Nanuq

Nanuq was a 30-year-old male beluga living at SeaWorld Orlando. He was captured in Hudson Bay in Manitoba by Vancouver Aquarium in 1990 at the age of 6. Nanuq spent 7 years at the park, where he sired a female calf to Aurora named Qila, before transferring to SeaWorld San Diego in 1997. In 2005, Nanuq moved to SeaWorld Orlando for three years, before returning in 2008. While in San Antonio, Nanuq sired seven calves to Martina, Sikku, Martha, Crissy, and Whisper. In 2008, Nanuq sired a calf via artificial insemination to Ruby, then again in 2009 to twins born to Crissy and in 2010 to Atla, born to Luna. Nanuq sired calves to Ruby in 2010 and 2012, resulting in Pearl and a stillborn calf. Nanuq was meant to act as a breeder for Whisper and Maple at SeaWorld Orlando, but during an interaction with Aurek and Maple, Nanuq suffered from a broken jaw. The exact nature of the interaction was never revealed. Nanuq ultimately died from an infection following the injury.

Family

 * Calves
 * Qila
 * Crissy's calf (2006)
 * Whisper's calf (2006)
 * Sikku's calf (2006)
 * Oliver
 * Grayson
 * Ruby's calf (2008)
 * Whisper's stillborn (2008)
 * Qinu
 * Bella
 * Crissy's stillborn (2009)
 * Atla
 * Pearl
 * Ruby's stillborn (2012)
 * Grandchildren
 * Tiqa
 * Pearl's calf (2018)
 * Atla's calf (2018)

Identification Codes

 * NOAA0005797
 * SWC-DL-9727