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The movie Free Willy was a phenomenon. The story of how the life of a juvenile delinquent was turned around by his relationship with a captive killer whale, and how he in turn freed the whale, made millions of dollars worldwide. But what of Keiko, the whale star of the movie, captive and sick in an undersized pool at a second-rate aquarium in Mexico? The clamor to rescue Keiko, and the controversies this rescue engendered, are presented in environmentalist Brower's saga of Keiko's return to the sea. Releasing a whale that was sick, had no hunting skills, and was out of shape from years in captivity is not a simple matter. What happened was well reported by the international press. Brower had access to all stages of Keiko's rehabilitation to the wild. But this is not just a sentimental story, as the author also covers the bureaucracy of an international release, the science behind Keiko's rehabilitation, and the battle over devoting so much time and resources to one animal. Nancy Bent
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Captured as a two-year-old calf off the coast of Iceland in 1979 by a fishing vessel, the killer whale who would become Keiko was soon sent to North America, struggling for many of his early years in captivity. Sent to live at an amusement park in Mexico City, the orca languished in a tank too small, in water too warm, and received an improper diet—and was soon beset by a vicious skin virus. But after he starred in director Richard Donner’s hit film Free Willy in 1993, Keiko gained international celebrity as the most famous marine mammal in the world, as millions learned of his plight.
With the help of a dedicated team of environmentalists led by the Earth Island Institute and $7.5 million from the deep pockets of eccentric cellular-phone billionaire Craig McCaw, he was rescued from his critical illness and installed in a $7.3-million facility in Oregon that was designed to prepare him for a return to the wild. In a move that would cause controversy within the scientific, environmental, and marine park communities, he ultimately would return to his native Iceland where a team of keepers would attempt to release him, making the cinematic story that had captivated the world’s children a reality.
Award-winning environmental writer Kenneth Brower has created a narrative that is by turns heartrending and exhilarating, re-creating the intricate, mesmerizing world of the sea in all its lushness. In bringing to life this unforgettable animal alongside the men and women who dedicated their lives to his return to the sea, Freeing Keiko illuminates much about human nature as well.
Praise for Kenneth Brower’s A Song for Satawal:
“Like the work of Paul Gauguin and, perhaps, of Margaret Mead, this is a thoroughly romantic account, the product of an astral traveler-in-reverse who finds . . . more to marvel at than John Glenn ever did in space.”
—The New York Times Book Review
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That book will tell you, what really happened to Keiko ....
Keiko`s playful youth with his family in the ocean was a really short one. As a small orca calf he was captured in the nets of a fishing vessel. He was driven apruptly from his world into the world of humans.
In Mexico City Marine Park he became the big attraction, a shooting star. But the price for him was high: his pool was far too small, the water too warm! He developed not only skin desease, his complete body suffered. His dorsal fin, special for his kind, was bent down for the rest of his life. In healthy orcas - females and males - it stands upright on their back. Like a sword it cuts the water-therefore the name "Schwertwal".
Keiko, as he was now named, became famous in the film " Free Willy"
After the film calls came from around the world for the real Willy, named Keiko, to be freed.
Funded by a billionaire, Keiko first was taken to Oregon. His tank here was so much bigger, much more place to swim. So he recovered very quickly: the skin desease vanished, he put on weight, grew stronger with each day. He was trained for a return home - home to his family.
Taken by a plane to Iceland, he spent several more years in preparation, first in a separated area, finally in the open sea. After twenty years he met his relatives again. In 2002 in the company of wild whales he swam to Norway.
Keiko died in december 2003 of pneumonia.
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For so long I`m a friend of all kind of animals. I was deeply moved by reading this book. Like so many people in the world I think we should stop with all that capturing of maritime mammals as dolphins and orcas. They live such social lives. It means cruelty to take them from their origin. Let them live their lives in freedom and harmony!
Keiko`s playful youth with his family in the ocean was a really short one. As a small orca calf he was captured in the nets of a fishing vessel. He was driven apruptly from his world into the world of humans.
In Mexico City Marine Park he became the big attraction, a shooting star. But the price for him was high: his pool was far too small, the water too warm! He developed not only skin desease, his complete body suffered. His dorsal fin, special for his kind, was bent down for the rest of his life. In healthy orcas - females and males - it stands upright on their back. Like a sword it cuts the water-therefore the name "Schwertwal".
Keiko, as he was now named, became famous in the film " Free Willy"
After the film calls came from around the world for the real Willy, named Keiko, to be freed.
Funded by a billionaire, Keiko first was taken to Oregon. His tank here was so much bigger, much more place to swim. So he recovered very quickly: the skin desease vanished, he put on weight, grew stronger with each day. He was trained for a return home - home to his family.
Taken by a plane to Iceland, he spent several more years in preparation, first in a separated area, finally in the open sea. After twenty years he met his relatives again. In 2002 in the company of wild whales he swam to Norway.
Keiko died in december 2003 of pneumonia.
***
For so long I`m a friend of all kind of animals. I was deeply moved by reading this book. Like so many people in the world I think we should stop with all that capturing of maritime mammals as dolphins and orcas. They live such social lives. It means cruelty to take them from their origin. Let them live their lives in freedom and harmony!
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I saw the Free- Willy- films when I was seven years old and I always wanted to know what happened with this fantastic animal after the films. As i am living in Germany I never got much information about that topic. and now 12 years later I found that book and I really got to know everything about the story of this whale.. everything about how complicated it was to find a place for Keiko to set him free and about all the people who worked with him. Absolutley amazing and I really can recommend it!!!
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Everyone knows him: Keiko, the killer whale, better known as "Willy". But not everyone knows more about his real journey back to the wild. Lots of people have seen the Free Willy movies and lots of people thought that it would be very ease to free the captured whale, like in the movie. But it was never so easy. Kenneth Brower shows us the real story of Keiko.
I loved the book, though I always loved to watch the Free Willy movies. It was so interesting to learn more about the release of this special whale. They spent so much money to bring him back to nature and there were a lot of people who were against this whole plot. Now, after reading this book, my opinion is, that it was a sign for the whole world. A sign, that there shouldn't be captured whales and dolphins anymore.
Keiko was a great whale. Last year I visited his grave in Taknes Bay, Norway. I will never forget this special whale. Thanks for this book, Kenneth Brower.
I loved the book, though I always loved to watch the Free Willy movies. It was so interesting to learn more about the release of this special whale. They spent so much money to bring him back to nature and there were a lot of people who were against this whole plot. Now, after reading this book, my opinion is, that it was a sign for the whole world. A sign, that there shouldn't be captured whales and dolphins anymore.
Keiko was a great whale. Last year I visited his grave in Taknes Bay, Norway. I will never forget this special whale. Thanks for this book, Kenneth Brower.
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