Spooky

Spooky was a 29-year-old female beluga captured in Manitoba, Canada on July 25, 1979. She was transferred to SeaWorld San Diego shortly after capture. Her history with SeaWorld between this point and 1991 is unclear, however, it is known that she spent at least some time at SeaWorld Orlando, even while still rather young based on videos taken of shows in the 1980's depicting her alongside Shadow, usually under the stage name of "Bianca." Spooky was transported to SeaWorld San Antonio from SeaWorld Orlando in 1991, where she very quickly became pregnant. She gave birth in 1993 to a stillborn calf sired by Shadow. Spooky was transported back to SeaWorld Orlando on May 5, 1995 alongside Crissy, Bandit, and Luke, becoming a founding member of the new Wild Arctic exhibit. Spooky gave birth to another stillborn calf sometime in July of 1999, sired by Luke. Spooky lived there for the rest of her life, Luke and Crissy left in 1998 and Bandit became her primary companion after Bandit's son, Hudnall, died in 2003. In 2006, following Bandit's death, three young males from Marineland of Canada were flown in to Orlando. Spooky sadly died the following year. Her cause of death is listed as brain inflammation as a result of a fungal infection (acute fungal encephalitis).

Relatives

 * Calves
 * Spooky's stillborn (1993)
 * Spooky's stillborn (1999)

Identification Codes

 * NOAA0002494
 * SWF-DL-7904