Nalani is a 9 year old female orca who lives at SeaWorld Orlando. She was born on September 18, 2006. Her mother is Katina and her father is Taku. She was Taku's second and last calf, but he is also her brother, making her inbred. Katina and her son Taku had a very close relationship which led to them mating. A mother and son mating has the chance of Nalani being up to 25% inbred.
Nalani was the first inbred orca to be born and survive. Her half sister Unna gave birth to a stillborn calf in April 2006, who may or may not have been inbred. The father has never been announced. Also, an inbred calf was miscarried in Canada in 2004. Nalani has shown no signs of being inbred. She physically acts and looks like any other orca should. She is very playful and smart and shows no signs of falling behind. She performs in shows and has been learning many more advanced behaviors now that she is getting older.
Sex-Female
Age-9
Birthday-9/18/06
Birth Place-SeaWorld Orlando
Type of Birth-Tail First
Time of Birth-3:23 PM EST
Length of Labor-1.5 Hours
Family
Parents
Mother-Katina
Father-Taku*
Grandparents
Paternal Grandmother-Katina
Paternal Grandfather-Tilikum
Half Sisters
Kalina (1985)*, Katerina (1988)*, Unna (1996)
Half Brothers
Taku (1993)*, Ikaika (2002), Trua (2005), Makaio (2010)
Aunts
Kalina*, Katerina*, Nyar*, Unna, Kohana, Skyla, Malia, Sakari
Uncles
Kyuquot, Taku*, Sumar*, Tuar, Tekoa, Nakai, Ikaika, Makaio
Nieces
Skyla, Kalia, Halyn*, Victoria*, Amaya
Nephews
Keet, Keto, Tuar, Trua, Adan
Cousins
Keet, Keto, Tuar, Skyla, Kalia, Halyn*, Trua, Adan, Victoria*, Amaya
Compatible Mates
Ulises, Kshamenk, Inouk, Earth, Nord, Moana, Makani, Keijo
Origin of Nalani
Hawaiian for "The Heavens"
Pronunciation-nah LAH nee
Nicknames
Lani
Twitchy
Weights
350 lbs (2006)
1,780 lbs (2010)
3,000 lbs (March 2014)
Lengths
7 ft (2006)
Breed
100% Icelandic
Nalani had been learning waterworks before they were stopped in 2010. She had recently started performing them in shows doing beginner behaviors. She is a very energetic and athletic whale. She picks up on new behaviors rather well.
Nalani was very close to her mom the first couple years of her life. When her half brother Makaio was born, she at first seemed jealous. As she spent more time with him, she became much closer and now helps Katina care for him. She has become more independant now, though she still spends a lot of time with Katina. She is very close to her Aunt Malia, who is actually 6 months younger than her. The two spend a lot of time together, often playing or socializing. She is also often grouped with Kayla and Trua.
Nalani is a very bulky whale. Over the past couple of years she has grown a lot. Her dorsal is starting to lean more like Katina's. She also has large, oval shaped eye patches.
