OSLO, Norway (AP) - Keiko, the killer whale star of the "Free Willy" movies, was buried Monday in a snow-bound pasture during the deep darkness of Nordic winter in a ceremony kept secret from the ...
Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...
After helping Free Willy taste freedom, Dave Phillips is working to give two other orcas a life outside captivity, Phillips, a director of the International Marine Mammal Project at Earth Island ...
This is the story of the real-life whale from “Free Willy” and his odyssey back to the ocean. In Episode 5 of the “Good Whale” podcast, Keiko disappears in Icelandic waters. For four weeks, nobody ...
For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. Supported by We want to hear your stories of the beloved celebrity orca, whose ...
Oregonians may have a special place in their hearts for Keiko, the killer whale that became famous because of the Oregon-filmed movie, “Free Willy,” and who later lived at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A new podcast series is set on one of the most famous orcas in history. Keiko, the killer whale, spent time at the Oregon Coast Aquarium after living in a small tank in Mexico.
The original podcasting juggernaut behind blockbusters Serial and S-Town is back with a six-episode podcast about the most famous orca in history: Keiko, the star of Free Willy. The Good Whale tells ...
A whale known to many in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will get the star treatment in a new podcast this month. Serial Productions and the New York Times will release “The Good Whale,” a six-part ...
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 for ...
It has been more than 28 years since Keiko landed with a splash in Oregon. Keiko who, you may ask? Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979 as a 2-year-old. He was ...