But Keiko was not a good candidate for rewilding: He’d lived in the care of humans since he was 2 and had zero orca friends. He no longer knew how to communicate with other whales, or even how ...

Tell Us Your Memories of Keiko, the Whale From ‘Free Willy’ We want to hear your stories of the beloved celebrity orca, whose real-life return to the ocean is explored in our new podcast ...

The new six-episode podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale PEOPLE has an exclusive first listen of the trailer ...

Orca whales Keijo and Wikie. ... Keiko's journey and the final result of the rewilding project were covered in "The Good Whale," a 2024 podcast from "Serial" and The New York Times.

"The Good Whale" from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter ...

“The Good Whale” comes out on November 14 and is a project of Serial Productions and the New York Times. Our news partner, Willamette Week, was the first to report about "The Good Whale." ...

The whale, which was 27, died Friday afternoon after the sudden onset of pneumonia in the Taknes fjord. He was old for an orca in captivity, though wild orca live an average of 35 years.

In the late 80s and early 90s, kids could not escape orca mania. Credit: ... Over the course of a decade, this led to the actual freeing of Keiko, the whale who played Willy.

OSLO, Norway -- Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the "Free Willy" movies, has died in Norwegian coastal waters where he remained after millions of dollars and a decade of work failed to coax ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals can be returned to the wild ...