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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Keiko canonical 2

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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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