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Male orca (1976–2003)
Keiko (c. 1976 – 12 December 2003) was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979, and widely known for his portrayal of Willy in
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Topics referred to by the same term
Keiko may refer to: Keiko (given name), a feminine Japanese given name Emperor Keiko Keiko (orca), a performing killer whale best known for the film Free
Keiko
Captive orca at Marineland of Canada (died 2023)
the waters surrounding Iceland. She was kept alongside Keiko, who portrayed the fictional orca Willy in the 1993 film Free Willy. The two remained in
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Largest living species of dolphin
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus
Orca
Name list
Keiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Keikō (景行), with a long "o", is the name posthumously given to Emperor Keikō. As with many Japanese names, Keiko
Keiko_(given_name)
Orcas held in confinement
Dozens of orcas are held in captivity for breeding or performance purposes. The practice of capturing and displaying orcas in exhibitions began in the
Captive_orcas
Wild Female orca from the Northern Resident community (born c. 2000)
potential third confirmed offspring. Keiko (orca) Luna (orca) Namu (orca) List of individual cetaceans "Orphaned Orca Released to Join Pod". Associated Press
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Captive male orca (1981–2017)
(c. December 1981 – January 6, 2017), nicknamed Tilly, was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. He was captured
Tilikum_(orca)
1993 film by Simon Wincer
character, Willy, played by Keiko. The story is about a 12-year-old orphaned boy named Jesse who befriends a captive orca, Willy, at an ailing amusement
Free_Willy
List of attacks of humans
Orcas are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks
Orca_attacks
Captive female orca (c. 1966 – 2023)
Lolita. List of captive orcas List of individual cetaceans Keiko (orca), the star of Free Willy, and the first captive orca released to the wild People
Lolita_(orca)
2010 film
Keiko: The Untold story is a 2010 documentary film about Keiko, the orca best known for starring in the 1993 film Free Willy. It was directed and produced
Keiko:_The_Untold_Story
Closed theme park in Niagara Falls, Ontario
fish and had little contact with wild Orcas; until his death, Keiko was fed daily by the Keiko Project group. Keiko died of pneumonia in December 2003.
Marineland_of_Canada
Male orca
among other precedents, by the case of the orca Keiko, known for his role in the film Free Willy. Keiko underwent a prolonged and costly rehabilitation
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1995 American film
Unlike the first film, the orca was fully animatronic, while the Free Willy Keiko Foundation devised a plan to bring Keiko to the Oregon Coast Aquarium
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
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1985 single by Lucerito
Keiko is a special single by Lucerito, dedicated to the orca Keiko that starred in the first of the three Free Willy movies. When the whale was sold to
Keiko_(song)
Female captive orca (born c. 2007)
attempt to release a captive orca back into the wild has only been conducted once – resulting in a partial success for Keiko, the star in the film Free
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star Keiko was returned to the coast of his native Iceland. English-speaking scientists most often use the term "killer whale", although the term "orca" is
Orcas_in_popular_culture
televisionacademy.com. Archived from the original on 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-01-06. "Keiko the killer whale dies". NBC News. 2003-12-13. Archived from the original
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Commercial hunting of whales in Iceland
percentage of the whale meat is actually eaten by tourists. Cetaceans portal Keiko (orca) "History of Whaling". The Húsavík Whale Museum. Archived from the original
Whaling_in_Iceland
American children's film media franchise
Willy 3: The Rescue, Keiko did not perform scenes for either of these films, and the character was portrayed using an animatronic Orca. Free Willy at IMDb
Free_Willy_(franchise)
Captive male orca (c. 1966 – 1986)
(SeaWorld show) SeaWorld Keiko, star of the Free Willy trilogy of films. Windsor Safari Park Captive orcas List of captive orcas List of individual cetaceans
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Captive female orca (c.1976–2017)
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Real or fictional whales and dolphins
Keet Keto Keiko, who portrayed Willy in the film Free Willy Klee Wyck, the anthropomorphic mascot of the 1994 Commonwealth Games Kiska, orca housed at
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Defunct Amusement park in Mexico City
of 1992 while it underwent major reconstruction and improvements. Keiko, the orca that would later play the lead role in the motion picture Free Willy
Reino_Aventura
Amusement park
animal rights organizations, which pressured the park to free the orca Keiko. After Keiko left, Cornelio the dragon became once again the Park's official
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Practice of renting pets
Shepherd (1954) — $6,000 per week Pal (dog) (1959) — $4,000 per week Keiko (orca) — 35 million in career earnings Moose (dog) — $10,000 per episode Crystal
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Aquarium in Newport, Oregon
along Yaquina Bay near the Pacific Ocean. The aquarium was home to Keiko, the orca who starred in the movie Free Willy, from January 7, 1996, until September
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Fjord in Trøndelag, Norway
Reit Bay Nature Reserve (Reitvågen naturreservat) in 2002. In 2002, the orca Keiko appeared in the Skålvik Fjord, resulting in extensive media coverage.
