On February 9th and 10th, 1997, a Japanese fishing company captured 10 Orcas (Killer Whales) and sold 5 of them to Japanese Marine Parks. The remaining 5 orcas, unwilling to leave their family members, were driven out of the bay, one bleeding from a wound. It is not known whether these animals are alright after the capture trauma. Nami died Nami was a female orca who was captured in Japan in 1985. She lived at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium at the time of her death on January 14, 2011. From the time of her capture up until June 2010, Nami had lived in a seapen at the Taiji Whaling Museum. Trainers never entered the water with Nami due to her dominant personality. She also did not get along with Taiji's other female orca Ku or any dolphins she was ever grouped with. Once Nami was transferred to Nagoya, she did befriend a dolphin. Nagoya had plans with Kamogawa Sea World to transfer two of their orcas, Bingo and Stella, to the aquarium in 2011. It was hoped that Bingo and Nami would produce a calf. Due to the Tsunami that occurred, the transfer was set back, only for Nami to pass away from an illness in January 2011. Sex-Female Aged-25 Captured-October 1985 Age at Capture-Approximately 3 Place of Capture-Taiji, Japan Date of Death-1/14/11 Place of Death-Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Cause of Death-Pneumonia/ Fungal Infection Family Unknown (Japanese Orcas) Origin of Nami Japanese for "Wave" Breed 100% Japanese Don't BUY A TICKET TO A MARINE PARK. PUT THOSE MONEY TO PROJECTS/CAMPAIGNS TO SAVE THEM AND TRANSFER THEM TO ICEAN SEA PENS INSTEAD. @respectanimalrights #taijiwhalemuseum #nami #japan #stoptaijislaughter #dontbuyaticket #emptythetanksworldwide #tweet4dolphins #closedowntaiji https://www.instagram.com/p/Bssml4qlNje/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1olqisrbr7pjk
