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One female, Gudrun, was the only one to stay behind at the Dolphinarium, while the remaining 5 were sold by the end of the year. A young female named Kona II was sold to SeaWorld Orlando, where she met a male known as [[Ramu - orca|Ramu]] who had just lost his pod mate, Sandy. Both got along well and were later joined by a female named Kahana. | One female, Gudrun, was the only one to stay behind at the Dolphinarium, while the remaining 5 were sold by the end of the year. A young female named Kona II was sold to SeaWorld Orlando, where she met a male known as [[Ramu - orca|Ramu]] who had just lost his pod mate, Sandy. Both got along well and were later joined by a female named Kahana. | ||
The three performed together until [[Ramu - orca|Ramu’s]] death in 1982 when SeaWorld San Diego sent another male named Kotar to replace [[Ramu - orca|Ramu]] in 1984. Kahana was also transferred to San Diego while they sent a pregnant Katina to the Orlando park in exchange. | The three performed together until [[Ramu - orca|Ramu’s]] death in 1982 when SeaWorld San Diego sent another male named Kotar to replace [[Ramu - orca|Ramu]] in 1984. [[Kahana - orca|Kahana]] was also transferred to San Diego while they sent a pregnant Katina to the Orlando park in exchange. | ||
Kona II and Katina appeared to get along very well, and | Kona II and [[Katina - orca|Katina]] appeared to get along very well, and reportedly taught [[Katina - orca|Katina]] to nurse a calf properly during training sessions. After [[Katina - orca|Katina]] gave birth to a female calf, later named Kalina, the calf reportedly became very close to Kona II and they often performed together. | ||
In 1987, SeaWorld purchased a new breeding whale named Kanduke. Staff hoped that he would breed with both females, which he did and both females became pregnant. | In 1987, SeaWorld purchased a new breeding whale named Kanduke. Staff hoped that he would breed with both females, which he did and both females became pregnant. | ||