# Vancouver in Mourning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-in-mourning/86542 "2001-10-10T06:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-in-mourning/86542/1 "2001-10-10T06:41:31Z")
Today me, and most of the Vancouver BC Canada area is mourning the passing of Bjossa the Killer Whale. Bjossa was a much loved resident of the Vancouver Aquarium until this spring, when she was sold to Seaworld in San Diego. She suffered a chronic lung infection and had lost both of her male companions, so it was hoped that she might do better down south. She took a turn for the worse in August but made a partial recovery. Her death was quite sudden and as I listen to the news right now, the theory is that she had a stroke. She also leaves to mourn her little friend, Whitewings, the Dolphin, her pool-mate of many years. Bjossa was twenty-five. Swim free, Bjossa ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-in-mourning/86542/2 "2001-10-10T07:06:44Z")
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