Ku passed away

Ku died on September 19 at Port Nagoya Public Aquarium. Ku has been ill since July 2008 but according to the park she was recovering from the illness. In the morning she was found dead in her pool. She caught a summer cold and a herpes infection. The cause of death has not been confirmed yet, but a necropsy will be done soon. Ku was the last remaining orca from the Taiji 5 capture back in 1997.
She was at PONA on a loan, but actually belonged to the Taiji Whale Museum. Her loan expired this year but was extended months before her death.

(September 21st, 2008)

source: http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp & http://mdn.mainichi.jp/