Moana

Moana (pronounced mo-AH-nah) was a 12-year-old Icelandic male killer whale who loved at Marineland Antibes in France. Moana was born tail-first on March 16th, 2011. His mother was Wikie and his father was Ulises. He passed away on October 18th, 2023. His cause of death is currently unknown.

Early Life[]

Moana was born to Wikie and Ulises on March 16th, 2011. He was the first successful birth of a killer whale via artificial insemination in Europe and the third worldwide. His father, Ulises, lives at SeaWorld San Diego in California. Initially, Marineland Antibes incorrectly sexed Moana as a female before finding out that he was, in fact, a male killer whale. At that point, he had already been given the name Moana but Marineland decided to keep the name anyway.

Death[]

During the afternoon of October 18th, Marineland Antibes announced that Moana had passed away unexpectedly during the night of October 17th to 18th. According to outsider sources and various French news outlets, Moana had reportedly been under watch due to health concerns.^[1][2] This was, however, never confirmed nor announced by Marineland themselves. A necropsy will be carried out to determine Moana's cause of death.^[3]

Trivia[]

• The name "Moana" is a unisex name of Hawai'ian origin and means "ocean" or "sea."

Transfer History[]

Moana was never transferred out of Marineland Antibes.

Galleries[]

• Photos of Moana
• Videos of Moana

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