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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)
6 ott 2021 · Imogen Braddick. Published: Invalid Date, THE real-life orca star of blockbuster movie Free Willy was never truly free. The killer whale who starred in the 1993 classic, named Keiko, died an agonising death in 2003 after tragically failing to adapt to a new life in the wild off the coast of Iceland. 4.
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...
10 feb 2024 · Jason James Richter and Keiko in the film Free Willy, which led to three sequels and a TV series. Photograph: Everett/Alamy. Thousands of children phoned and wrote to the film studio, Warner Bros ...
12 dic 2023 · On 12 December 2003, the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation and the Humane Society of the United States reported that Keiko, the orca whale, died in the Taknes Fjord, Norway. He died of acute...
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21 feb 2023 · On the screen was Keiko, the killer whale co star of the film. This year marks the 30 th anniversary of the release of Free Willy, and the 20 th anniversary of Keiko ’ s death. In his honor, we look back at th e legacy of the iconic orca, whose life drew admiration from a whole generation of ’ 90s kids, and ultimately changed the ...
14 dic 2003 · Mark Townsend. Sat 13 Dec 2003 21.34 EST. In death, as in life. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by starring in a Hollywood blockbuster, triggered a new wave of soul-searching yesterday...
