Meet Lolita, The World's Loneliest Orca
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Lolita has lived in a tank for 45 years and hasn't seen another orca since 1980. Sign the petition to help free the world's lonliest orca:
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Video by Emily Pelleymounter
there is nothing they can say to defend this cruelty. 45 years alone in that pool???? welcome to the HALL OF SHAME do your kids know what you do??? you are all heartless
@PopsiclePup I think she was talking about SeaWorld trainers and stuff like that.
I agree they are heartless how can they do this to any animal they don't have any right on an animal
I agree but I think I saw some other fishes in there but whatever lol it’s very cruel though! ;'(
stfu not everyone is heartless you dumb bastard
@@whateverhoe4777 they meant seaworld workers.
Some argue that she wouldn't survive if she were to be able to retire in a sea pen. Well dying in the ocean swimming in a closed off sea pen/cove is better than dying in a bathtub where she currently lives. She has never ever hurt anyone and needs to be released. I wish a helicopter could come in the night and scoop her up
+Michael de los Santos Well said I completely agree. I think she would thrive in a sea pen and when her family swims by they would certainly hear her calls and remember her. These are very intelligent mammals. They can release her, now that SeaWorld has said they will no longer breed Orca's the next step is for all of us to lobby them to release Lolita. I wrote the CEO Joel Manby an email and investor relations. Releasing her is not only the right thing to do and she will be fine in sea pen with possible reintegration with her family, but Sea World can sell books and movies about it, they can generate money from doing what is right. The poor thing wow.
I totally agree with you and I also wish so hard if I can fly over with a helicopter too!!
Michael de los Santos she’s old, changing her environment like that will kill her if shock. Mostly that helicopter idea will kill her if shock. But would be cool to see
Leo Sumulong You underestimate Lolita’s ability to adapt to a new environment. Dozens of captive orcas have been moved by air hundreds of times and none have been harmed during transport.
Brandt McCall - Sea World doesn’t own Lolita. She’s owed by Miami Seaquarium and the owner has convinced himself that this is the best way of life for her. Sad.
Seriously though, they are on a small island off the coast of Miami. She may not be from these waters, but a sea pen right along side the park may possibly be better than her bathtub.
Foundations have offered to give her a sea pin near her native waters in Washington’s Puget Sound and she could possibly reunite with her family and if she can’t be fully released, she can still be near them. 😢
@Sarah Arshad VIII-C-A Yes! The only reason Keiko's release wasn't 100% successful was because he wasn't reunited with his family. If Toki goes back to Puget Sound and spends a few years in a netted sanctuary learning how to hunt fish, socialize, fell the waves and swim in big spaces, she can be reunited with her family, and since she's Ocean Sun's daughter she can even become the matriarch one day!
@Sarah Arshad VIII-C-A It was great seeing that on a retro report about Keiko. Sad he got pneumonia & died.
I went to visit her today and what’s ironic is she’s only a couple feet away from the ocean, it would be amazing to see them make a Sea pin For her and if spectators wanted to watch maybe with binoculars or something, she’s been pimped out for over five decades she deserves that much but what I will say is she’s not over exerted, she only puts on a show for maybe five or 10 minutes maybe two times a day at most. They are closed on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. I can’t believe she’s defied all odds and she’s the oldest whale in captivity with her circumstances being the worst meaning the smallest pool ever for an orca
@Sarah Arshad VIII-C-A Keiko died 4 months after being released He traveled 900 miles from Iceland to Norway to seek out human comfort. He could not catch food on his own and he died of starvation loneliness and pneumonia. He should have lived out his years in a seapin.
They got footage of him speaking with other orcas, but they left him.
This is such a sad story. I have been marching and protesting and collecting letters to free Lolita for years. Empty the tanks! Free Lolita! Love you Lolita stay strong!
Lolita is getting released in the next 2years!!!
“I know Lolita wants to get to free waters. I don’t care what anyone says. She’s lived this long to have this opportunity. And my only mission is (…) to help this whale get free,” said Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts owner who is helping to pay for Lolita’s move.
He said Thursday the cost could reach “eight figures.”
😔💧 she is free from that horrible place now
We won't stop until you're home, Tokitae!!!!!! I promise, were coming!
Her names lolita
who is tokitae
@@chikencababldo6072 Tokitae is her real name Lolita is her stage name
@@cinnamon.matcha ok thanks
She may not even be alive now because 45 is pretty old never mind before she was in the tank.
Hope she gets out though 🤞🏻
RIP LOLITA . I hope everyone who was a part of you not ever being free gets their karma. She did not deserve this life. Thank you to all the activists who tried so very hard for her
I didn’t know she died
No way she hasn't seen an orca for 40 years 😱
That's literally the saddest thing ever
She’s 54
they should receive the same treatment
I ruined your 1 like by giving you a like. And I agree.
