Who replaces Shamu?

SeaWorld Unveils New 'Orca Encounter' to Replace Shamu Show “Ocean Explorer” features a submarine ride and aquariums, while “Orca Encounter” presents killer whales at a venue with a Pacific Northwest backdrop and 140-foot video screen.



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Shamu /?æmu?/ (unknown – August 16, 1971) was a female orca captured in October 1965 from a southern resident pod. She was sold to SeaWorld San Diego and became a star attraction. Shamu was the fourth orca ever captured, and the second female. She died in August 1971, after about six years of captivity.

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SeaWorld deprived Shamu of food to make her learn useless tricks and forced her to perform for audiences for years. In 1971, at just 9 years old, Shamu died at SeaWorld from a uterine infection and blood poisoning. In the ocean, she could have lived for up to 80 years.

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Tilikum was estimated to be about 36 years old at the time of his death. He was brought to SeaWorld after Canada's Sealand of the Pacific closed in 1992. He had been at the amusement park ever since.

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SeaWorld San Diego's theatrical Shamu show, One Ocean, will end Sunday and will be replaced this summer with a new Orca Encounter designed to showcase the killer whales' natural behaviors in the wild.

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As of September 20, 2023 there are: At least 176 orcas have died in captivity, not including 30 miscarried or still-born calves. SeaWorld holds 18 orcas in its three parks in the United States.

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SeaWorld announced today that it will end orca breeding at all of its marine parks and phase out its killer whale shows. The move comes after years of pressure by animal rights and animal welfare advocates, including some scientists who have argued that these animals shouldn't be kept in captivity.

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Currently, SeaWorld houses 19 killer whales in its three parks.
  • Eight killer whales live at SeaWorld San Diego: Corky, Ulises, Orkid, Ikaika, Kalia, Keet, Shouka, and Makani.
  • Five killer whales live at SeaWorld Orlando: Makaio, Malia, Trua, Katina, and Nalani.


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