USA: OREGON: KILLER WHALE KEIKO IS DOING WELL IN HIS NEW HOME
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2015
- (8 Jan 1997) English/Nat
It's been one year since the famous killer whale, Keiko, took up residency on the Oregon Coast.
Keiko, who starred in the 'Free Willy' movies, was involved in his own drama when fans from all over the world donated money to move him from his previous home, a cramped pool in Mexico City.
Trainers and vets say since he was relocated Keiko's health has improved dramatically, he has gained weight and is thriving.
Keiko has made quite a splash since he moved into his new seven million dollar home.
SOUNDBITE:
"What we are starting to see now is an animal who is starting to explore his environment, he is starting to manipulate his own environment and become master of his own environment within this environment here - the pool that he lives in."
SUPER CAPTION: Nolan Harvey, Keiko's trainer
Keiko's new home is four times larger than his old one, is filled with cold purified sea water, has a concrete beach, an artificial reef. And he daily gets 300 pounds of his favourite fresh fish.
SOUNDBITE:
"Keiko arrived a year ago today, rather underweight for a killer whale his size. He weighed 7,720 pounds. In the last year we have put a thousand pounds, maybe a little bit more on him in weight. We have increased his cardio-vascular fitness. He's living in a pool that is roughly four times the size he was living in Mexico City. So he has to cover a bigger area to begin with."
SUPER CAPTION: Nolan Harvey, Keiko's trainer
The intensive therapy and training is paying off. The "Free Willy" star's trainer says the difference is remarkable.
The whale has shed a string of health problems. His droopy dorsal fin stands straighter. And those who care for Keiko say he appears to be more confident and mentally stimulated.
Nolan Harvey says the training has been concerned with increasing muscle tone, improving Keiko's cardio-vascular system and strengthening his ability to hold his breath under water.
The Foundation that was supported by millions of dollars donated by movie-goers has an eventual aim of releasing Keiko in the wild.
SOUNDBITE:
" And I think that one of our biggest concerns is going to be is that he has been in captivity for so long and been around human beings that he is very friendly and we have yet to start weaning him off social interaction and so we would not put him back into the water until we believed he's weaned off of us. But right now he is very, very friendly. It would certainly be dangerous for him to be put into the wild and asked to survive when he is still so dependent on social interaction."
SUPER CAPTION: Beverly Hughes, head of Keiko Foundation
There are other reasons why Keiko is far from being returned to the sea - one major problem is his that the tamed whale doesn't know how to hunt for food.
Still a big draw card for audiences of all ages - Keiko appears to enjoy the attention as well as his new surrounds.
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I couldn't help tearing up when he started his vocals. He's missed so much. I know I miss him.
Bluenose352 what? that made no sense
Baba Sheeba. What didn't make sense?
I miss him too, I know we were trying to do the right thing by moving him to Iceland, but I really feel like he should have stayed here in Oregon. He would have been so very well taken care of for the rest of his life. I'm thankful for the time we had with him, and am glad that we have stopped whale shows in the US.
@@sarahcleveland438 he would not have the best care there he belongs in the seaside sancuary and he is so he is happy there he looked so sad in captivty
Keiko was the best whale ever. He was truly amazing so kind and gentle a true one of a kind and will never ever be forgotten
Didn’t do well atball. Couldn’t eat or join a pod. Searched out humans to give rides and belly rubs.
Loved 15 months while getting fed by biologists.
Or would have died in 2weeks
Some people may say Keiko's release was a failure. But I think it was as successful as it could've been for him. And I am so happy he got to experience living in his natural environment after years and years in a small concrete pool. He may not have integrated well with wild orcas, but he had the chance to choose whether he wanted to be with wild orcas or with humans- and he had both. He chose to swim from Iceland to Norway- hundreds more miles than he ever could've swam in a pool. He had a chance to live in a natural environment for 5 years, without commands, performance, and an audience to please. Who knows, he may have died in less than a year if he stayed in Mexico without this opportunity to return home. RIP Keiko, swim free.
It was an absolute failure.
Can’t eat for himself can’t go underwater for a couple mins. Can’t join other orcase the closest it came to other orcas was 200 meters.
Died on 15 months.
Let your dog not cat or any pet roam and be free.
