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Dec 24, 2020 · On Christmas Eve, 2009, trainer Alexis Martínez was attacked and killed by orca, Keto, at Loro Parque in Tenerife - the whale had spent the whole of his life in captivity
May 30, 2024 · Her offspring Keto, 28, is a 6,600lb, male, killer whale who currently lives at Loro Parque. The accomplished trainer, 29, was tasked with looking after Keto, loaned to the resort’s Orca Ocean ...
May 27, 2024 · Keto the killer whale ravaged his trainer in an unthinkable attack that nobody saw coming. Alexis Martínez., 29, had worked with orcas for several years and was used to handling the whales but on ...
Apr 7, 2024 · The huge killer whale spent his whole life being confined to a pool and entertaining crowds of tourists at Loro Parque in Tenerife. The mammal has also been transported around the world to perform at theme parks in San Diego, Ohio, and Texas before he was moved to his current Spanish home of Loro Parque in 2006.
Loro Parque ceased (apparently permanently) all waterwork with killer whales (Tr. 563-564). [2] During the local investigation into the death of Alexis Martinez it came to light that the park had mischaracterized a 2007 incident with Tekoa, another male orca, to the public by claiming it was an accident rather than an attack.
May 7, 2020 · Chillingly, the captive whale killed his trainer and then refused to release her body. For 45 minutes, he kept Dawn's broken body on the pool with him, despite attempts from the other trainers to ...
The 6,600-pound orca spends his days entertaining crowds at a water park in Tenerife, having fathered several calves during his tenure as one of the main attractions at Loro Parque in Spain, some ...
