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'Lolita the whale' made famous by her five decades in captivity, dies before being freed
USA TODAY· 9 months agoLolita, an orca whale who served as a main attraction at the Miami Seaquarium, died Friday just as...
Bringing Tokitae home: How to release long-captive orca Tokitae?
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn ambitious plan announced last week to return a killer whale held captive for more than a...
After 50 years in captivity, a plan to return Miami orca to 'home waters' is announced
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoMore than 50 years after being captured in the Pacific Ocean and held for decades at the Miami...
From 'Toki's law' to extinction: Mourning activists carry on after celebrity orca's death
Palm Beach Daily News· 9 months agoA marine park orca's death ended 50 years of confinement that began cruelly, ended with devotion and...
How do you move a 22-foot whale cross country? Big questions about freeing Lolita
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoAfter decades of public pressure, the owners of Miami’s Seaquarium have finally committed to...
Chimpsky, not Chomsky: Did Nim the chimpanzee actually learn American Sign Language?
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoChimpanzees 605383547Getty Images/PHOTOSTOCK-ISRAEL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Humans are often thought...
‘Journey to freedom’: Agreement signed to return captive Florida orca to the Pacific after 52 years
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn unlikely coalition of a theme park owner, animal rights group and NFL owner-philanthropist...