Granny, who was the oldest orca in the world, recently passed away.

Researchers do not know exactly how old Granny is.

However, they believe that he is about 105-years-old. A representative from the Center For Whale Research stated that they knew that the day was coming, but Granny’s passing is still difficult to accept.

People who have criticized SeaWorld have pointed to Granny as an example of how orcas live longer and healthier lives when they are not in captivity.

She is the grandmother of many killer whales. Some of these whales have died at SeaWorld. Only a few of Granny’s relatives are still alive today. Forty-nine year-old Lolita is related to Granny.

She lives at the Miami Seaquarium. She has not been around another orca since 1980.

SeaWorld orcas often live short lives.

In fact, many of them do not live to see the age of 30. Researchers believe that the reason Granny has lived so long is because she was free. The orca population is currently endangered.

Granny has helped increase the orca population. Orcas are one of the few animals that undergo menopause. Granny’s death is just one of the many sad news stories involving orca whales.

J34, a male orca, died at just 18-years-old back in December 2016. A orca and her baby died back in October 2016.

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) - The oldest member of the small population of endangered Puget Sound orcas has been missing for months and is now likely dead, bringing the toll of dead or missing whales to seven in 2016, researchers reported.J2, known as Granny