Samoa (Orca)
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Samoa was a female killer whale captured in November 1983 in Iceland. She was captured off the east coast near Berufjordur and was sent to Saedyrasafnid aquarium before she was sold to Acuarama, a Brazilian aquarium along with a male named Nandu.

After Nandu's death, Samoa was Acuarama's only killer whale and was sold to SeaWorld
SeaWorld
SeaWorld is a United States chain of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, and animal theme parks owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. The parks feature captive orca, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals. There are operations in Orlando,...

. She was transferred to SeaWorld Ohio in May 1989, and was moved to SeaWorld Texas in October 1990 where she remained until her death.

During her stay at Texas she mated with an Icelandic killer whale named Kotar
Kotar
A kotar is a type of prepared guitar with a sound reminiscent of the koto. Guitarist Kaki King used a kotar on the hidden track at the end of her album Legs to Make Us Longer....

.

Samoa died due to complications of giving birth. On March 14, 1992, Samoa went into premature labour, and died giving birth to a female calf a few hours later. The calf was born dead.
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