Wikie

{{short description|Female orca (born 2001)}}

{{Infobox animal

| name = Wikie

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| species = Orca

| breed = Icelandic

| gender = Female

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|06|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Marineland of Antibes, Antibes, France

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| known = Mimicking human speech

| parents = {{ubl|Kim II (father) (1981–2005)|Sharkane (mother) (1985–2009)}}

| children = {{ubl|Moana (son) (2011–2023)|Keijo (son) (born 2013)}}

| mate = Valentin (half–brother) (1996–2015)

| height = {{height|ft=17|in=1}}

| weight = 2041 kg

| years_active = 2001–present

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Wikie (born 1 June 2001) is a female Orca who lives at the Marineland of Antibes in Antibes, France. Her mother was Sharkane (1985 – 3 January 2009) and her father was Kim II (1981 – 23 November 2005). Her elder sister is Shouka (born 25 February 1993), her elder brother was Inouk (23 February 1999 – 28 March 2024) and her elder son was Moana (16 March 2011 – 18 October 2023).

In 2009, Wikie was artificially inseminated with semen from Ulises, a male orca who currently lives at SeaWorld San Diego in California. The artificial insemination resulted in the birth of her first calf, a male named "Moana" on 16 March 2011. Moana was the first orca to be born through artificial insemination in Europe. Wikie gave birth to her second calf, a male named Keijo on 20 November 2013. Keijo's father was Wikie's half-brother Valentin (13 February 1996 – 12 October 2015).