Kiska the killer whale has been a resident of MarineLand in Canada since 1979 and has suffered from loneliness for the past 11 years.
“The loneliest killer whale in the world” named Kiska has died after living for more than 40 years in the aquarium of the MarineLand theme park in the Canadian province of Ontario, located near Niagara Falls.
About it informs Canadian edition of CTV News, citing a statement from the provincial government.
Kiska is believed to have been 47 years old. She was caught in Icelandic waters in 1979 along with Keiko, who became famous in the movie Free Willy. The couple lived together for several years at MarineLand in the 1980s.
Animal rights group Animal Justice described Kiska as “the world’s loneliest killer whale” whose life was marked by “tragedy upon tragedy” after all five of her cubs died. Since 2011, she has been living without a partner.
Killer whales are incredibly social animals, but Kiska hasn’t been with anyone since 2011, and she’s suffered terrible loneliness, as well as a lack of space and mental stimulation in her small barren aquarium. says in a statement.
The former MarineLand trainer previously posted footage of Kiska floating and moving slowly, as well as banging her head against the side of the tank she’s in.
How informs Reuters, MarineLand reported that Kiska’s health had worsened in recent weeks.
“The marine mammal care team and experts have done everything they can to keep Kitty comfortable and will mourn her loss,” the park said.
The Animal Welfare Service has checked Kiska’s conditions 160 times since January 2020.
Kiska was the last killer whale to be held in captivity in Canada after a bill was passed in 2019 making it illegal to breed or transport marine mammals in captivity. Her death marks the end of the legal keeping of killer whales in the country.
We will remind, in the Network there were terrible shots when a tuna fish kills itself in a large aquarium after dozens of visitors photographed it with a flash on.
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