STAFF at SeaWorld Texas are eagerly awaiting the birth of a killer whale calf, the last that will ever be born at a SeaWorld park.

In March 2015, SeaWorld announced the end of their killer whale breeding programme, confirming that Takara, their pregnant whale, would be the last to give birth at one of their parks. Takara is due to give birth in the next few weeks and staff at SeaWorld have been working around the clock to make sure that Takara and her calf get the best veterinary care possible.

A new video released by SeaWorld shows Takara getting an ultrasound (a scan used to see an unborn baby) as part of her pregnancy care. Not much is known about the reproductive habits of killer whales in the wild so experts are learning as much as they can from Takara and her calf.

You can watch the video and hear from Takara’s vets above.