His size compared to you is incredible! But yet he was so gentle. Keiko definitely was a gentle giant. Even at an unhealthy state in his life, he always loved you. Your so lucky to have known this animal. I was born in 2007 so I never got to see him. R.I.P Keiko ❤
usted es una persona afortunada por haber formado un vinculo tan grande con uno de los depredadores mas sorprendentes del planeta. recuero que de pequeño me encantaba verlo en reino aventura y también recuerdo como llore por su muerte y como me molestaban mis compañeros por llorar a una ballena usted y keiko son la prueba de que los humanos y los animales salvajes pueden forjar fuertes lazos de amistad
Hola Karla! Qué padre encontrarte por acá. Acabo de ver el documental que le hicieron a Keiko cuando lo llevaron a Oregon y me la pase soltando lágrimas todo el tiempo. Me acuerdo de pequeño me llevaron mis papás a ver a Keiko varias veces, y ahora que vi de vuelta Free Willy me volvieron todos esos recuerdos de infancia. Verlas a ustedes dos a su lado en los videos es muy conmovedor. Todos los entrenadores y gente con la que convivió Keiko hablaron siempre maravillas de él, y me enternece mucho descubrir que tenía una personalidad muy noble y cálida, más allá de lo que pude presenciar de niño. Me habría encantado verlo nuevamente ya recuperado, y aunque ya no está más con nosotros, creo que dejó una marca permanente en los corazones de mucha gente alrededor del mundo. Te mando saludos, y qué privilegio debió haber sido crecer junto a él :).
Hola Karla! Este video me hizo llorar! ME ENCANTÓ! Eres muy afortunada de haber trabajado, cuidado y haber compartido una parte de tu vida con Keiko. Hiciste un super trabajo, te admiro mucho! Te mando un abrazo.
I cry but i can stop see your video .but its not sadness...... Its so much love from you and Keiko. He was really loved .Thank you Karla. I never saw a whale only on TV but i feel this love on my dogs eyes.....And all others animals i had and care...... Kisses from Brazil
Amé a Keiko y disfrute cada vez que lo ví salir a plataforma, era extraordinario, tuve la oportunidad de verlo por mucho tiempo cuando estuve en el parque laborando. Lloré mucho cuando se fue. Belleza 💖💖💖
Yes but he was so sick he would have died in this tank what is sure not the trainer's fault!! And with the free Keiko project he had 5 year's of good, healthy living!!
Hey Karla, just saw "Keiko's Journey Home" your such an amazing person, I know it was hard letting go, you guys were together for a long time. It was sad when he left Mexico and was sad to hear he passed away... I'm sure he remains in your heart. Viva Keiko.
EL AMOR ENTRE DOS SERES QUE COMPARTEN LA VIDA EN ESTE PRECIOSO PLANETA TIERRA, GRACIAS KARLA POR COMPARTIR CON NOSOTROS ESOS MARAVILLOSO MOMENTOS A LADO DE ESTA PRECIOSA BALLENA
me encanta Keiko como me hubiera encantado conocerlo en persona desde chiquita amo sus películas y todo de el amo las orcas y en especial Keiko que afortunada eres por aver estado con Keiko :)
Such a beautiful, unbreakable bond. My dream is to work with these amazing animals and I've been working really hard to meet that goal. Such a beautiful memory you have. Keiko was an amazing animal. God Bless
mi regalo de cumpleaños fue un viaje a mexico por una semana..la ultima semana de keiko en mexico..fui a ver absolutamente todos los shows y tristemente tambn forme parte de la gente que hizo cola para ver como lo trasladaban a oregon en la noche..gracias por hacer este video y recordarme a mi mas grande ilusion de mi infancia..keiko siempre vivirá en mi corazón :')
Hola karla gracias por compartir tu video, yo nunca tuve la oportunidad de ver a keiko en persona peros sus películas de liberen a willy (aun que solo salio en la primera) siempre han sido mis gratos recuerdos de la niñez, a mis 21 años aun poseo dos juguetes de orcas que me dieron estando en preescolar uno llamado willy y otro keiko con el cual aun duermo jeje ademas poseo algunas fotos de keiko que mi hermano tomo cuando fue a ver un show de él y son mis preciados tesoros esas fotografías. creo que una de las noticias que mas me impacto fue saber su muerte pues llore desconsolada, pero no tanto el hecho de que él muriera pues todos lo haremos, si no que me dolio (y aun duele) que él haya muerto solo.
