Nami - unfulfilled dream of freedom

Hello! This is our first music video about Nami. Killer whale, which for many years lived in the Taiji Whale Museum - but moved Nami to the Port of Nagoya Aquarium ended dreams of freedom and family - it was the end.
Nami was about 3 years old when captured (October, 1985). She was measured about 19.6 feet and weight 6,613 pounds (2005)

14th January 2011 Nami died at her new home... She was there seven months! Rest in Peace, Our Beautiful Japanese Wave (her name means "wave" in Japanese) Now... You are in Eternal Waters.

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Pets & Animals

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• orca
• nami
• nami-chan
• japan
• taiji
• whaling
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• captivity
• killerwhale
• killer
• whale
• orka

[FreedomForOrcas]

She died from stress... poor girl. RIP Namichan.

[OrcinusOrcaPL]

@FreedomForOrcas Are you sure? They have the autopsy results?

[CgColleenGorman]

There is a story posted about her and her life (with this video at the end as a tribute) on The Orca Project. Google, Killer Whale Nami dies in Captivity.

Seeing other videos of her...they are heartbreaking. Thank you for making this most prophetic video for her.

[OrcinusOrcaPL]

@CgColleenGorman Thank you for comment. One of us was deeply in love Nami (Milena) She despairs Nami's death :( Now, she is free - hat's what we wanted.

[Little123Fizz]

I'm so sad she was moved into a concrete tank.. it must be very confusing for her...

Do you know what happened to Nami? I noticed three scars on her underside it almost looks like she was shot? 

[OrcinusOrcaPL]

@Little123Fizz Yes, Nami is fine - she is playfull and she have a new friend - dolphin female called Lulu. Nami is very mild and I'm happy that everything is fine with her :) Scars are on her underside for many years. In January 2011 will come to Nagoya two orcas from Kamogawa Sea World, that she will have orca-friends.

[mikaila31]

@TheFuturelegacy while I agree with you. You have to consider that it was captivity of these animals that completely changed public opinion about them. Before they were seen as dangerous killers and often shot from boats. Very few orcas overall have been kept captive, but the result of the new public's opinion was to protect a lot of wild orcas.

[TheFuturelegacy]

Another reason to end orca captivity and exploitation. Anyone who truly adores these magnificent creatures would see them in their natural habitat, where they were meant to be and not performing stupid, pointless feats for our short sighted entertainment. RIP Nami, may you forever swim free and know no boundaries.

[luzNando]

@OrcinusOrcaPL Nami Swallowed 180 lbs of Stones !

One pocket of her stomach was reportedly sagging due to the weight of some 70 kilograms (154 lbs) of pebbles stuffed in it, including the largest stone that measured 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in length and weighed 2.1 kilograms (4.6 lbs). Furthermore, an ulcer was found in another pocket of her stomach, and bleeding from the spleen and enteritis were also diagnosed. The ailments are thought to have put a strain on Nami’s heart.

[metridium]

@OrcinusOrcaPL Nami died from Fungal Bacterial Pneumonia, Stomach Ulcers, Myocardial Fibrosis, Heart Failure and Chronic Colitis after swallowing the stones over the course of many years at the Taiji Whale Museum

[FreedomForOrcas]

@Jenckles - omg, she ate stones? Poor thing!

[Jenckles]

@FreedomForOrcas The autopsy result showed that Nami died from eating 80 kilograms of stones over the years in Taiji, which caused her to have an ulcer and other bleeding issues. :(

RIP, pretty girl. If only all orcas could not be in captivity.

[NamuTheOrca]

Such a sad story about a sad orca... She deserved to be free, not to be stared at by people who at the same time might be eating her friends or family. So sad it had to end this way, luckily she's free now RIP

[FreedomForOrcas]

@OrcinusOrcaPL - No, the autopsy hasn't come out. But they believe it was "ulcerative colitis". Which is caused by stress.