lolita orca

Let's get her home.

... Lolita is the only orca housed at the Miami Seaquarium. Her former tank-mate Hugo died on March 4, 1980 after repeatedly smashing his head into the walls of the tank in what is described as an act of suicide. Lolita has been alone ever since. At over 40 years old (estimated birth, 1966 or 1967), Lolita measures over 20 feet in length and weighs approximately 7,000 pounds. She was captured in Penn Cove near Seattle, Washington, on August 8, 1970 ...