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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Lolita the orca dies after spending more than half a century in captivity

via AP

Lolita, an orca at the Miami Seaquarium that had been in captivity for more than 50 years before the park bowed to public pressure and planned to release it into the ocean, died on Friday.

The orca, also known as Tokitae and Toki, exhibited significant signs of distress during the past two days prior to her demise, the Miami Seaquarium in a Facebook post.

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