Birthdate: November 8th 2000
Born at: Seaworld Orlando
Arrived at Loro Parque: February 13th 2006
Relatives: mother Taima (deceased), father Tilikum, the brother Sumar, the sister Malia, the halfbrothers Kyuquot, Tuar, Taku (deceased), Ikaika and Nakai, the halfsisters Nyar (deceased), Kohana, Skyla and Unna, the grandmother Gudrun (deceased) and the grandfather Kanduke (deceased)
Tekoa was born on November 8th 2000 at Seaworld Orlando and is the son of Taima and Tilikum. When Tekoa was a few years old his mother Taima started to behave aggressively towards him and Tekoa was separated from Taima. Several times attempts to reunite Tekoa and Taima were made but after several unsuccessful attempts it was decided that there was no point in trying any more and since then Tekoa has not met his mother again. When Tekoa had been separated from his mother Kalina took care of him instead and on April 24th 2004 Tekoa was moved to Seaworld San Antonio. On February 13th 2006 Tekoa was moved to Loro Parque where he has lived since then. Tekoa weighs 1418 kilograms and measures 4.4 meters (weight 2008 and length 2005. His name means "beautiful".