Skålvik_Fjord
1996 Mexican TV series or program
Keiko, a tender orca, who lives in the park and entertains visitors. Kate del Castillo as Alejandra Armando Araiza as Enrique Valverde Keiko as Keiko
Azul_(TV_series)
Island in iceland
Geysir, Gullfoss, Heimaey 73." This refers to the eruption of Eldfell. Keiko, the orca who appeared in the 1993 film Free Willy, was flown to Klettsvik Bay
Heimaey
Museum in Iceland
Icelandic waters. Special attention is given to orcas, including the most famous Icelandic orca, Keiko. Two documentaries about whaling and the conflict
Húsavík_Whale_Museum
Beluga whale (c. 2009–2024)
might become aggressive or might become too dependent on humans, like Keiko the orca. A proposal was made to place the whale in a sanctuary in Iceland which
Hvaldimir
American businesswoman
million in donations in the 1990s to help return Keiko, the orca star of "Free Willy," to the wild. Keiko died shortly after. Citizen McCaw is a 2008 documentary
Wendy_McCaw
American businessman
formed to release the orca Keiko, star of the 1993 film Free Willy, back into the wild. It was later known as the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation. McCaw was
Craig_McCaw
American environmental writer
his son George Dyson; Freeing Keiko: The Journey of a Killer Whale from Free Willy to the Wild, about the Orca, Keiko, made famous by the motion picture
Kenneth_Brower
Resident Community of orcas in Puget Sound under the Endangered Species Act. Harris served as Northwest Spokesperson for the Free Willy-Keiko Foundationt. The
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sewers in Malibu, fighting for Malibu cityhood, campaigning to free Keiko (the orca used in the film Free Willy), defending dolphins and sea life in general
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Peruvian-American novelist, journalist and radio producer
six-episode podcast from The New York Times and Serial Productions about the orca Keiko, who portrayed Willy in the 1993 film Free Willy. In 2026, Alarcón and
Daniel_Alarcón
Intentional movement of animals by transport
traveled. The transportation of killer whales (orca) was a key feature of the popular film Free Willy. Keiko, who played the role of Willy in the film, was
Transportation_of_animals
Fictional monster, or kaiju
her egg in her larval state and is calmed by Dr. Emma Russell using the ORCA bio-acoustics device, becoming docile. When eco-terrorists led by Colonel
Mothra
June 16, 2006. "Questions for Wyland". Voice of San Diego. June 24, 2006. "Orca Place - 1166 Melville Street". BC Condos & Homes. "Public art in Vancouver"
List_of_Whaling_Walls
Oregon community college
In January 1996, KLCC reporter Alan Siporin covered the arrival of Keiko, the orca of Free Willy fame, at his new home in the Newport Oregon Coast Aquarium
Lane_Community_College
U.S. state
23 acres (9.3 ha) along Yaquina Bay in Newport, and was also home to Keiko the orca whale. It has been noted as one of the top ten aquariums in North America
Oregon
Aquarium for dolphins
exact numbers are hard to determine. Orcas are well known for their performances in shows, but the number of orcas kept in captivity is very small, especially
Dolphinarium
American four engine military transport aircraft
On 10 September 1998, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. 96-0006) delivered Keiko the orca to Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, a 3,800-foot (1,200 m) runway, and suffered
Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III
2001 compilation album by Various artists
Justice" – Sheila Larkin – 4:48 1.8 "Bethel" – Paul Cardall – 2:56 1.9 "Orcas" – Michael Gettel – 3:49 1.10 "Jonathan's Lullaby" – Ira Stein – 4:54 1
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Calendar year
late Kim Il Sung is enshrined as the eternal President. September 9 – Keiko the orca, captured in 1979, is released back into the wild off the coast of Iceland
1998
and the treatment of marine mammals, centering on the plight of the orca whale Keiko. 331 6 "The Princess and the Press" Media 90 minutes November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)
List of Frontline (American TV program) episodes
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Japanese voice actress (born 1988)
Shiori Ito Ro-Kyu-Bu! Maho Misawa Tamayura Norie Okazaki 2012 A Channel Keiko Waiting in the Summer Chiharu Arisawa Arata-naru Sekai Hoshigaoka Girls
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Lord (オウルロード, Ōru Rōdo). He is destroyed by Agito. Voiced by Keikō Sakai (酒井 敬幸, Sakai Keikō). Volucris Falco (ウォルクリス・ファルコ, Worukurisu Faruko): A Falcon
List of Kamen Rider Agito characters
List_of_Kamen_Rider_Agito_characters
Species of mammal
Dolphins and Porpoises Carwardine, 1995. ISBN 0-7513-2781-6 Sekiguchi, Keiko, N. Klages, and K. Findlay. 1993. Feeding habits and possible movements
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Ford, 66, English footballer (Stoke City). Katina, c. 50, Icelandic captive orca (SeaWorld Orlando). A. K. Khandker, 95, Bangladeshi air force officer and
Deaths_in_December_2025
Japanese professional wrestler
Yumiko Hotta, Aja Kong and Takako Inoue, Akira Hokuto and Mima Shimoda, Dream Orca (Etsuko Mita and Toshiyo Yamada), Mariko Yoshida and Sakie Hasegawa, and
Tomoko_Watanabe_(wrestler)
Iran receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. 12 December – Keiko, the orca whale who starred in the 1993 film Free Willy, dies of pneumonia while
2003_in_Norway
23 acres (9.3 ha) along Yaquina Bay in Newport, and was also home to Keiko the orca whale. It has been noted as one of the top ten aquariums in North America
Economy_of_Oregon
Direct action marine conservation operations
they did not specify where the act had occurred. In late December 1992, O.R.C.A Force (Sea Shepherd) sabotaged the whaler Nybraena in response to Norway's
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations
Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society_operations
of the Milwaukee Braves. Marcello Giombini, 75, Italian composer. Keiko, 27, orca famed for Reino Aventura and Free Willy, pneumonia. Rudolf Krause,
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