Some General Info

Some General Info

Name: Keet
Pronounced: key- tuh

Means: killer whale in Tlingit
SW ID: SWT-OO-9378
Stage Name/Nickname: -
Sex: Male
Age: 11

Birth Date: 2nd February 1993

Birth Size: -
Current Size: 17. 5 feet and 5400 pounds
Parents: Kalina and Kotar

Siblings: Keto
Half Siblings: Takara, Tuar and KB

Birth Place: SeaWorld San Antonio

Birth: Tail first

Father of: -

Keet's Status

On 24th April 2004, Keet was sent back to his birth place, SeaWorld San Antonio, where he met: Kayla, Kyuquot, his brother Keto and Unna. A day later Tuar and Tekoa, from Orlando, joined the SWT gang.

Keet's History

Keet is the first calf of the first orca to be successfully born in captivity (Kalina). Only when he was 1 year his mother was transferred to SeaWorld Orlando to support her pregnancy with her second calf, Keto, Keet's younger brother. Keet had spent 5 years of his life at SWT until in 1999 when he was transferred to San Diego. At San Diego Keet met Takara, his half sister, and Keto his younger brother. But Keet and Keto did not get along. Keet did not stay long at SWC. In April 2000 Keet, Keto and Sumar were transferred to SeaWorld Ohio. Once again, their stay was not long and Sumar and Keet were sent back to SeaWorld San Diego, whilst Keto went to Keet's birth place, SeaWorld San Antonio. One time in February 4th, 2003, Keet was playing around in the show pool. He jumped up and grabbed onto one of the targets that had been lowered. The ball snapped off and Keet swallowed it. For a while trainers had to put a tube down his throat and into his stomach, filled with water, to make him regurgitate the ball. For 3 weeks the ball stayed in his stomach, but he did regurgitate it. Through that period of time, Keet remained healthy and ate normally. Now, trainers no longer allow the targets to be that low.

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