SeaScope 52 - Keiko - Homeward Bound 

Just gonna throw this out there: Keiko was one of the sickest orcas in captivity, suffering in a high-altitude city (which is unnatural for orcas), with very warm tap water mixed with salt. He had developed a papilloma virus infection of his skin and was extremely underweight ( the outlines of his skull were visible ). IMMP had a state-of-the-art huge tank built to rehabilitate Keiko at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, featuring real seawater and an ozone water-treatment system that avoided the use of harsh chemicals like chlorine, which SeaWorld uses in their parks’s tanks. Keiko was flown from Mexico City to Newport Oregon, after receiving a boisterous farewell from thousands and thousands of children who lined the streets of Mexico City to wave goodbye to Keiko. Keiko thrived in Oregon. He put on over 3,000 pounds, increased his diving time underwater ( from 3 minutes when he first arrived to almost 20 minutes ), pursued live fish, experienced real seawater for the first time in over 14 years and was completely cured of his skin disease. The next step in his rehabilitation went forward as he was flown to a seaside sanctuary in Iceland. Finally, at last, he was back in his home waters. In Iceland, Keiko continued his growth and exercise, including “walks” where he followed a special boat out into the Atlantic Ocean, returning to his sanctuary. Ultimately, IMMP and the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation did not really “release” Keiko - he simply swam away and was free. During several months in the wild, Keiko fed himself, maintained his weight, and interacted with wild orca pods, although he never joined up with them. It is unlikely that he ever found his own pod of orca relatives. He finally swam all the way from Iceland to the Norwegian coast. There, he began interacting with people on the shore and was in danger of being hit by boat traffic, so IMMP and the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation led him to an isolated cove where he could be watched and fed, but was free to come and go as he pleased. When Keiko died, he was the second-longest lived orca ever kept in captivity at that time. SeaWorld never bothered to mention that during the time IMMP and the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation were rehabilitating and releasing Keiko back to his wild ocean home, 17 orcas died in captivity. I’ll repeat that: 17 orcas died in captivity during the time Keiko was being rehabilitated in Oregon and his sea pen and finally free in his ocean home. SeaWorld has nothing to say about their captivity failures.

I LOVE YOU KEIKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Keiko is finally home.” 🤍

Keiko should never have been taken away from his pod a long time ago! While he was performing when he was a young orca, did anyone ever cared to think about his pod back then before his film Free Willy was in production no! It was children that became the voice for Keiko's release to return to the wild! It was our voice that helped set Keiko free when I was little. I was very little when the first Free Willy movie came out. Does anybody know what ever became of Keiko's pod over the years or whatever happen to his pod when he was returned to his home? Sea World need to learn something from this how they treat their Orcas.

Much love for all who worked on this

Now we have to do the same for Lolita even though keiko didn’t live long in the wild Lolita’s been in captivity for like 40 years and her tank is so so so small. “Willy” had other orcas and Lolita’s. Companion Hugo committed suicide when she was young so she has two dolphins now

I can't believe how amazing keiko was

I'm not, shall we say, a weepy individual but this brought tears to my eyes 😢

I almost crying watching this because I was happy to see him released

Thank you for upload

he was so trusting--in the end he knew his life was to be his own

I wonder if kiekos ears popped while flying with the pressure

RIP KEIKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss you keikoo❤❤😔

Miss baby Keiko

Je vous ai observé dans une vidéo, vous aviez l'air songeur en regardant Keiko moi j'ai jamais cru que Keiko dans l'océan, dans la baie il aurait été heureux! Îl n'a aucune malice et il allé mourir en Norvège près des homme.

In the end he chose people over his own kind.

Poor Keiko 😭😭😭

INSPERATIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kieko Loved being in the wild he even let kids ride on his back

I can't believe a captive whales travelled more than I have!

Relief! He made it!

Bawlin. Love that whale ♡

Jerry smurf: Where are you guys going? Henry Smurf: We are getting Corky back in the wild in busan! Bread: Let's go!

The first time I ever seen a whale fly lol

R.i.p keiko

My man Keiko broke that plane's landing gear

Send big hug love kiss Keiko

an thank u to the free willie film and children who helped writ letters

Keiko sweet baby

احبك كيكو

Corky's captivity is to return her to the wild. After she spend 55 years in aquarium Corky is ready to go home to Busan where she was captured as a baby.

Keiko is favorite orca

god swept up this gentle creature and took him to iceland--then to sit at the lord gods heaven

May there be the rest to follow more quickly...no need for any more prisoners ! We can enjoy these miraculous creatures via our technology and maybe learn their secrets of getting along within our own specie.

Dude never in my life would I ever think there would ever be a fucken whale a WHALE FLYING IN A PLAIN !!!! I fucken plain !!! Wow from the bottom of an ocean to over 30,000 feet in the air flying lol

Jerry: Where Kalia is going? Hefty: Back to the ocean where she's from. We're going to put her back In the ocean. Jerry: But first let's put her in bathing pen.

Wasn’t keiko rescued from Mexico City? Who was caught from puget sound Washington, how did they make the decision to take him to Iceland?

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😍😍💥🌍

Homeward bound

Why is Keiko’s dorsal fin droopy, broken?

In the first video I watched, Keiko had been in captivity for 5 years. Another video said for 11 years. Now this video said for 20 years. So how long it was really? I'm just trying to know the whole story and I'm needing to know the real story

Poor boo boo died 😭😭😭😭

Hey Keiko will be free

we eloved u keiko u r now with god

Lily Smurf been spending her life living in Phoenix she was ready to go home to the Smurf village.

I thought l was going to see the same home coming for Lolita in Miami. Unfortunately, that was not the case. 😔

Going home ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️

how this poor craeture has suffered

What!!

I’m only sorry he couldn’t find his pod. Releasing him was the right thing to do, no doubt. Next time orcas are released, try letting them go as pairs or in a group. Then they at least have companionship from their own kind

Glad to see my tax dollars spent on something great. Thank you USAF 🇺🇸

I know how you feel it's me Keiko

They should’ve never freed him poor thing was alone out there and died alone smh

Ironic to use the words, Homeward Bound, due to it being a movie that came out the same year as Free Willy.

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I don't think it was Good feeling he died the free orca in the wild

will beath scritto cosi? beath? dice, un lavoro come per esempio carpentiere si devono adottare dei mezzi adatti per il lavoro in serie, poi aggiunge wole, wole è l'unita di misura del tono ma inquadra delle balene dentro le vasche, swimm, si dice nuotare, 01:54 . kwaili ku .

Moved to biosyn sanctuary

We need more Orcas to be free from seaworld

People who think keiko was better in the wild are stupid that's what killed him he was not wild after he turned 3

I bet he died do to either stress of the new environment, starvation, or even being killed by other orcas

i kill keiko

Disgusting! Keiko is "FINALLY home", after he was captured since he was a baby!?!