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Kasatka is a female Orca who lives at SeaWorld San Diego and the mother of Takara, Nakai, and Kalia. She is the dominant orca at the park and will put other whales in their places. She was captured off the coast of Iceland on October 26, 1978, at the age of one year. Her name probably comes from the Russian word Kasatka (Russian: Кaсатка), a generic name for Orcas. She is 5 m (17 feet) long and weighs around 2.4 tonnes (5,600 pounds / 2,500 kilograms).

Kasatka became a grandmother for the first time when her daughter Takara gave birth to her first calf, a female born May 3, 2002, named Kohana. Takara gave birth a second time, on November 23, 2005, to a male named Trua in SeaWorld Orlando. Kasatka was separated from Takara and Kohana on April 24, 2004, when they were moved to SeaWorld Orlando. Takara has since given birth in 2010, to a female calf named "Sakari."

Kasatka has shown aggression to humans. In 1993 Kasatka tried to bite a trainer during a show, and again in 1999. On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed a trainer and dragged him underwater during their show. The trainer escaped with his life and was later in good condition despite being underwater for a "brief" amount of time. She is currently pregnant with her 4th calf via artificial insemination and she is due in January 2013. She was AI'ed with Kshamenk's semen. There were also reports of her mating with Ulises on the shamu cam

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 [[Image:Shamu with trainer.jpg|thumb|Kasatka performing "The Shamu Adventure". The stage at Shamu Stadium has since been redesigned to accommodate the new "Believe" show. (July 5, 2004)]]
-'''Kasatka''' is a female Orca who lives at SeaWorld San Diego and the mother of Takara, Nakai, and Kalia. She was captured off the coast of [[Iceland]] on October 26, 1978, at the age of one year. Her name probably comes from the Russian word ''Kasatka'' (Russian: Кaсатка), a generic name for Orcas. She is 5 m (17 feet) long and weighs around 2.4 tonnes (5,400 pounds / 2,400 kilograms).
+'''Kasatka''' is a female Orca who lives at SeaWorld San Diego and the mother of Takara, Nakai, and Kalia. She is the dominant orca at the park and will put other whales in their places. She was captured off the coast of [[Iceland]] on October 26, 1978, at the age of one year. Her name probably comes from the Russian word ''Kasatka'' (Russian: Кaсатка), a generic name for Orcas. She is 5 m (17 feet) long and weighs around 2.4 tonnes (5,600 pounds / 2,500 kilograms).
 Kasatka became a grandmother for the first time when her daughter Takara gave birth to her first calf, a female born May 3, 2002, named [[Kohana (orca)|Kohana]]. Takara gave birth a second time, on November 23, 2005, to a male named Trua in SeaWorld Orlando. Kasatka was separated from Takara and Kohana on April 24, 2004, when they were moved to SeaWorld Orlando. Takara has since given birth in 2010, to a female calf named "Sakari."
-Kasatka has shown aggression to humans. In 1993 Kasatka tried to bite a trainer during a show, and again in 1999. On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed a trainer and dragged him underwater during their show. The trainer escaped with his life and was later in good condition despite being underwater for a "brief" amount of time
+Kasatka has shown aggression to humans. In 1993 Kasatka tried to bite a trainer during a show, and again in 1999. On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed a trainer and dragged him underwater during their show. The trainer escaped with his life and was later in good condition despite being underwater for a "brief" amount of time. She is currently pregnant with her 4th calf via artificial insemination and she is due in January 2013. She was AI'ed with Kshamenk's semen. There were also reports of her mating with Ulises on the shamu cam
 [[Category:Individual cetaceans]]