Keiko

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Keiko was a famous captive orca best known for starring in the film "Free Willy" and later becoming the focus of a high-profile rehabilitation and release effort.

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instanceOf captive whale
film animal actor
orca
ageAtDeath about 27 years
alsoKnownAs Kago
Siggi
birthDate 1976-09-24
birthLocationType wild
birthPlace near Iceland
captured 1979
captureLocation near Iceland
caredForBy Ocean Futures Society team
Oregon Coast Aquarium staff
causeOfDeath pneumonia
countryOfCaptivity Canada
Iceland
Mexico
United States
deathDate 2003-12-12
deathPlace Taknes Bay, near Arasvikfjord, Norway
earlyCaptivityLocation Icelandic aquarium
filmReleaseAssociated 1993
fundedBy Free Willy–Keiko Foundation
Warner Bros.
public donations
healthIssue papilloma-like skin lesions
poor physical condition in captivity
legacy increased public awareness of captive orca welfare
influenced debates on marine mammal captivity
length approximately 7 meters
notableWork Free Willy
ownedBy Reino Aventura (during Free Willy filming)
portrayedCharacter Willy
rehabilitationLocation Oregon Coast Aquarium
rehabilitationStart 1996
releaseLocation Klettsvik Bay, Iceland
releaseProgram Keiko Project
releaseToOpenOcean 2002
releaseType soft release with human support
relocatedTo Klettsvik Bay
Marineland of Niagara Falls
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Reino Aventura
residence Klettsvik Bay, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, Oregon
Reino Aventura, Mexico City
sex male
soldTo Marineland of Niagara Falls
starredIn Free Willy
subjectOf Keiko: The Untold Story
The Free Willy Story: Keiko’s Journey Home
numerous documentaries
taxon Orcinus orca
linked to: Orca
transportEvent airlift from Mexico to Oregon in 1996
airlift from Oregon to Iceland in 1998
weight approximately 3,600 kilograms

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