one of the first orcas captured for captivity and the second orca owned by the Vancouver Aquarium. | |||
Skana was captured on February 15, 1967, in Yukon Harbor, Washington.<ref>https://killerwhales.fandom.com/wiki/Skana</ref> She was part of a pod of orcas brought for display at the Vancouver Boat, Trailer, and Sports Travel Show.<ref name=":0">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/orca-held-captive-1.7018790</ref> Among the pod was Skana, a 1,360-kilogram, 4.3-metre-long female.<ref name=":0" /> The term Skana is the Haida term for orca.<ref name=":0" /> After being captured in Puget Sound, Skana was sold to the Vancouver Aquarium, where she lived out her life.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Skana died on October 5, 1980, from a fungal infection. Her death sparked a global outcry and spurred a global movement in whale conservation.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7018790 How an orca held captive at the Vancouver Aquarium helped change the world's view on | * [https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7018790 How an orca held captive at the Vancouver Aquarium helped change the world's view on orcas] CBC | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Orcas]] | [[Category:Orcas]] | ||
[[Category:Captive orcas]] | [[Category:Captive orcas]] | ||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Captive orcas - deceased]] | [[Category:Captive orcas - deceased]] | ||