News 2017


 * January 6 - SeaWorld sadly announces that Tilikum lost his battle with a lung infection at Discovery Cove.
 * February 2 - SeaWorld announces the death of Lily at Discovery Cove. She was moved there just a couple months prior, though she had been suffering from cancer since 2010, the decision was made to put her out of her misery. She died on January 30.
 * April 19 - Takara gave birth to a calf. The calf is believed to be sired by Kyuquot, and a video is reason to believe the calf is female, though Moby Doll, Finna, Moana, Trua, and Makaio have fooled staff with mammary glands in the past.
 * April 21 - Takara's calf has been confirmed sired by Kyuquot rather than Tuar.
 * May 11 - SeaWorld announces the pregnancy of Ringer, a Commerson's dolphin at Aquatica Orlando. Although the sire is unknown, I have no proof of Ross ever mating with a female in his lifetime, only males, and Pepe is the most dominant male, though Juan may have changed that after arrival. Only time will tell, and the calf was due last month, but is now going to appear any day. Even though the Commerson's dolphin breeding ban was in place, contraceptives still failed to avoid Ringer's pregnancy, raising questions about orca contraceptives.
 * May 11 - With the announcement of Ringer's pregnancy comes the unannounced confirmation that Whisper is also pregnant. She is due some time between June and August of 2017, and the sire is the male she currently shares her pool with, Naluark.