Bandit

Bandit was a beluga of an unknown age captured on July 19, 1987 in Manitoba, Canada for SeaWorld San Diego. The only clues to her age involve her ID number, proving she was at least born after Luke and SWC-DL-8729, and based on when she gave birth to Beethoven, she was born in 1986 at the latest. She was most likely predetermined for display at SeaWorld San Antonio, as she was moved just seven months later to the park. Bandit gave birth to her first calf, Beethoven, in 1992. She, alongside Crissy, Luke, and Spooky, moved to SeaWorld Orlando on May 5, 1995 in hopes of breeding. Bandit gave birth to her second son while at the park, Hudnall, in 1999. Hudnall died after swallowing a dive weight in 2003. Bandit remained at the park until her death in 2006, when she died of neural degeneration. Her death was one of the driving factors in the acquisition of four belugas from Marineland of Canada, eventually also leading to the transfer of an orca named Ikaika to Marineland in the month after her death.

Family

 * Calves
 * Beethoven
 * Hudnall
 * Grandchildren
 * Maris's calf (2012)
 * Maris's calf (2015)
 * Possible grandchildren
 * Mauyak's calf (2019)

Identification Codes

 * NOAA0002918
 * SWC-DL-8730