Naya/Naja (pronounced NYE-ya) or Ная in Russian, also sometimes referred to as Malishka (mal-ISH-kah) and Juliet (joo-LEE-ett), is an approximately 13-year-old female Russian transient killer whale currently living at the Moskvarium in Russia. She was captured in the Sea of Okhotsk in July of 2014. As of June 2023, she is the only orca remaining as Moskvarium. She is one of two orcas worldwide housed without any others of their species. She is currently pregnant, and due to give birth in late December of 2023.
Behavioral Incidents[]
- In September 2015, a video was published online showing all three of Moskvarium's killer whales thrashing their tails at trainers after one of the trainers fell into the water on top of one of the orcas.
Galleries[]
- Photos of Naya
- Videos of Naya
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