Inouk, the 25-year-old male orca who died at the end of March at Marineland in Antibes, succumbed to local inflammation after swallowing a very small piece of metal. The death of Inouk, five months after the death of his nephew Moana, 12, had rekindled the controversy over the situation and future of Marineland's orcas.
Animal rights associations have repeatedly warned about the orca's condition, noting in particular the extreme wear of its teeth.