When was keiko born

He had touched such a responsive chord in people that it just seemed like the barriers could be broken down, and it just became hard not to get involved.

At the same time, the Oregon Coast Aquarium agreed to build a new state-of-the-art facility to serve as a way station of sorts to allow Keiko to regain his health before returning to the wild. On September 9, , his journey was complete when a U. Yet the effort had its detractors. Nobody considered the possibility that maybe his family had died during his capture. It succeeded in getting him out of Mexico. If he never left Oregon the project was already a success.

Getting him to Iceland, into the big huge basin. If he never left the basin it would have been a huge success. The only captured orca ever to go home. Two hours later, he had died. Two sequels featured animatronic models, film of wild orcas and leftover footage of Keiko.

He was brought to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in , and two years later was flown to Iceland. Once there, handlers taught him to catch his own fish and interact with wild orca. He was finally released in mid But after 25 years in captivity, Keiko appeared to prefer human companionship. Once there, he became so listless that his team started feeding him up to pounds of fish per day, and Keiko got handouts until the day he died. He died a day later. Sign In. Edit Keiko.

Showing all 11 items. Best known as the titular whale in Free Willy Buried at Taknes in Halsa county, Norway, his grave sits right next to the ocean. On Januray 7th , Norwegian kindergarten and school children placed rocks at the gravesite to commemorate the popular whale. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro.