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	Keiko.com: The History of Keiko, the World's Most Famous Whale
		Keiko is born in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland.
		Keiko is eating live steelhead weighing from three to 12 pounds each, comprising up to half of his daily intake of food.
		Keiko's veterinarian believes that acute pneumonia is the most likely cause of death, though he also cited that Keiko was the second oldest male orca whale ever to have been in captivity.
	www.keiko.com /history.html (1386 words)

	Keiko Project Home Page
		After lots of hard work and preparation, Keiko was moved in January, 1996 from his home at Reino Aventura in Mexico City to a new state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon.
		Keiko was airlifted by the US Air Force to a new sea pen off of the tiny volcanic Westman Islands of Iceland.
		Doing the right thing for Keiko is already helping the world's whales through raising public awareness regarding the plight of those in the wild and held captive.
	www.earthisland.org /immp/keiko.htm (337 words)

	Keiko.com: About the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation
		The Keiko Project -- a joint non-profit effort by the Free Willy Keiko Foundation and The Humane Society of the U.S. -- was established in 1994 to rescue, rehabilitate, and release to the wild Keiko, the most famous whale in the world.
		Keiko was featured in the Warner Bros. Hit film Free Willy, and in the Discovery Channel Documentary The Free Willy Story, and the Jean-Michel Cousteau Documentary Born to Be Wild, as well as in television coverage around the world.
		In addition to the Free Willy Keiko Foundation and the Humane Society of the United States, the Keiko Project has received generous assistance from the Craig and McCaw Foundation, the Wendy P. McCaw Foundation, Earth Island Institute, Ocean Futures, United Parcel Service, Orca Lab, the Dolphin Connection, and from millions of children around the world.
	www.keiko.com /about_us.html (456 words)

	CDNN Eco News :: Keiko orca killer whale turns up in Norway.
		Keiko (which means "Lucky One" in Japanese) was captured off the coast of Iceland in 1979 at the age of two and spent most of his life in captivity performing for tourists in Canada and Mexico.
		The 1993 film "Free Willy" sparked a campaign to free Keiko who was rescued from a small tank in an amusement park in Mexico City in 1996 and flown to Oregon where his rehabilitation started.
		In 1998, Keiko was airlifted to Iceland where a team of orca experts taught him to catch fish.
	www.cdnn.info /eco/e020902/e020902.html (391 words)

	Orca Network - Keiko Forum
		Keiko was essentially locked in a basement for over twenty years, then let out briefly to walk around the block a few times in the past three years, but the cardiovascular stamina and musculoskeletel strength required for maintaining proximity with his unfettered cousins calls for some serious workouts.
		Orca families are built on trust, love and loyalty, and as we learned from Springer, the little two-year-old calf reunited with her family after a year’s absence, you have to show you mean it and wait to be welcomed before you get a warm embrace.
		Keiko project staff, who have been in Norway monitoring his VHF signal since his approach to the coast, were able to locate Keiko, but not before he had interacted with several vessels and members of the public, some of whom evidently provided food to him and entered the water.
	www.orcanetwork.org /news/keikoforum.html (13659 words)

	Keiko (orca) at AllExperts
		Keiko (circa 1976 – December 12, 2003) was an orca (or killer whale) who performed in the first of the three Free Willy movies.
		Keiko was captured near Iceland in 1979 and sold to the Icelandic aquarium in HafnarfjÃ¶rÃ°ur.
		Donations from the studio and Craig McCaw led to the establishment of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation in February 1995.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ke/keiko_(orca).htm (524 words)

	Keiko (orca) Information
		Keiko (circa 1976 – December 12, 2003) was an orca (or killer whale) who performed in the first of the three Free Willy movies.
		Keiko was captured near Iceland in 1979 and sold to the Icelandic aquarium in Hafnarfjörður.
		Donations from the studio and Craig McCaw led to the establishment of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation in February 1995.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Keiko_(orca) (441 words)

	Marine Connection - Keiko's story.
		In early 1996, when Keiko was moved to Oregon from Mexico, he was suffering from severe skin lesions, was considerably underweight (just over 7,000lbs) and had many health problems, but with care and treatment in just over a year his skin had cleared considerably and his weight had climbed to well over 9,000lbs.
		Keiko responded well to his new life in the sea pen and began to show signs of diving, vocalising and was gradually taking more interest in his underwater home.
		Keiko was led away from the harbour to a new site along the coast - a site that was more remote and would limit the amount of admirers that began to flock to see this amazing whale.
	www.marineconnection.org /campaigns/story_keiko.html (809 words)

