In 1993, Warner Bros. released the movie FREE WILLY. A delightful film about an orphan boy who tries to rescue a homesick whale from captivity, where they used a real-life killer whale named Keiko. After the success of the film, audiences began a campaign demanding that Keiko be released back into the wild, just like his character from the movie.

But did Keiko ever see freedom?

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