It has been more than 28 years since Keiko landed with a splash in Oregon. Keiko who, you may ask? Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979 as a 2-year-old. He was ...
The story of Keiko is a fascinating and tragic one. The male orca was born in the waters off Iceland in 1977 and was nearly two years old when he was captured by fishermen. He was taken in the ...
But it also called to mind the release of Keiko — the star of the movie “Free Willy” — more than two decades ago. Keiko’s return to his native Iceland improved upon his life in a Mexico City tank, but ...
OSLO, Norway - Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the Free Willy movies, and the most famous resident of the Oregon coast Aquarium in Newport, died at an age considered old for a whale in ...
SEATTLE — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long ...
Debi Derryberry recalled what it was like to film the scene in which the orca rescues the film's protagonist, a 12-year-old ...
SEATTLE -- An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington's Puget Sound thrilled those who have long ...
Though it may look like Lolita the orca’s life will have a fairytale ending of freedom, a group of her former trainers have come out against the idea of releasing her in the wilds of Puget Sound, ...
Researchers find that the star of 'Free Willy' should not have been released. April 28, 2009— -- Willy was never really free. The killer whale star of the Hollywood movie Free Willy had to be ...
SEATTLE — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington's Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated ...
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