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Hyak
Hyak was a captive killer whale, also called an orca, kept at the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia, Canada. The animal was captured in the Pacific Northwest in 1968 and later became part of the aquarium's public collection. Hyak is a historical subject associated with the era when marine parks...
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The top alternative to Hyak in 2026 is Ruffles (J1) with a score of 9.2/10, followed by Ocean Sun (L25) (9.0) and Granny (J2) (8.5).
Ruffles (J1)
Ruffles was a male Southern Resident orca, specifically part of the J1 matriline. He gained recognition through his dist...
Ocean Sun (L25)
The Ocean Sun (L25) was a critically important member of the Southern Resident killer whale population. This individual...
Granny (J2)
Granny, designated J2 by researchers, was a female killer whale in the Southern Resident community of the northeastern P...
Tokitae (Lolita)
Tokitae, also known as Lolita, was a female orca belonging to the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population....
Kiska
Kiska was a female orca who was captured in Icelandic waters in 1979 and subsequently spent over four decades in captivi...
Kavna
Kavna was a beluga whale who lived at the Vancouver Aquarium in Canada. She is best known as the inspiration for the chi...
Kalina
Kalina was a captive killer whale born at SeaWorld Orlando in 1985 to mother Katina. She was the first orca to be succes...
Katina
Katina is a female orca born in Icelandic waters around 1976 and captured in 1978, who has lived at SeaWorld Orlando sin...
Corky II
Corky II is a female orca from the Northern Resident population of British Columbia who was captured in 1969 and subsequ...
Chimo
Chimo was a female orca distinguished by her unusually pale coloration. She was captured off British Columbia in 1970 an...
Qila
Qila was a beluga whale housed at the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia, Canada, who gained historical significance...
Orkid
Orkid was a female killer whale born at SeaWorld San Diego in 1988 to Kandu V and Orky II. Her birth belongs to the earl...
Kandu V
Kandu V was a female killer whale held at SeaWorld San Diego. In 1989 she collided with another orca, Corky II, during a...
Orky II
Orky II was a male orca captured off the coast of British Columbia in the late 1960s. He was first held at Marineland of...
Corky I
Corky I was a female southern resident killer whale captured in British Columbia waters in 1969. She was kept at Marinel...
Bjossa
Bjossa was a female orca captured near Iceland in 1980 and later kept at the Vancouver Aquarium. She became the institut...
Kilroy
A captive killer whale kept at SeaWorld San Diego, notable for being collected from Washington state waters in 1969.
Haida II
Haida II was a female killer whale held at Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia. On 20 February 1991, sh...
Winston (Ramu IV)
Male orca held at multiple North American marine parks during the 1970s and 1980s, one of several wild-caught killer wha...
Nootka IV
Nootka IV was a female killer whale held at Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia. She was one of three c...
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