The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young whale before spending most of his life in captivity. Once fans, especially children, of the 1993 film learned that the animal star didn't enjoy ...

Keiko was put in a special pen on the coast of Iceland. After teaching him to hunt for food, the scientists set him free in the North Atlantic six weeks ago to swim near other killer whales.

an orca named Keiko. They found the poor killer whale in a pool at an amusement park where it appeared sick. The animal's ...

Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

In 1996, Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the 1993 movie “Free Willy”, was rescued from captivity and taken to an ocean bay in Iceland two years later. He eventually left with a pod of ...

The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young whale before spending most of his life in captivity. Once fans, especially children, of the 1993 film learned that the animal star didn't enjoy the ...

"Killer whales are highly social animals ... This kind of project has been done before. Keiko, the orca that starred in the 1993 move Free Willy, was rescued from captivity in 1996 before being ...