Update about Lolita she died of a sudden illness and she was so close to being freed in the ocean
RIP Lolita
She was 57 years old
unfortunately she would have never made it out of that tank alive either way. she was absolutely riddled with disease. she likely would have died the moment they put her on the sling, or soon after. they took action way too late
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Gandhi
In that case the USA is easily one of the greatest nations on earth. Have you even seen what most of the other countries do?
Gandhi forgot about his country (aka hell for animals) when he spoke that quote(no offense)
If ghandi said that then India is probably the worst and also a country isn't judged by that it is judged by how it's people are treated.
okay but india is legit gross as hell
R.I.P. Lolita, you are free now 🕊️
Wait, no, she died
Unfortunately @@ajsworld9726
I feel sick. I have been going to Miami Seaquarium since I was 3. I fell in love with Lolita, and the dolphins that she lives with. Hell, I went there once and she allowed me to pet her snout! But, now I am older, and more intelligent. I used to think aquariums were safe havens, compared to the wild. But seeing all of the captured animals just laying there, with no sense of self or life, is just depressing. I am never buying a ticket to a Sea Park again, I hope Lolita gets retired to that sea pen before she dies. So she can die, as close as she can be, to free.
seaworld orca tanks = medium sized swimming pools
miami seaquarium orca tank = bathtub
Hi all Lolita lovers. I agree with the many Orca experts not Sea World whom say Lolita will thrive in a sea pen. It is certainly far better then living her whole life in a bathtub. The poor thing, can you imagine living like this, she did nothing to no one. Sea World will no longer breed Orca's but they have more to do, beginning with releasing Lolita, with the help of Orca experts. Please everyone email Sea World investor relations continue to not visit the park until she is released. Ultimately no large water mammals like Belugas, Dolphins, Walruses, Penguins ect.. belong in captivity except for rehab if they are injured or cannot survive in the wild (Lolita can experts say!). All the best to everyone.
Well.. Lolita isn't from a seaworld park, she belongs to Miami Aquarium I believe, but a whale named Tilikum is in the exact same position at seaworld, so it doesn't really matter. Both should be freed immediately :((
Miami Seaquarium.
This is Miami Seaquarium. Stop focusing on SeaWorld all the dang time 😑
@@ripplewavess Agreed. As much as I don't want to be on Seaworld's side here, I will say that their tanks are a lot bigger than the little paddling pool Miami Seaquarium has provided to Lolita. This is borderline criminal to imprison such an intelligent mammal like this in complete isolation from her kind. She would fare a bit better at Seaworld, but the best solution for Lolita is a sea pen where she receives the adequate care and attention she needs. Releasing her out into the wild is out of the question as she has been too dependent upon humans.
SeaWorld need to empty the tanks!
That would be a GlassWorld
THIS IS MIAMI SEAQUARIUM
Trace Trace that’s what we need. They starve the orcas if they don’t do the tricks they want them too. It’s horrible
All Aquariums need to empty their tanks.
@@systinalorphia4019 Even Clearwater? Where the dolphins there are not fit live out in the wild?
Can't stop crying.... I wish I have that power to set you free Lolita😭
We will miss you rip Lolita😭😭
My heart breaks for Lolita. 😔💔
How is it legal to keep a social animal in isolation? This is beyond cruel for whales, dolphins, elephants, monkeys, the list goes on.
Yeah, but at least in zoos and most aquariums they keep social animals in groups
I always thought everything about sea world was so cool and magical about how the orcas did the stunts, until I found out this. I never know somebody could be so dang cruel. What if you were Lolita? If I worked at sea world, I would quit Immediately.
This isn’t even Seaworld
Stop Seaworld!
Let them free!
🌏🐬🍃
This isn't sea world it's Miami seaqiurium
+ludacris1234 TM yeah, you're right.😅 But Seaworld has to stop too.
+ludacris1234 TM IT doesn't matter, they both need to stop
+Ellie Parker no they don't
@@marissaruiz9963 Yes they do.
EMPTY THE TANKS
I have been following lolita's story for years in hopes she would either be released or at least expand the pool. I am now feeling hopeless for this poor orca. she is too old to be doing tricks everyday. this makes me cry! people are the worst species on earth for everything wrong in this life.
RIP to our dear Lolita :(
It should be illegal to keep orcas in captivity like this, only sea pens should be allowed and only in very unique circumstances
50 years :'c
ikr ):
She is finally going home after 50 years😭❤️
Unfortunately she didn't make it, she passed away today 😢
Lolita's tank isn't a bathtub. It's honestly a sink.
