Freeing Lolita

      Lolita the killer whale has been entertaining families and young kids for over 50 years. Her tricks and performances have always ben captivating to watch but its time for her to be released into the wild. Her "home" is at the Miami Seaquarium. This aquarium has been open since 1955 and Lolita has been there since August 1980. That means she has been in captivity for 51 years. Lolita or Tokitae has been separated from her family all these years and they still miss her and they know that she's gone. Orca's are animals that travel and live as a pack or family. Even when entrepreneurs organized the large-scale capture of Tokitae and her pod, her mother tried to separate Tokitae and the other young whales to keep them from getting captured. Sadly Tokitae and her siblings were spotted when they came up for air by a helicopter part of the operation. She was then sold and separated from her family for the last 51 years. Many say that it is a miracle that she is still alive because many orca's dont live to 50 years of life in captivity. Upon releasing Lolita however, she would need major assistance before she can fully be in the wild. What would be best for her at this point would be for her to be returned to the waters of Puget sound but in an enclosure where she has plenty of water to swim, play and eat in. Her life out of captivity would be a drastic change but her home is with her family.


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