Put a tracking device and let me know how that works out
He lived for 15 months. And would have died instantly as they had to feed him and he couldn’t even eat living fish let alone any other animals a
Outcasted by other orcas. What are you even talking about
You may as well be talking about rocket skates that take you to outer space
It only cost 30 million dollars for an orca to obviously not integrate. Can’t even eat for itself. And diedn N 15 months as it’s in a car set universe. He was 27. Captive orcas live longer than man.
The orca searched for humans as was outcadt d by its own.
What a great way to spend 30 million dollars
But hey. Let’s spend that on Lolita who is 50. That is something I want to be forciably paid in taxes for.
@@oldironsides4107 A DOG IS NOT AN WILD ANIMAL LIKE A OCRA! and if humans never stole him in the first place he would've had his family. he did feed himself
@@oldironsides4107 lolita is being paid for by a nfl billionaire, and she's going to a sea pen. and if humans never stole them for money in the first place we wouldn't have to rehabilitate her. we spend money on older humans all the time. get out of here
Keiko was so beautiful. Rest in peace you beautiful whale
Yet when he was released in the wild, he still thrived on human interaction.
Mister Sarajevo It's the only form of interaction he was used to... Possibly Stockholm syndrome 😔
Well you can take the animals out of captivity, but you can't take the captivity out of the animal.
This is from his happiest times, he was thriving there. It should have been his home for the rest of his life the superstar he was. There he was healthy happy and had good care.
Keiko is an ambassador to whales in captivity all over the world. As much as I loved that he got to feel his ocean home again and was a free whale, they should have kept him either in Oregon or his Bay Pen for the rest of his life. He needed human contact. He thrived on it. He went searching for it when he wasn't getting it from his handlers. I miss him so much. I love you Keiko. Swim free and healthy up in heaven with Tilly and all the others that have died because of us humans. RIP KEIKO
This is my step-dad! It's cool to see him so young!
Lava Hotpocket Why is his fin so limp?
Kevin Dunn He’s been in captivity for so long that it curved.
Tilikum is the largest in captivity right now but Keiko looked even bigger than him.
that's what I thought too but they say tillikum is larger than keiko was ;o
MYembrace7 I still think Uli is a close second to Tilikum. But Keiko and Ulises look pretty close in size.
MYembrace7 just if hes still alive he should be overweight now
Not anymore.
MYembrace7 they were both 12 tons. but I think Keiko was a foot longer than Tilly
I miss Keiko
Keiko's vocals oml 😍😍😍 i miss this boi
This is the sea? So cute Keiko is! I’ve met a little girl called Keiko before! (By sun)
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When the trainer is speaking, he is breathing quietly...what a smart, Keiko
Don‘t worry @ all. Keiko is now in peace.
I love keiko forever! My favorite film is free willy, by keiko and my favorites animals is killer whale!!!
So beautiful and part of my childhood
RIP Keiko❤️
Voice of an angel
how do u weigh a whale?
I got to see him in Newport Oregon in that same tank when I was 5 years old it was pretty cool
I think full release was detrimental. Not that they should be captive but you got a special circumstance
loves lives forever keiko
I miss kieko very much and I still have the necklace he will never be forgotten of the place I was born I hate how the pool being for sharks though it would be nice if they had orca whales there again cause in Oregon they care
That place could have been a good spot for Lolita to be rehabilitated before possible return to her native waters, but it's now a shark exhibit
Lauren Janell If Lolita were to be released, she'd die, just like Keiko.
Lux Hunsinger That is true. If she can't go back to the wild she should at least be someplace much bigger
Lauren Janell I definitely think she should be rehabbed in the inlet that's ready for her and then be allowed to leave if she wants. Keiko's rehab wasn't the best. We have so much more technology and knowledge now that she probably would survive in the wild contradictory to my prior statement.