	OrcaLab - OrcaLab News -
		Keiko, the orca star of the film Free Willy and the first ever captive orca to be returned to life in the ocean, died yesterday in Norway.
		Terribly underweight when he arrived, Keiko slowly regained his health and vigor and by 1998 it was felt he was ready for the next stage on his road to freedom.
		Keiko raised the profile of orcas and other whales to hitherto unknown heights, and along the way did an amazing job of raising human consciousness to a point where it is now widely agreed that whales and dolphins should not be caged or otherwise abused.
	www.orcalab.org /news-archive/captivity/12-13-03.htm (727 words)

	KEIKO is Truly Free, KEIKO in Norway
		Keiko was laid to rest after darkness fell on Sunday, in a grave on land near the Norwegian bay where he spent the last months of his life.
		Keiko is not the only ambassador that has shown us that humans can be destructive and that we can't always repair the damage we cause.
		Keiko was a great ambassador and I hope that humans stop the capturing of wild marine mammals who were stolen from their families and environment to be subjected to living alone in a cement pool, and all of this done for human greed.
	animom.tripod.com /keiko.html (2015 words)

	CNN.com - 'Free Willy' whale, Keiko, dies - Dec. 13, 2003
		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 him back to the open sea, his caretakers said early Saturday.
		Keiko was released from Iceland in July 2002, but he swam straight for Norway on an 870-mile trek that seemed to be a search for human companionship.
		Keiko's keepers said the whale seemed to adapt to living in the wild despite so many years in captivity, learning to slap his tail and do jumps called side breaches that are typically done to stun fish.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/12/obit.keiko.ap (636 words)

	Save the Whales
		Keiko was born in 1977 or '78 in Atlantic waters near Iceland.
		In 1996, Keiko was moved to a large tank at the Oregon Coast Aquarium with natural seawater from a nearby bay.
		Because Keiko died at a relatively early age, it does not mean that a return to the wild shouldn't be attempted with another orca.
	www.savethewhales.org /captivity.html (1747 words)

	Keiko the Orca
		Orcas live mainly off fish and seals but have little blubber and poor tasting meat so they are not worth hunting by commercial whalers.
		Unluckily for Keiko, Orcas also look attractive and can be easily tamed to do tricks for sentimental humans, so over a hundred have been taken alive for display in zoos around the world.
		Sea World, the owners of most of the other captive US Orcas, were understandably reluctant to allow their charges to star in a movie about freeing an unhappy killer whale, and Keiko's down-at-heel facility was ideal for the movie.
	www.igreens.org.uk /keiko_the_orca.htm (866 words)

	Keiko... free at last - a tribute to Keiko, an amazing orca.
		Keiko knew something was up-even though his sling had been incorporated into his training for months previously, he evaded the nets twice before eventually going into the medical pool.
		Keiko had to be lifted by crane, high into the air, to a height from which he could not survive a fall, to be placed in his new tank.
		Keiko had been examined by several vets and had been given a clean bill of health, and with this clean bill put in front of them, the Icelandic Government gave the thumbs up to Keiko returning to Iceland.
	guajirodreams.com /bajamundo/whalesdolphins/keiko.html (2032 words)

	'Free Willy' star orca Keiko turns his fin on freedom
		Wild orcas left the coast of Iceland this week to follow the herring, but Keiko, the star of the movie "Free Willy," stayed behind.
		Keiko isn't yet ready to live in the wild, his caretakers say.
		That is disappointing to his caretakers and to fans who have been hoping that Keiko's real life will follow the plot of the movie and that he'll be reunited with a pod of wild killer whales in his native Iceland.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/08/31/MN135375.DTL&type=printable (440 words)

	Keiko - "Oceans of Tears" - an excerpt from C.M. Mayo's MIRACULOUS AIR: Journey of a Thousand Miles through ...
		Mexican TV and newspapers gave the event full coverage, interviewing Keiko's pretty young trainers; showing Keiko's handlers coaxing him into his sling to be transported; the huddled families wrapped in ponchos and blankets, and the children crying and waving.
		Keiko was being flown in a C-130 cargo plane to his new seven million dollar tank at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, paid for by the Free Willy Foundation with donations from all over the world.
		Keiko's job was to perform, dancing to disco music, leaping for a mackerel, letting his trainers plunge their heads into his mouth, and giving kisses to his "girlfriends" -- young women selected from the audience.
	www.cmmayo.com /keiko.html (1392 words)

	Keiko steps even closer to freedom (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Keiko, a killer whale or orca, is outfitted with transmitters that track his progress.
		Keiko had never before exhibited this behavior, a high arched dive, which is associated with foraging for food.
		Keiko's progress has made researchers cautious in attempting to observe the orca for fear of interfering with Keiko's new independence.
	www.wdcs.org /dan/publishing.nsf/fde0b34d9e1c31fc80256d040047b2b6/8e4e528df5d8ff5f80256d0300518075!OpenDocument (711 words)

