Orca Captivity Statistics
Questions	Answers
1. How many orcas have been in captivity?	There are 130 documented captures of orcas from the wild. 96 are already dead. (74%). The average life span of the orcas that already died was about 5 years.
2. How many orcas are in captivity now?	Today there are 49 orcas kept in captivity. 33 wild caught and 11 captive born (does not mean that breeding is successful).
3. How many orcas have died in captivity?	Mentioned above. Stillbirth, aborts etc. are not documented by the industry. From 46 known pregnancies worldiwde in captivity, 16 calves only survived (35%).
4. Why do orcas fins flop over in captivity?	The industry says that the shape of the dorsal fin has nothing to do with the mood of the animal or she/he feels = wrong. In photographs of more than three hundred killer whales inhabiting the waters surrounding Vancouver Island, B.C., fewer than 1% of the whales has a droopy dorsal fin. Adult killer whales in captivity who survive the onset of maturity invariably exhibit droopy dorsal fins. Smaller female dorsal fins usually bend over after a few years of captivity.
5. How many orcas have been born in captivity?	Look at point 3.

the average life span of a female orca IN THE WILD is 50 years and the maximum lifespan can be up to 90 years.
the average life span of a male orca IN THE WILD is 30 years and the maximum lifespan can be up to 60 years.
Sea World (4 US-Amusement parks) had more dead orcas within the last 10 years (14) than in 20 years before. This year already 3 orcas died at Sea World (Orlando). Gudrun, her daughter Nyar, stillbirth from Gudrun.