today im starting a series of the captive orcas i will also do the orcas that are now dead today its bingo whos 32 years old BINGO lives at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Japan he was was captured in Iceland in 1984.
Bingo, also known as Thor, is the most successful breeding male orca in Japan. He had sired two unsuccessful pregnancies, but in 1998 Stella gave birth to his first successful calf, a daughter named Lovey. Lovey was the first orca calf to be born in captivity in Japan. He has gone on to sire four more daughters: Lara, Sarah(deceased) and Ran and Rin. He wa due to join Nami on Kamogawa but Nami ended up dying in January 2011 and the move was pushed back due to this and a Tsunami that had occured. In November 2011, it was announced that Stella and Lovey were both pregnant and that Bingo, Stella and Ran would be moving to Nagoya leaving the daughters Lovey and Lara behind. he has met all of hes kids when they where young i have a soft sport for bingo
After living at Kamogawa Sea World for most of his life, he was transferred to Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in December 2011.
Incidents with humans –
19-year-old male Bingo pushed his trainer through and under water during a show.
