Gender: MalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of FloridaDate of Capture: Born November 23,

Gender: MalePod: N/APlace of Capture: Born at SeaWorld of FloridaDate of Capture: Born November 23, 2005Age at Capture: Captive bornCurrent Location: SeaWorld of FloridaOn November 23, 2005, the captive born female Takara gave birth to her second calf at SeaWorld Orlando, a male named Trua sired by the captive born male Taku. Just like his mother Trua was very interested in the underwater viewing windows.Trua also befriended many of the other whales including his aunt Malia and uncle Makaio, who both happen to be younger than him. In 2008, Trua and his mother were moved in with the Icelandic male, Tilikum; Trua’s grandsire.In February of 2009, after becoming pregnant by Tilikum with her third calf, Takara was moved to the Texas park which left Trua alone at the Orlando park. After his mother was moved, Trua was mostly kept with Tilikum and the two began performing together. As most of the other whales at the park were aggressive towards Tilikum, Trua became his only companion as the two got along well.Recently, photos surfaced from visitors showing Trua in the underwater viewing area with the other whales; raising questions about whether Tilikum was alone or not. Not long afterwards, a photo was released by SeaWorld showing Tilikum alongside the Icelandic female, Katina, and their son, Makaio.Today, Trua is 9 years old and still remains at the Orlando park.x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x -- source link

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