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

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