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After years of preparing Keiko for reintegration, Keiko was flown to Iceland in 1998 and in 2002, became the first captive orca to be fully released back into the ocean. On 12 December 2003, he died of pneumonia in a bay in Norway at the age of 27.
- Icelandic
- 12,300 lb (5,600 kg)
- Male
- Orca (Orcinus orca)
L'orca non si allontanò comunque mai da quelle acque, dove venne raggiunta e assistita dai suoi custodi, e morì il 12 dicembre 2003 nel vicino fiordo di Taknes a causa di un'improvvisa polmonite; al decesso, Keiko era affiancato da tre dei suoi custodi umani e aveva raggiunto l'età di 26-27 anni.
12 dic 2023 · On this day, 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca , star of the 'Free Willy' movies, died in his home of Taknes fjord, in Norway. The story of Keiko is a fascinating and tragic one. The male orca...
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- David Mouriquand
29 mar 2024 · The Associated Press, reporting on Keiko's death quoted a spokesperson for the Humane Society of the United States saying the organization that helped to relocate the orca was sad at his...
10 feb 2024 · U nlike Willy, Keiko never found his family. In December 2003, Vinick received a call telling him that Keiko had died of pneumonia, aged 27.
13 dic 2003 · Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the film Free Willy, has died in Norway at the age of 27, 18 months after he was returned to the wild. The six-ton whale apparently suffered a sudden...
Indeed, seven years after the famed orca’s death in December 2003, the question of whether or not the mission was successful continues to fuel the debate regarding the fate of the other 42 orcas still in captivity in the U.S., Argentina, Canada, France, Japan and Spain.
