Via @vintageflukes namu — namu was a male orca who was accidently captured from canadian waters on June 23, 1965. namu was over 10 years old at the time of his capture. namu became trapped along with a young calf. both were able to escape, though namu did not leave. he was soon sold to ted griffin. griffin built a pen for namu and started allowing guests to view him. he trained namu for shows and he was the first orca trained for waterworks. namu never harmed his trainer and the two got along well. he later appeared in a film, "namu: the killer whale". namu passed away at the seattle aquarium after becoming tangled in a net which caused an infection. • • • • • #orca#whale#orcawhale#cetacean#killerwhale#blackfish#seaworld#seaworldsandiego#seaworldorlando#seaworldsanantonio#mammal#southernresidents#northernresidents#ocean#whalesofinstagram#vintage#dolphin#dolphinsofinstagram#shamu https://www.instagram.com/p/BokKTkGhjMo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t565ys8ywi65