	Keiko Channelings and the Petition that Keiko should be taken to a safe place where he is cared for and can interact ...
		Keiko Channelings and the Petition that Keiko should be taken to a safe place where he is cared for and can interact with people.
		While visiting Keiko at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Keiko told her that he did not want to be set free and he would continue to behave in ways to discourage them from letting him go because he would rather be with his human friends.
		Keiko was flown to Iceland in September 1998, and for four years continued to return from his ocean swims to be with his caretakers.
	www.astrostar.com /articles/KeikoChannelings.htm (2162 words)

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		Keiko was a young Orca Whale when he was first brought to Mexico to perform.
		Keiko's crate had gotten stuck while going on the plane and he was two hours behind schedule.
		After a while in his tank there in Oregon, Keiko was shipped out to a tank in the bay of Iceland where he and his pod had once swum.
	hometown.aol.com /orcaspitt/home/index.htm (477 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Leap to freedom eludes real Willy
		Keiko's life took a profound turn after the filming of "Free Willy," which told the story of a troubled boy bonding with a killer whale -- and ended with the orca leaping to freedom after its evil owners tried to kill it.
		Keiko will not appear in the sequel; filmmakers are using a robotic model and shots of wild orcas.
		Keiko will be the only orca on display in the entire state.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20031212-2125-031212keiko.html (1202 words)

	Stories in the News (Sitnews) - Ketchikan, Alaska - News, Features, Opinions...
		Keiko's veterinarian believes that acute pneumonia is the most likely cause of death, though he also cited that Keiko was the second oldest male orca whale ever to have been in captivity.
		Keiko, the orca whale that starred in the 1993 film "Free Willy," is seen here swimming in the Norwegian waters in the summer of 2002.
		A decade ago, Keiko was featured in the Hollywood movie, Free Willy, prompting a worldwide effort to rescue him from poor health, in an attempt to allow him to be the first orca whale ever returned to the wild.
	www.sitnews.us /1203news/121303/121303_keiko.html (670 words)

	Keiko update - Travelling with wild orca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Keiko, the Free Willy killer whale (orca) has, according to scientists in the area, been travelling with wild orcas off the coast of Iceland for nearly a month.
		Keiko, the feisty orca hero of the hit children's movie "Free Willy," seems to be edging closer to a free life at sea.
		Keiko, who's movements are being tracked with a radio signal and a satellite tag, has been moving up to 100 miles a day with a group of 40 orcas (this number was closer to 80 a month ago, before the orca started to leave their Icelandic feeding grounds).
	www.wdcs.org /dan/publishing.nsf/fde0b34d9e1c31fc80256d040047b2b6/a3e8855cdb64337d80256d0300518069!OpenDocument (726 words)

	Keiko Orca
		Orcas live mainly off fish and seals but have little blubber and poor tasting meat...
		orca, known as Springer, was due to have been hoisted onto the craft at dawn on Friday from its...
		Keiko: The journey of a killer whale from Free Willy to the wild...
	www.cordah.co.uk /keiko_orca.html (279 words)

	Keiko the Killer Whale, Oregon (Marine Life) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Keiko, the killer whale star of Free Willy and Free Willy II, moved from Mexico City via cargo plane into his new home at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in January, 1996.
		In the fall of 1998, Keiko was moved to a pen in the waters of the North Atlantic off Iceland.
		Keiko was released from Iceland in July 2002, but he swam straight for Norway on a 870-mile trek.
	www.ohwy.com /or/k/keiko.htm (222 words)

	Orca News 2003
		The female orca was taken to a floating pen in the area and later transferred by charter plane to Anapa on the Black Sea where the Utrish Aquarium has one of its facilities.
		WDCS is very concerned about the possibility of further captures, as well as the welfare of the captured orca and the effect her capture will have on the remaining members of her family group.
		All the findings to date, on the orcas' diet, foraging and socialising behaviour, as well as their communication - suggest that these orcas are a largely 'resident' population, comparable to those resident off British Columbia, Canada, and Washington State, USA, and likely possessing the same strong social bonds.
	www.orcahome.de /news2003.htm (3768 words)

	YouTube - Keiko
		omg keiko is soo amzing omg i love him nd miss him so much even though i never met him i relle wish i did w0w he was an incredible amzing creature rip keiko love u and miss u boy
		Great vid, I loved Keiko and i love this song by Michael Buble.
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	www.youtube.com /watch?v=pxUvMY3udlQ (497 words)

	YouTube - Keiko - I'll Be There
		I hear that name (Keiko) for first time,seems he was and still is very popular.
		A tribute music video I made for Keiko, the sta...
		A tribute music video I made for Keiko, the star of the Free Willy movies.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=UhNQOj-kCp4 (496 words)

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