Keiko (c. 1976 – 12 December 2003) was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979, and widely known for his portrayal of Willy in the 1993 film Free Willy. In 1996, …

1993 - Keiko, still in Mexico, listens to calls made by Southern Resident orcas with great interest. Photo by Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research. Anthropologists tell us that the stories we …

It tells the story of a boy who befriends a killer whale named Willy and helps him return to the ocean after living an inhumane life in captivity. The movie was widely successful, bringing in …

Keiko, a male orca (orcinus orca) originally captured in 1979 from a pod in Iceland, lived in Oregon for less than three years. During that time he became one of Oregon’s best-known …

Jul 19, 2023 · Based on documented diving behavior and his healthy and robust condition on his arrival in Norway, Keiko’s veterinarian and leading orca scientists concluded that he …

Keiko (pronounced KAY-ko) was an approximately 26-year-old male Icelandic killer whale who was captured near Ingólfshöfði (EENG-ohls-hovu-thi), south-east Iceland, on November 5th, …

Mar 29, 2024 · Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979 as a 2-year-old. He was sold to the Icelandic Aquarium in Hafnarfjörður soon after. At the time, he …

It's an orca, a killer whale that we humans captured from the wild, took from his mother and trained to be completely tame and live alongside us. This killer whale was so tamed that at …

Nov 12, 2024 · It is unclear if Keiko ever found the pod from which he was stolen in Iceland in 1979. However, data shows he eventually swam for almost 1,000 miles on his own across the …

Mar 11, 2019 · After scouring the country's coast in search of winter digs for Keiko the killer whale, his caretakers said Tuesday that next week they will move the "Free Willy" star to the …