The federal government needs to pass a bill that no more cetaceans can be used for doing tricks or anything
8 years later, Lolita died today at the age of 57 of kidney failure. She never left that lonely place. Miami aquarium is being evicted now because of her death, after having too long of a history of inadequate and cruel animal care.
Rip Lolita 💔
poor creature? I whish I was able to help.
I am sorry Lolita.
Well there is a protest on mothers day across the street from her prison and DON'T Buy a ticket!
Please take the time to sign the petition.
So sad and wrong
That tank is tiny!! So sad :(
Lolita was captured as she was swimming with her SRKW (Southern Resident Killer Whales) L pod family in 1970 💔 the same year I was born, I'm 51 years old now Lolita mother (L25 Ocean Sun) is still alive she is around 80 - 90 yrs old
Lolita/Tokitae passed away after spending 53 years in captivity. Her ashes will be brought back to the Salish Sea. We will never forget you, Toki. ♥
I'm honestly surprised how she's still alive after all this time. Especially during Hurricane Irma.
I remember going to Miami sea aquarium and always going to see Lolita I just loved her
This is why I don't go to SeaWorld. I will not promote nor give them any money because they are hurting these precious creatures. How do they sleep at night. Please have compassion and let them go. They deserve to be free. That's the way God would want it.
Send Lolita to SeaWorld instead of staying in Miami SeaQuarium. Lolita can see other orcas at SeaWorld then ending up like Keiko
Keiko and Lolita are two very different killer whales from two very different situations. Comparing the two whales and saying the outcome for Lolita would be the same is uneducated and foolish.
Keiko was very very sick when he was in that marine park in Mexico. If he hadnt been rescued he would have certainly died. It is no doubt that suffering with his skin infection along with the stresses of confinement and deprivation had negatively affected his long-term health. Keikos health and overall physical endurance greatly improved when he was taken to Oregon and finally Iceland. He displayed the ability to hunt for his own food and got a lot of his strength and confidence as a wild being back. There was the issue of his young age at the time of capture (around 2 yrs). He was far to attached to humans and that made his full release questionable at best. His family was never found and it is likely that they perished in future captures. But he enjoyed 5 years of his wild life again. 5 years that had been ripped away when he was stolen from the wild.
Lolita on the other hand is a completely different orca. Lolita is in exellent health considering how long she has been held captive. Her teeth are nearly perfect (a very rare thing for a captive orca), she is in great physical shape and mentally she is sound as well. The fact that Lolita is in good health means that she will survive the journey and be able to adjust to a new life in a sea sanctuary. She was taken at around 4 yrs old. So she was already being taught the hunting culture of her pod. She was already being taught the language of her pod. Her family (the L pod) is very well known by researchers and those living in the Washington state. Her mother (L25 - OceanSun) is alive and well. Yes the move would be scary for this whale who hasnt seen the ocean since she was a calf, but saying she is better off in this illegally sized fishbowl is pretty selfish.
There is no way to know for sure if she would ever go back to a fully wild life, but she deserves that option instead of being forced to live as a prisoner.
so sad
I'm so sad this video is seven years old 😢.
So sad she never got her freedom and died. :(
Rest in peace Lolita I’m sorry humans did this to you 😢
Sometimes I'm ashamed to be human... Sorry Lolita :(
Whomever took the decision to imprison Lolita in such a small tank with complete isolation from her own kind performing tricks for food should face criminal charges. Even human prisoners get better treatment than this.
It would be like living in a closet
@@mumustelids8657 Not sure I can relate to that but I definitely get your point.
The World loneliest orca is KISKA! Not lolita!
Kiska Studios yeah it’s true be nice if Lolita could join her and she’s have a bigger tank and be a nice friend for kiska but that may not happen seeing she’s too old and doesn’t like change kiska is the same too
Corky has been in captivity since 1969. She is a Northern Resident from the A5 pod, A23 matriline.
this story makes me feel really sad.
The saddest parts about Lolita is that she was involved in the largest orca capture in history, never have seen another orca for her whole life ever since her tank mate died in 1980, and never even got the chance to see the ocean again when she died in August.
This is cruel and unusual punishment for a creature that deserves nothing but love and respect
And now shes dead. Its absolutely ridiculous
Thats sad :(
😢😢😢😢 I cant stop crying imagine not seeing ur family for 40 years
And now she is going back
You’re finally free Lolita ❤
RIP Lolita
Seriously though, why does money have to be the root of all evil? Greed is evil. The whole reason this orca and the countless others are in captivity is because of greed! Honestly, I get both sides of the argument, but in the end we humans need to be the superior creatures and do the RIGHT thing for all the animals sharing this planet.
