The 6-meter Lolita has lived in a pool that is only 26 by 11 meters in size. According to critics, it is far too small for a whale.
The Miami Sea Aquarium in Florida plans to release the killer whale Lolita, which it has owned since 1970, reports the British public radio BBC.
Animal rights activists have long demanded the release of the whale. The 6-meter Lolita has lived in a pool that is only 26 by 11 meters in size. According to critics, it is far too small for a whale.
Lolita was caught by professional whalers together with local fishermen in the Puget Sound in the state of Washington, USA. They made money by catching live whales and selling them to amusement parks.
Lolita was released on the coast of Canada, where she lived her youth. However, after a long captivity, it no longer knows how to feed itself, so it ends up in a closed sea bay, where it is fed. Lolita still recognizes her home waters and can hear the sounds of other killer whales.