After more than 50 years in the aquarium, Orca Lolita dies in Miami – Jovem Pan

Orca has been held for 52 years

a orca Lolita, who spent five decades in the Miami Aquarium and sparked a long-running battle by activists for her release, died Friday, the 18th, the City of Miami Aquarium announced. fl on social networks. The whale was not feeling well for two days and was being treated by the Aquarium team. “Despite receiving the best possible medical care, she died this afternoon of what is believed to be a kidney problem,” the Miami Seaquarium posted on the X social network. Transfer the orca to the ocean off the coast of Washington state within the next two years. Lolita, about six meters long and weighing 3.1 tons, was caught in 1970 in that area, when she was about four years old. He bought the Miami Seaquarium soon after. The whale soon became the main attraction of the venue, as it had its own show. Animal rights activists have for years criticized her aquarium conditions, where she lived in a shallow tank measuring 24 meters long and 10 meters wide. Last year, she stopped performing in public due to health issues.

* With information from AFP