Tuar is a 16 year old male orca who lives at SeaWorld San Antonio. His father is Tilikum and his mother is Kalina. He was born at SeaWorld Orlando on June 22, 1999.
In November 2000, another male orca was born who was named Tekoa. Tekoa's mother became aggressive towards him and he was soon also being raised by Tuar's mother. The two became very close and spent a lot of time together.
Sex-Male
Age-16
Birthday-6/22/99
Birth Place-SeaWorld Orlando
Type of Birth-Tail First
Time of Birth-7:53 (EDT)
Family
Parents
Mother-Kalina*
Father-Tilikum
Grandparents
Maternal Grandmother-Katina
Maternal Grandfather-Winston*
Sister
Skyla (2004)
Half Sisters
Nyar (1993)*, Unna (1996), Kohana (2002), Skyla (2004), Malia (2007), Sakari (2010)
Half Brothers
Kyuquot (1991), Keet (1993), Taku (1993)*, Keto (1995), Sumar (1998)*, Tekoa (2000), Nakai (2001), Ikaika (2002), Makaio (2010)
Aunts
Katerina*, Unna, Nalani
Uncles
Taku*, Ikaika, Makaio
Nieces
Kalia, Halyn*, Nalani, Victoria*, Amaya
Nephews
Trua, Adan
Cousins
Trua, Unna's Stillbirth*, Nalani
Compatible Mates
Kasatka, Kiska, Stella, Orkid, Kayla, Takara, Shouka, Lovey, Lara, Wikie, Ran, Narnia, Morgan, Malishka, Malvina, Luna, Lynn, Kamea
Origin of Tuar
Inukitut for "Unique"
Pronounced: 2-R
Originally Named
Flash
Other Names Considered
Okkar
illa
Weight
350 lbs (June 1999)
6,000 lbs (June 2014)
6,800 (April 2015)
Lengths
7 ft (June 1999)
19 ft (June 2014)
Breed
75% Icelandic
25% Southern Resident
After he was transferred to San Antonio, Tuar and Tekoa drifted apart and Tekoa left several years later. Tuar has remained in Texas since.
He is quite dominant for a male orca. He is also growing very fast with his recent growth spurt. Tuar used to perform waterworks until they were stopped in 2010. He has never shown aggression towards his trainers.
