After 50 "miserable" years in captivity, the world's oldest orca will be released.
Summary by NewsWall Apr 10 23
- A killer whale imprisoned in a cramped tank for "five miserable decades" will be released in a historic deal.
- The Miami Seaquarium, in collaboration with the Florida non-profit Friends of Lolita and philanthropist and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, agreed to release the whale so she could return to "home waters."
- PETA says animal rights activists have been fighting for Lolita's release into the wild for years because she has been suffering in a 'cramped' tank for fifty years.
- Lolita will be released after living in one of the aquarium's tiny tanks.
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NFL Billionaire Jim Irsay Helps 57-Year-Old Orca Lolita Swim Free: The orca, known as Lolita, has been kept in the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years.
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