The skeleton of J32 "Rhapsody" is assembled for public display. Image provided by the Royal British Columbia Museum.
The following is a list of all known preserved killer whale specimens. This includes organs and body parts, samples, skeletons, and taxidermized remains. As there are likely many preserved specimens and remains that are either owned privately or have been lost or destroyed, this page cannot be considered a comprehensive list.
The acronyms for Public Display are as follows: Y (yes), N (no), RO (request only)
Preserved Specimens[]
| Name | Accession Number | Sex | Death | Place of Collection | Type of Specimen | Current Location | Public Display? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "C.93.B"[1] | ? | M | Feb. 26, 1885 | Bergen, Norway | Entire Skeleon | Cambridge Museum of Zoology, England | Y |
| Unnamed Norwegian Whale | USNM A23004 | ? | ??? ??, 1887 | Skudesnæs, Norway | Skull | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. | Y |
| "C.95.G"[2] | ? | F | Nov. 18, 1894 | Great Yarmouth, England | Skull | Cambridge Museum of Zoology, England | N |
| Name Unknown | ? | ? | ??? ??, 1925? | Skull | National Museum & Art Gallery, Trinidad and Tobago | ? | |
| Old Tom | ? | M | Sep. 17, 1930 | Snug Cove, Australia | Entire Skeleton | Eden Killer Whale Museum, Australia | Y |
| Ethelbert | ? | ? | Oct. 21, 1931 | Portland, Oregon | Entire Body | No Known Location (Possibly Destroyed) | ? |
| Unknown | 005214 | ? | Jul. 4, 1945 | Skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | ? | |
| Unknown | 006721 | ? | Oct. 4, 1949 | Partial skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | ? | |
| Moby Doll | ? | M | Jul. 16, 1964 | Vancouver Aquarium, British Columbia | Skull | Saturna Island Heritage Center, British Columbia | Y |
| Namu | ? | M | Jul. 09, 1966 | Seattle Marine Aquarium, Washington | Skull | Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Washington | ? |
| Namu | USNM 610742 | M | Jul. 09, 1966 | Seattle Marine Aquarium, Washington | Testicular Sample | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. | RO |
| Unknown | 008861 | ? | Mar. 10, 1975 | Skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | ? | |
| T015 | ? | M | Apr. 11, 1976 | Tofino, British Columbia | Skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | N |
| L8 Moclips | ? | M | Jul/Aug. ??, 1977 | Victoria, British Columbia | Entire Skeleton | The Whale Museum, Washington | Y |
| Taiji | ? | M | Dec. 6, 1978 | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan | Skull | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan | N |
| Miracle | ? | F | Jan. 12, 1982 | Sealand of the Pacific, British Columbia | Skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | N |
| Kiva | ? | F | Aug. 03, 1982 | Marineland of the Pacific, California | Skull | Los Angeles County Museum, California[3] | N |
| L66 "Mata Hari" | ? | F | Aug. ??, 1986 | Port Renfrew, British Columbia | Partial skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | N |
| Caren | ? | F | May 04, 1987 | Kamogawa Sea World, Japan | Entire Skeleton | Kamogawa Sea World, Japan | N |
| Nandu | ? | M | Mar. 7, 1988 | Playcenter São Paulo, Brazil | Entire Skeleton | Museum of Veterinary Anatomy, Brazil | Y |
| Stubby | ? | M | ??? ??, 1989 | Entire Skeleton | The Whale Interpretive Centre, British Columbia | Y | |
| Knootka | ? | F | Mar. 13, 1990 | SeaWorld San Diego, California | Entire Skeleton | Los Angeles County Museum, California[4] | N |
| Kanduke | ? | M | Sep. 20, 1990 | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida | Entire Skeleton | Skeletons: Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma | Y |
| Kenau | ? | F | Aug. 06, 1991 | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida | Skull | Skeletons: Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma | Y |
| A57 "Kelkpa" | ? | F | Dec. 16, 1996 | Entire Skeleton | University of British Columbia, British Columbia | ? | |
| AT1 Eyak | ? | M | Jul. ??, 2000 | Hartney Bay, Alaska | Entire Skeleton | Ilanka Cultural Center and Museum, Alaska | Y |
| Unknown | 2018-013 | M | Jan. ??, 2001 | Entire Skeleton | Húsavík Whale Museum, Iceland | Y | |
| CA189 "Hope" | ? | F | Jan. ??, 2002 | Entire Skeleton | Natural History Building, Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Washington | Y | |
| Ran's Calf (2004) | ? | F | Aug. 28, 2004 | Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan | Entire Skeleton | Nanki Shirahama Adventure World, Japan | ? |
| Keet'k | ? | F | Aug. ??, 2005 | Entire Skeleton | Gustavus Community Library, Alaska | Y | |
| T044 "Ben" | ? | M | Mar. ??, 2009 | Entire Skeleton | The Whale Interpretive Centre, British Columbia (destroyed in fire) | Y | |
| Nami | ? | F | Jan. 14, 2011 | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan | Entire Skeleton | Taiji Whale Museum, Japan | Y |
| O319 | ? | M | Nov. ??, 2011 | Entire Skeleton | California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco | Y | |
| L112 "Sooke" | ? | F | Feb. ??, 2012 | Entire Skeleton | The Whale Museum, Washington | ? | |
| Oscar | ? | M | Dec. 20, 2012 | Kamogawa Sea World, Japan | Entire Skeleton | Kamogawa Sea World, Japan | Y |
| T171 | ? | F | Oct. 13, 2013 | Entire Skeleton | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | ? | |
| Bingo | ? | M | Aug. 2nd, 2014 | Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Japan | Entire Skeleton | Kobe Suma Sea World, Japan | Y |
| J32 "Rhapsody" | ? | F | Nov/Dec. ??, 2014 | Courtenay, British Columbia | Entire Skeleton | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | Y |
| J32's Calf (2014) | ? | ? | Nov/Dec. ??, 2014 | Courtenay, British Columbia | Entire Skeleton | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | ? |
| Unknown | ? | M | Apr. ??, 2015 | Entire Skeleton | Noyo Center for Marine Science, California | Y | |
| Lulu | ? | F | Jan. ??, 2016 | Entire Skeleton | National Museums Scotland, Scotland | N | |
| L95 "Nigel" | ? | M | Mar. ??, 2016 | Tahsis, British Columbia | Entire Skeleton | Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario | ? |
| T012A "Nitinat" | ? | M | Sep. ??, 2016 | Bamfield, British Columbia | Skull | Royal British Columbia Museum, British Columbia | N |
| J34 "Doublestuf" | ? | M | Dec. ??, 2016 | Sechelt, British Columbia | Entire Skeleton | Tems Swiya Museum, British Columbia | Y |
| Tilikum | ? | M | Jan. 6th, 2017 | SeaWorld Orlando, Florida | Reproductive Organs | Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts[5] | N |