Poor sweet baby😔🖤🤍🖤
Спи спокойно Лолита 💔💔💔💔💔прости нас🥹
Oh my days,she is still there but she's dying breaks my heart xxx
RIP Lolita/Tokitae.
Congratulations to all she is free now
This really make me cry
#FreeLolita
This is so sad poor thing died in there..I truly hate people who do this
This breaks my heart.
So here I am crying for Lolita 💔😭 , please set her free
Just curious what's the other things swimming around in her tank
Dolphins I think.
Rip lolita 😢🌈🌅🐳🏞❤
Like I said on one of the other videos that talked about Orcas.
I disagree and don't believe an animal like an Orca should be in captivity, an Orca is one of those animals that is best left alone and free in the wild.
I can’t bare this awful planet sometimes, this and animal testing. I’ve endured cancer as a child, losing all my friends and people pressuring me into adapting to normality after years of feeling like some rat in a lab with no independence or privacy. You think life is unfair and you see things like this, you just see how mean life is. 😒
Why this is not outlawed is beyond me. I will never support such a thing financially. Poor Orca.
Corky: Oh, look! A new friend!
What’s the status on getting Lolita out of there?
Disgrace of a place.....imagine if she got the chance to hear her family again and got thr chance to feelcthe sea once more!she is now 50 and still there!
Lolita.. im so sorry that you are where you are this is animal cruelty Lolita needs to be where she should and so she can be in a good place like this video for hope that Lolita will be let out of captivity!
Poor panda fish..
it's a pity what people do for money and without considering the consequences of their actions
When I was nine I was gonna go to sea world but we couldn't as it was closed and busy and now I feel like I mad ethe right choice not use my money or my parents getting tickets.
She got released !
No she didn’t. She was about to get released, but passed away before she could. It’s extremely sad. She had no clue that she was finally going to go back home….
Watch the documentary Lolita: Slave to Entertainment. Please don’t support marine parks.
Now she’s dead
I think they should at least give her to seaworld because at least there they have more room
This isn't right free that poor orca the ocean is her home not some disgusting tourist trap.
Maybe a dream come true for Lolita
I just went to Miami Seaquarium today and what’s ironic is she’s only a few steps from the sea. Obviously she would never make it in the wild, Kieko died Four months after his release and he was only 26 Lollita is 54 and she has defied all odds outliving all orcas in captivity despite she’s in the smallest whale bowl in the world. I needed to see for myself her condition, I will say this at least she’s not over exerted the show we saw was probably maybe 10 to 15 minutes long and her dolphin companions did all the work, she did a few tricks and was heavily fed and rubbed down. After 50 years of entertaining she should retire to a Seapin, Even the dolphin stadium at the Miami Seaquarium is double the size of where she lives, I don’t know why they have her in the smallest enclosure. Her and Hugo actually used to live in the old Manatee tub 😳 That’s half the size of where she is at now imagine being trapped with your coworker 24 seven for a decade. No wonder Hugo killed himself. However like I said she is not being abused, she is very sweet and says hello to everyone that sees her. The loud music Is probably very annoying, I know the owner of the Miami Seaquarium died in 2017 and it got sold to another partnership. I wish we can all make donations so she can retire but I would never want to see her dumped out in the ocean to fend for herself.
U r right she might not make it too long in the wild but at least give her a chance to b free again ..my heart aches
So, it doesn't matter keeping animals in cages is a horrible thing to do.
Destiny lolita's now u are young and free . sorry to your soul I can feel pain
Yeah and when they breed her and she calved they took her baby away
So it was double torture and trauma she cried so loud that day. Someone from a documentary from blackfish said it was a sound that they had never heard come from her before with her crying from that traumatic experience
I went to sea world ones and am never going back there again because of the poor animals🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This is BEYOND wrong. Even if she was let out into the wild, she probably wouldn't make it since she's been isolated for so wrong
+Tanner Fry That's the thing - she probably would, there have been multiple studies where people have found that orcas and dolphins can be trained to get back to normal; it's just an excuse Seaworld uses for not letting them out. :(
Here's one study I read: ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/rewilding-orcas/zimmerman-text
It wouldn't be easy, but it's possible. Tons of people - including myself - would be willing to help these orcas and dolphins, all Seaworld would need to do is open their gates!
If she can hang a little longer she'll be free because of sea levels rising! Ocean water literally comes up in the streets through the drainage system.
i feel bad
TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!!
The Bible says that the righteous care for their animals, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
I feel so bad for her, took her away when she was just 4 years
I'm glad she at least has the dolphins in there to interact with.
She doesnt get along with those dolphins.
A i see you on a lot of these videos. which is amazing. i love that you keep educating others ! keep it up
So sad made me cry😭😭
Outrageous
So sad :'(