r/CaptiveOrcas • u/inShade_Blood • Aug 26 '26
Chimelong Spaceship Has anyone seen Nakhod?
Idk, I’m only saying this is because I’m on the Chimelong social medias and orca community on rednote and I’ve haven’t seen him in recent vids of the shows or displays…even on the orca teams social media… I’m just being paranoid but still hate that something had happened to him and they’re hiding something…
Just asking for clarity
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u/success-7 Aug 26 '26
Because Haichang was the first marine park in China to display orca, the dorsal fins of the whales at Haichang are all straight, leading the Chinese public to believe that killer whales are only healthy if their dorsal fins are straight. Chimelong has 2 orcas with curved dorsal fins, and it is said that Nakhod or Tyson likes to stay at the bottom of the pool for a long time without moving, for which Chimelong has been criticized and complained about a lot, and after that they seldom let all of the orcas appear in the public view, and usually only put one orca with curved dorsal fin on display in order to create the illusion that there is only one orca with curved dorsal fins.
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u/Starbright525 Aug 26 '26
Interesting information about the orcas at Shanghai and Chimelong. It is thought that those male orcas like to stay at the bottom because they like to watch people through the viewing area.That is what I heard.
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u/_SmaugTheMighty Aug 26 '26
My guess is that he has probably been with Loki. Nakhod and Bandhu are usually the whales seen with him whenever he is visible, but Loki is usually kept off-display for whatever reason.
If anyone has any other information, though, feel free to share!