keiko was not a good candidate for release, he was very sick, even near death, when he first arrived in the seapen. But he did get a lot healthier, his skin condition cleared up completely, he put on a lot of weight, and he no longer needed medication. He DID survive for about 5 years outside of a fish bowl. It is likely he woulden't have made it that long in a tank. What ultilmately killed him, was an infection. That may have been lingering in his system for some time, as most captive orcas have some form of infection that flares up now and then, or he may have contracted it from humans he interacted with. But what REALLY matters here, is that the last 5 years of keikos life, were the most meaningfull ones. He got to be an orca again, feel the ocean, see other orcas, swim at full speed, have his sences stimulated with smells, new things to see, to investigate. And most importantly, he got to be free, free to make his own choices, free to do what HE wanted, free to be in the place that was home, where he belonged. I'm willing to bet those were the most meaningfull years of his life, the ones he held most dearly, the ones where he was happiest. So to me, his release was not a failiure, it was succes. Can we learn from it, do it even better next time? Sure we can, it was only a first attempt! But to Keiko, it was succes, he got 5 years to be nothing but an orca, to forget what life as a circus monkey was like. 5 years to learn that not all people are assholes. He had episodes of "agressive behavior" when he was performing in a tank, but not once did he show agression to the people, even children, he interacted with when he was free again. After all the torture he went through, that has GOT to make him one of the most forgiving creatures you could ever meet...
@@lucille9348 Your "medication" has obliterated your brain. www.amazon.com/Killing-Keiko-Story-Willys-Return/dp/0996077014
AMO A KEIKO AUNQUE YA NO ESTE EN ESTE MUNDO
KEIKO DEMOSTRO TANTO AMOR A LOS HUMANOS
He seemed like the biggest sweetheart I heard he was gentle never any agression on humans. I actually think he should have stayed in the Oregon aquarium he seemed to do well there
WIlly/Keiko are you having fun in the oceans of heaven too?
ANGIE PEARSON I know God is with him and enjoying the ocean in heaven and when I go to heaven I will see him and be with God
Animals don't go to heaven lol. When they die, their souls are deleted instantly.
Wow well done with that. Keeping another huge creature native to our seemingly endless oceans in a swimming pool 👍
They can’t be released after being in captivity for so long, that’s why this place was an improvement compared to where he was before. Good job commenting on something you don’t know
This was his much larger, temporary natural sea water home where he was going to gain weight, build up his strength, and learn how to hunt live food before being released into the wild after being captive for 20 years.
How nice to see him free.. but still he was alone. As orcas are social animal they can't stay alone. It seems he wants to say something to humans from his vocals😭. Atleast he died peacefully in his natural habitat. RIP Kaiko. You will be missed forever 🙄😭.
Didn't Keiko pass years ago??
+sherman4970 2003
That would make a very good exhibition pool for the new marineland
Did he ever have water work aggression’s?
Keiko was feeling hungry! He was better in Mexico, maybe in a small place, but he ate too much before than his rescue
Gran error que se pago lamentablemente con la vida de esta belleza.
If only the ARA's hadn't pushed their agenda, Keiko would've lived out his days in peace instead of being ill, alone and scared in a totally foreign environment :(
he died in his natural enviroment
I love keiko
that poor lonely orca. are they going to set this one free?
Aurelio Moscoso they did set him free. after 5 yrs releasing in the wild keiko died due to pneumonia.
Do you know "Free Willy" movies? Keiko is the "actor"...unfortunately he is no longer alive.
they moved him there to release him. though it was by no means a successful release.
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good thing the kids arn't banding on the glass lol.
I wish they had put him in a large sea pen, in the Pacific Northwest
Yes, but his pod was in Iceland
+Omegaman120 This was before I found out he was placed in a pen near Iceland
He never even found his pod. He was never accepted. He went to Iceland to die alone. It was animal cruelty
they never hade to catch him in the first place damn fisherments
indeed
I love keiko the killer wale
I cannot stress it enough. If you love the orca, dont go to parks. There are two sanctuaries open right now and more on the way. Orca do not belong in tanks. It is simply a myth that orca cannot be rehabilitated. They can! Please support orca sanctuaries and dont buy a ticket to a marine park. You are simply keeping them there longer #retireTokitae Keiko was a success. Had they found his family like Ken Balcomb suggested, he may have been happier with his family and without human companionship.
Thats Willy
It's still so small..
I was actually lucky enough to see him when he was there and the tank is way bigger than it looks in this video and had lots of natural elements
+Jacinta Tee You do realize they released him... and it killed him...
