Birthdate: February 14th 1996
Born at: Marineland Antibes
Relatives: mother Freya, father Kim II and the halfsiblings Shouka, Inouk and Wiki
Valentin
was born on February 14th 1996 at Marineland Antibes. His mother
Freya had given birth to two stillborn calves and maybe that was the reason why
Valentin was named Valentin since his name means strong/healthy. Valetin is
also born on “Valentine’s day” which also could be the reason why he was named
Valentin. When Valentin was born he had a halfsister named Shouka and when he
was 3 years old he got a halfbrother, Inouk. In 2001 Valentin got another
halfsister when Sharkane gave birth to Wiki. In 2002 Shouka was moved to USA
and three years later (2005) Valentin’s father Kim II passed away. Today
Marineland Antibes’ orca group consists of Valentin, Freya, Inouk and Wiki as
Sharkane passed away in January 2009. Valentin weighs 2585 kilograms and
measures 5 meters.