Norway and the United States have hit the Miami Seaquarium with a one- two knockout punch on the marine park's request to capture Keiko the killer whale and put him back in a tank. The aquarium ...

The most famous whale ever to splash through Oregon surfaces this month in a new documentary. And while is an interesting tale, at least as intriguing is the story of the nun-turned-folk-singer-turned ...

The story of Keiko is a fascinating and tragic one. The male orca was born in the waters off Iceland in 1977 and was nearly two years old when he was captured by fishermen. He was taken in the ...

Keiko’s apparent love of human company — and his popularity — frustrated handlers’ dreams that he would one day leave them in search of food on his own. Millions of dollars were spent trying to teach ...

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 could be returned to the wild. Keiko ...

Keiko the killer whale, whose role as the celluloid hero in "Free Willy" inspired a real-life campaign to return him to the wild, died Friday in Norway, where he had been living free but remained ...

Nearly 700 people, some wiping away tears, turned out to bid farewell to Keiko, the killer whale who starred in the popular “Free Willy” movies, and died overseas in December. The crowd gathered ...

Controversy still surrounds the fate of the killer whale Keiko, who was the star of the feel-good 1993 movie “Free Willy.” That movie climaxed with a fairy-tale leap over a jetty, as Willy escaped ...

IN THE WAKE OF A WHALE By Katy Muldoon The Oregonian Sunday,December 14, 2003 Stephen Claussen zipped on a wet suit, strapped on a scuba tank and jumped in. The Newport night was so clear, he ...