Yeah happy.... so happy.. he we isolated alone, starved himself, had to be hand fed every single day, swam away from orcas, was also rejected by all wild orcas, had some of the highest stress level hormones ever seen in a cetacean, constantly on the surface, barely dived, swam up to people because he wanted human company not animals, constantly swam close to the shore so he could see people. So much so a law had to be made that no one touched him, went up to him. For god sake there are videos of children riding him in the 'wild' He died isolated, depressed, not understanding what happened to him, why no one would be with him. I agree he needed to be moved from the tiny tank he was in but releasing him was the worst thing for him! He is considered a complete failure! Releasing an animal after years of captivity never works and will never work you cannot uncondition an animal that is use to humans for over 20 years!
It was only very few, he constantly got sick, he was still on antibotics fed to him through fish fed to him by his human handler, he was never truely released, all they did was move him tot he ocean and made him an attraction there which in turn disrupted wild animals that rarely have human interaction and caused more stress. Seaworld aren't even allowed to release their orcas so i'd give up on the dream that they were. It's against the law, particually the ones that are captive born, they have spent their life in a sanitized environment they could never live in the ocean it would likely put them into shock and they would die in a matter of weeks. The ocean isn't a good place for long held captive animals such as orcas. Keiko was an experiment and i'm glad we tried because we would have never known other wise but he payed with his life which is so sad! I suggest reading killing keiko it was written by some of his handlers its a real eye opener to what didnt make it into the media and what the free willy foundation tried to cover up. Also i suggest reading this www.newscientist.com/article/dn17039-why-freeing-willy-was-the-wrong-thing-to-do/
+ReviewCam I like it in house btw I know what u mean
That's him
I got to see keiko
The thing is they live longer in the world. When will u ppl learn!
Linda 🌼 linda linda
Imagine being so friendly to humans only for them to slowly stop coming to talk to you.. I know it needed to be done. But it seems lonely until he was able to be released
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Honestly, he should have stayed in Oregon. Might be still alive today.
Questions
No....No he wasn't....
Porque não deixa o bicho solto uma baleia desse que viver solta nata vários km
😂😂😂😂
To you people that think they can release these animals back into the ocean I say to you these orcas are now 10,000 pound pets!Sorry charlie!
I love k
Isto é horrível são criadas em cativeiro
I hope the whale is in the open sea instead for entertainment..
CaliGuy27 He was actually being trained to be a whale. He was being treated better than the others at Sea World. After he starred as Willy in ‘Free Willy’, they eventually released him. He left his pod to be with us. He felt that we were his pod. He went on the beaches of Norway to play with the kids. He died at age 27 in 2003 on that beach. He died, yes. But he died free and happy.
This tank is still too small for Keiko and putting him in this is so cruel on so many levels
They didn't try hard enough to find Keiko's family
Brittany Rozenberg Hollander don’t you get that they were releasing him as soon as he got healthy and if he went back to his family they would probably attack him as they would not recognise him and he would be able to last in the wild as he was dependant on humans for food and everything else
@@Matthew-eg9zs that never happened with springer
I would 100% put my hands in a wild orcas mouth before even standing on an edge let alone feeding an orca in captivity and even more so than feeding any orca associated with Tillicum.
I seen an artical many years ago that this orca was killed by fishermen
That's not true.
no there was a fisherman who wanted to kill him he (the fisherman) is currently in hell
Keiko died from a disease the orca killed by a boat was Luna
+Terry Hays You beat me to it, Terry. I was about to clear it up.
Keiko died from pneumonia in 2003
I hate to see orca in tank, unsafe! Put orca back to ocean with their families . Orca's are friendly in ocean not in tank because more depressed and angry can lead attack to trainers. I hate Maine world catch orca's and take away from their family, terrible!
mythoughtwhatyousay1 This whale was released into the ocean. A foundation rescued the whale from a small tank in Mexico and brought him to this aquarium to get healthy. Then he was released in the ocean off the coast of Iceland. Unfortunately he died five years later from pneumonia.
At least these people tried and did right someone else wrong, even if it was for a few short years. At least he didn't spend his whole life in a tank.
I hope all captive orcas to be released into sea pens and not into the wild as they are physically and mentally not fit to survive full-time out there anymore. Keiko is indeed a very friendly orca.
May you rest in peace.
I noticed to fin is curled due to stress of his new home so he is not doing good
Señor Milk you have no idea what you’re talking about lmao
orcinidae do you?