Almost two decades after his capture, Keiko the killer whale is heading home to his native Icelandic waters. The “Free Willy” star will be hitching a ride aboard a C-17 cargo plane. Barring weather ...

It has been more than 28 years since Keiko landed with a splash in Oregon. Keiko who, you may ask? Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979 as a 2-year-old. He was ...

Nearly 700 people, some wiping away tears, turned out to bid farewell to Keiko, the killer whale who starred in the popular “Free Willy” movies, and died overseas in December. The crowd gathered ...

The most famous whale ever to splash through Oregon surfaces this month in a new documentary. And while is an interesting tale, at least as intriguing is the story of the nun-turned-folk-singer-turned ...

HALSA, Norway -- From his new home in a tranquil Norwegian bay, Keiko the killer whale has what his friends say is an ideal place to live: peace and quiet, human care and ample opportunity to meet ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Keiko's caretakers say it may take longer than first thought to get the killer whale ready for release and are looking around Iceland for a second home for him in the meantime. The ...

A commentary by the author of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and Orcas Everywhere. Lolita, the southern resident orca who has spent more than half-a-century at the Miami Seaquarium, is being ...