The story of Keiko is a fascinating and tragic one. The male orca was born in the waters off Iceland in 1977 and was nearly two years old when he was captured by fishermen. He was taken in the ...

A whale known to many in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will get the star treatment in a new podcast this month. Serial Productions and the New York Times will release “The Good Whale,” a six-part ...

TAKNES BAY, Norway (AP) -- Keiko the ``Free Willy'' whale still doesn't want to be free. It's been about a year since Keiko was freed from his pen -- and swam straight back to human companionship.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. @petite_photographe_animaliere/Instagram, inherentlywild.co.uk The orca Keiko was taken from the ...

Keiko the killer whale has been making headlines since the early 1990s, when he starred in the popular Free Willy movies. For a look behind the headlines at the effort to return Keiko to the wild, the ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals can be returned to the wild. Keiko, ...

OSLO, Norway - 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 ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals could be returned to the wild.

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- 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 ...

Keiko the killer whale has been making headlines since the early 1990s, when he starred in the popular Free Willy movies. For a look behind the headlines at the effort to return Keiko to the wild, the ...