More than 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca, star of the movie Free Willy, died in Taknes Fjord in Norway after being released back into the wild. Some critics say that Keiko's release was a failure ...

Keiko (Honda) Omans, 93, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at the Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Keiko was born on September 13, 1931 in Kyushu, Japan.

By The Learning Network What can we learn from the real-life story of Keiko, the orca who starred in the hit children’s movie “Free Willy”? By The Learning Network Is becoming an ...

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In 1969, a four-year-old baby orca was separated from her family off the coast of British Columbia and sold into captivity. For the past 50 years, she’s lived in an “oceanarium” and ...

This is a brief look back at what made the news in Lincoln County during this week in history.

Three distinct pods include JPod, KPod and LPod. Each orca can be identified by a unique dorsal fin and saddle patch. Salish Sea orcas are socially and genetically isolated from other orcas found in ...