Crissy

Crissy is a beluga living at SeaWorld San Antonio. She was captured on July 16, 1988 in Hudson Bay in Manitoba for display at SeaWorld San Antonio. At an unknown date shortly thereafter, she moved to SeaWorld in Texas, where she remained until moving to SeaWorld Orlando in May of 1995 alongside Luke, Bandit, and Spooky for the opening of the Wild Arctic exhibit. Crissy became pregnant with her first calf while at the park, returning to SeaWorld San Antonio in 1998 while pregnant before giving birth to her daughter, Whisper. Crissy did not become pregnant again until the re-introduction of a breeder male in 2005, with Nanuq's arrival causing her pregnancies with her second calf. Her second calf was born in 2006, but did not survive for long. Crissy was artificially insemination in 2008. In 2009, a very odd occurrence appeared when Crissy not only became the first beluga to give birth as a result of artificial insemination, but she also became the first beluga in captivity to give birth to twins. One of the twins was stillborn, though the other survived and was named Bella. Crissy gave birth to her fifth calf in 2013, sired by Imaq this time, and named Stella. Unfortunately, Bella and Stella both died in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Crissy gave birth to her sixth and latest calf, Innik, on September 17, 2017 at SeaWorld San Antonio. She lives in a pod of 10 in Texas.

Relatives

 * Calves
 * Whisper
 * Crissy's calf (2006)
 * Bella
 * Crissy's stillborn (2009)
 * Stella
 * Innik
 * Grandchildren
 * Whisper's calf (2006)
 * Whisper's calf (2008)
 * Whisper's calf (2017)

Identification Codes

 * NOAA0002947
 * SWT-DL-8876