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Lolita, the loneliest whale in the world, has died aged 57, just months after her retirement and as plans to return her to the wild got underway. 

Tokitae, who performed under the name Lolita, was captured from Puget Sound in August 1970. She had been in captivity ever since.

The beloved orca, born into the L-pod of resident killer whales in the Pacific north-west, was awaiting release into her home waters

Tokitae, known to the Lummi nation as Sk’aliCh’elh’tenaut, died Friday, according to the Miami Seaquarium. She was captured from Penn Cove in 1970.

Lolita, a southern resident killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday as caregivers prepared to move her in the near future.

Tokitae, also known as Lolita or SkaliChelh-tenaut, the last surviving southern resident killer whale in captivity, died in Florida on Friday afternoon, the Miami Seaquarium said. Tokitae, …

Greenbank Farm will host its first major harvest celebration in September.

MIAMI -- The sling that would permanently remove Lolita the killer whale from her Seaquarium tank already sits by the abandoned bleachers in the waterfront Miami stadium where the 7,000-pound

SEATTLE — Where to see the whales is one of the first questions tourists ask about Seattle.

SEATTLE — Where to see the whales is one of the first questions tourists ask about Seattle. Theyre curious for good reason. The Salish Sea, the inland marine waters of Washington and …