Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations An iconic landmark in South Florida is being evicted. (WFTV)
Lolita the killer whale dies at 57 at Miami Seaquarium Miami Seaquarium (CHUYN/Getty Images)
Retiring: Lolita performed two shows daily at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years. (Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Tokitae the orca (Andy Blackledge, Flickr Creative Commons)
Miami Seaquarium
Tokitae the orca (Andy Blackledge, Flickr Creative Commons)
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
VIDEO: New moves to try to rescue orca
Orca to return to Puget Sound
Lolita the killer whale dies at 57 at Miami Seaquarium Miami Seaquarium (CHUYN/Getty Images)
Lolita Lolita in the 80’ long x 35’ wide x 20’ deep tank in Miami. (Orca Network)
Tokitae the orca (Andy Blackledge, Flickr Creative Commons)
Miami Seaquarium An iconic landmark in South Florida is being evicted. Miami-Dade County sent a letter to the company that runs the Miami Seaquarium. Officials said they are terminating their lease for the property. (Miami Seaquarium)
Miami Sequarium announces plan to bring orca, Tokitae, back to Puget Sound
Tokitae the orca (Ines Hegedus-Garcia, Flickr Creative Commons)
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Tokitae the orca Tokitae in 1980. (Cetacean Collective, Flickr Creative Commons)
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Lolita the orca The audience at the Miami Seaquarium watches Lolita the killer whale at its 40th anniversary performance. (Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, File)
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Orca Tokitae to return to Washington
Tokitae Tokitae the killer whale, also known as Toki or Lolita, lives at Miami Seaquarium on Key Biscayne. (Miami Seaquarium)
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
Iconic Florida aquarium, birthplace of ‘Flipper,’ being evicted after animal welfare violations
FILE -- In this March 9, 1995 file photo, trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami. NOAA is deciding this month whether Lolita is a member of the small endangered population of killer whales that hang out in Washington state waters. But the decision isn’t likely to end fierce debate over what should be done with the whale. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Nuri Vallbona, File)
The Miami Seaquarium was founded in 1955.
Many episodes of the television series “Flipper” were shot at the marine-life park as well as several films.
Tokitae Tokitae the killer whale, also known as Toki or Lolita, lives at Miami Seaquarium on Key Biscayne. (Miami Seaquarium)
Retiring: Lolita performed two shows daily at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years. (Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Lolita Lolita in the 80’ long x 35’ wide x 20’ deep tank in Miami. (Orca Network)
VIDEO: New moves to try to rescue orca
GF Default - VIDEO: Lolita/Tokitae captured in Penn Cove in 1970s
Lolita has been performing in Miami.
Miami Sequarium announces plan to bring orca, Tokitae, back to Puget Sound
Tokitae Tokitae the killer whale, also known as Toki or Lolita, lives at Miami Seaquarium on Key Biscayne. (WFTV)
A protest for Lolita was held at Alki on Saturday.
FILE -- In this March 9, 1995 file photo, trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami. NOAA is deciding this month whether Lolita is a member of the small endangered population of killer whales that hang out in Washington state waters. But the decision isn’t likely to end fierce debate over what should be done with the whale. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Nuri Vallbona, File)
