"Earth" is Dead

That's right. The orca known as Earth, resident of Nagoya's aquarium, died earlier this month, unfortunately right on the day that my family visited the attraction.

Nagoya loves orcas and the pair of orcas at the aquarium were much beloved as symbols of the city itself. Many fans of the massive sea beast left flowers and messages of condolence in memory of the much loved creature.



The biggest orca in Japan passed on, last recorded at the age of 16 in October of 2024 to be six meters long and weighing an epic 3.6 tons.

Rest in peace, you massive, beautiful beast.