Miami New Times: Lolita the Orca’s Mystery Illness Under Microscope in Wake of Death
On August 18, as the sun set over Virginia Key, Lolita the orca’s body was harnessed and wrapped in a white shroud at Miami Seaquarium. A flock of birds flew over the remains of the 7,000-pound ...
Laurie Rudock lays flowers at a makeshift memorial after the recent death of a captive orca, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, outside the Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Fla. Lolita, an orca whale held ...
NBC 6 South Florida: Protesters mourn death of killer whale Lolita outside Miami Seaquarium
The entrance of Miami Seaquarium was yet again a center of mourning after the death of Lolita, also known as Toki, the beloved orca who had been in captivity for over five decades. Demonstrators ...
AOL: What killed Lolita? Necropsy findings released for the Seaquarium’s beloved orca
The Seaquarium’s beloved performing killer whale, Lolita, appears to have died of old age and multiple chronic illnesses, according to the executive summary of her necropsy released Tuesday afternoon ...
Miami New Times: Final Hours: Lolita the Orca Died After Medical Procedure at Miami Seaquarium
As Miami Seaquarium workers raised the water level in Lolita’s whale tank after an urgently scheduled August 18 medical procedure, panic set in among the marine park’s staff. The 7,000-pound orca was ...
Final Hours: Lolita the Orca Died After Medical Procedure at Miami Seaquarium
Miami Herald: Lolita the killer whale is remembered by her favorite humans. ‘She’s swimming free’