Sarah

Sarah(サラ) was a 2 year old Icelandic killer whale that lived at Kamogawa Sea World. She was born on the 31st of May, 2003 to Stella and Bingo and died on the 26th of April, 2006 from a kidney disease.

## Immediate Family

### Sisters

1. Lovey (Born 1998)
2. Lara (Born 2001)
3. Ran II (Born 2006)
4. Lynn (Born 2012)

## Birth and Early Life

In December of 2002, it was announced that Stella was pregnant with her third calf at Kamogawa Sea World. On the 31st of May, 2003, Stella went into labor. At 15:53(3:53 pm), the fluke of a calf appeared. 3 hours and 25 minute later, at 18:18(6:18 pm), the calf was born in the main pool. On 2nd of June at around 7:46(am), the calf nursed for the first time, and on the 9th of June, her umbilical cord was gone.

It was originally "discovered" that the calf was a male, however this turned out to be false and the calf was later confirmed female. A poll for a naming contest was held, and with over 22,000 votes, Sarah ruled out as the winning name. Sarah was later introduced to her father, Bingo, and another male, Oscar. She had previously met her two older sisters, Lovey and Lara, who were likely in the same pool when she was born.

Sarah began participating in several behaviors, such as bows and slideout, as well as shows with her mother. She was often paired with only her parents, and based on photos taken of the trio, it's likely to believe that they participated in several research studies. Sarah was a very active whale, until she came down with an illness during Golden Week(Japan) in 2005. In May of that year, Kamogawa Sea World announced her failing health. By August, however, she had recovered and appeared normal, showing no signs of any illness.

## 2006

It was later announced that Stella was pregnant with her 4th calf. On the 25th of February, 2006, Stella gave birth to another female, later to be named Ran II. When Ran was born, Bingo and Stella were separated, and Sarah became very unstable. Sarah was covered in rake marks much of the time, and it was decided to separate the 7 whales into two groups, as the facility only had two pools. Bingo, Stella, Lovey, Lara, and Ran were in the show pool, while Sarah and Oscar spent their time in the back pool. Neither of the two whales did well with this. Sarah would often swim around and rapidly start chasing Oscar, with Oscar constantly chasing her in return.

It was commonly thought that Sarah had started to develop stress and anxiety, and she later developed an illness in early-mid April of 2006(it is unknown if it was the same as 2005, though it likely was). Despite all possible attempts, Sarah passed away on the 26th of April, 2006. Her cause of death is listed as a kidney disease. Some also believe that the stress of being separated(up until her death) may have also contributed to her downfall in health.

## Gallery

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Many photos can be found from Inherently Wild.

   **Photo by Kamogawa Sea World.**

**Photo by fuchaka, provided by HaH.**

**Photo scanned from the book *シャチのラビー ママになる―日本初!水族館生まれ3世誕生まで (日本語) 単行本 – 2009/3/1*, provided by anonymous.**

**Photos by www.sakamata.com, provided by Dupsy.**

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "鴨川シーワールド" - *2003*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "サラ Sarah"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sarah"
4. ↑ "[mixi]鴨シーのサラ - ◆ I love シャチ ◇ | mixiコミュニティ" - *Spring of 2006*
5. ↑ "わたしの少数意見 3分でわかる鴨川シーワールドのシャチ年表 (2011年2月現在)"