Location:
Miami, , United States
Post Date:
Apr 3, 2023 11:06 AM
TAG ID:
sipaphotosfifteen866404
(RM)
Credit:
Abaca Press/Geyres Christophe/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom
Format:
3537 x 2636 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Abaca Press
Special:
*** US and Limited Foreign Rights ***
Keywords:
Animal Protection, Killer Whale, Killer Whales, Orcas, xxnoddpi, United States, Miami, news
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
File photo of Lolita, the killer whale, also known as Tokitae, will be freed after being in captivity for more than 53 years. The killer whale will return to its natural habitat of the Pacific Northwest, after performing at a Miami tourist attraction for decades.Taken from her mother and her seven siblings at age four, Lolita arrived at the Miami Seaquarium for a fee of just �5,500 in 1970. Miami, Fl, USA in July 2012. Photo by Christophe Geyres/Abaca/Sipa USA