Miami Aquarium to Release Tokitae/Lolita, an Orca Who Spent 50 Years in Captivity

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 31, 2023, 10:15 pm138 pts
Tokitae, a killer whale who has been in captivity for more than fifty years at the Miami Seaquarium, will be returning to her native waters in the Pacific Ocean’s Salish Sea. Tokitae, who is also known as Lolita, is the oldest killer whale in captivity at 57. She is about 7,000 pounds and 20 feet long, but…

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