Lolita (orca)

<p>Lolita, also called Tokitae or Toki for short, (c. 1966 – August 18, 2023), was a <a href="/facts/Captive_orca/W3rNerFm">captive</a> female <a href="/facts/Orca/AaDEqz8T">orca</a> of the <a href="/facts/Southern_resident_orcas/Mytdz7PY">southern resident</a> population captured from the wild in September 1970 and displayed at the <a href="/facts/Miami_Seaquarium/7sqvyrWk">Miami Seaquarium</a> in <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a>. She was retired from performing and taken off public display in 2022, and subsequently died in August 2023. At the time of her death, Lolita was the second-oldest orca in captivity after <a href="/facts/Corky_(orca)/qp0KHybQ">Corky</a> at <a href="/facts/SeaWorld_San_Diego/4t1GIs1f">SeaWorld San Diego</a>.
</p><p>In March 2023, the Seaquarium announced that plans were being made for Lolita to be moved to a pen in the <a href="/facts/Salish_Sea/aXVfhTyG">Salish Sea</a> for the remainder of her life. On August 18, 2023, Lolita died from <a href="/facts/Kidney_failure/gsqb5nos">renal failure</a> after exhibiting signs of distress over the prior two days.
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Lolita (orca) open-in-new

Lolita (orca)