Gender: FemalePod: N/A (Mother was Kayla)Place of Capture: Captive bornDate of Capture: Born October

Gender: FemalePod: N/A (Mother was Kayla)Place of Capture: Captive bornDate of Capture: Born October 9, 2005Age at Capture: Captive born On October 9, 2005, captive born female Kayla gave birth to her first calf, a female named Halyn, at SeaWorld Texas. However, Kayla, who was inexperienced as a mother, rejected Halyn immediately and showed no interest in her calf at all, apparently even becoming aggressive towards her. As a result, staff were forced to step in, separate the pair, and hand-rear Halyn. Halyn was kept out of public view in the animal care section of the park where a female Bottlenose Dolphin was introduced as a temporary companion. Staff used Kayla’s milk to create a formula in order to bottle-feed Halyn, who was fed every two hours and monitored around the clock. When she reached 3 months old, she was moved back to Shamu Stadium where she met the other whales through the gates. In 2007, Halyn was introduced to her father, Keet. Unfortunately, she would never meet her mother, as Kayla was moved to the Orlando park in 2006. She was able to join Keet in shows and was learning quickly, even beginning to learn waterwork behaviors. Unfortunately, Halyn died suddenly on June 15, 2008 due to Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis, a disorder that causes swelling of the brain. x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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