@@winka71 Pero no murio solo, sus cuidadores (Colin Baird y Tobba Kristiandottir) estaban en Noruega por los últimos 15 meses de su vida con el hasta el último respiro.
Gracias por compartir esto Karla. Me conmovió mucho. Puedo imaginarme el enorme vínculo que formaste con Keiko. Me apasionan mucho las orcas y creo que son seres extraordinarios, como tu misma dijiste en un documental sobre Keiko, "creo que son mas inteligentes que nosotros". Es super doloroso como Keiko fue arrebatado de su familia para vivir toda su vida en una alberca pero tu hiciste un gran trabajo haciendo su vida mas bonita y llena de amor. Como describirías la conexión que tenías con el? Despues de haber trabajado tanto tiempo con una orca cual es tu perspectiva sobre su gran inteligencia?
Karla la historia de Keiko es algo muy especial para mi, crecí viéndolo desde niña, después todo lo que pasó a raíz de Free Willy, han pasado los años y jamás olvidaré a ese ser tan especial, es de verdad algo que marcó mi vida, tengo una enorme pasión por los animales y en especial las orcas son seres muy especiales en mi vida. Me encantaría poder contactarte y platicar de lo que fue vivir la bendición de compartir tantos años con Keiko el amor que te tenía y tu a él es algo que salta de la pantalla, eres muy afortunada. TE mando un abrazo!
Es muy fuerte ver este video sobretodo el valor sentimental y es cierto como dicen en otro comentario que la conexión tan pura que tienen puede ser apreciada totalmente ERES UNA AFORTUNA !!!! Lo Mejor de la vida !!!!
hola karla pues aqui pasando a saludarte y a decirte que fuiste muy bendecida al estar al lado de un grandioso animal como una orca, y aun mas por que era keiko, yo desafortunadmente yo no tuve la oportunidad de ir a conocer a keiko a reino aventura, ya que vivo en mty y a parte era muy niño, tenia solo tres años cuando salio la de liberen a Willy si relacione a keiko por que me decían que era el Willy, hoy que tengo 25 años, me gusta ver sus películas, a parte por que me gustan las orcas, pero en especial keiko, hasta ahorita ninguna orca lo pordra igualar, todas son muy bonitas, pero las que están en cautiverio, no son como el, que bueno que tuviste la dicha de vivir experiencias con el, saludos
Jose nunca debió ser sacada de su hábitat natural, que afortunada nada!! El gran daño que le hicieron a ese animal fue tan grande que nunca pudo adaptarse de nuevo a su vida! El ser humano es estúpido ! Todo por satisfacer su egocentrismo ! En lo personal, estando en los zapatos de todos los que convivieron con esa ballena no me sentiría nada orgulloso, sino avergonzado.
Hola Karla! Que video tan hermoso y lleno de memorias inolvidables, es increible y tan hermoso con uno se puede llegar a enamorar y inspirar de un animal y las memorias ni como olvidarlas, me enamore despues de ser un nino y ver la pelicula repitidamente ahora que acabo de ver un documental y como dos entranadoras mexicanas usted karla corral y renata fernandez tubieron la oportunidad de entrenar con kaiko y convertirlo en todo una estrella mundial estoy verdaremanre enamorado de los que pudieron hacer renata y usted mis idolas, y por cierto las busco en el facebook para ves si tienen fotos o historias por que me acabo de enamorar un poco mas de esta historia tan hermosa de kaiko
Nunca más orcas en cautiverio,ponen la parte bonita pero viven en pequeños recintos donde terminan enfermando la mayoría ya q como sabéis son seres libres libres...
If your are really the real Karla Corral, much respect for all the love and care you gave to Keiko. An extremely heart warming bond you both had. If possible, somewhere, somehow, someway, I hope you both meet again! 💓
this video with the music is absolutely beautiful, i always get teary eyed when you kiss him at the end . i heard he was such a sweet, and gently whale.
I know they were trying to do the right thing setting him free but....Damn once he was released he swam clear across the ocean to regain human contact, even though his handlers constantly monitored him. Tilikum would have been a better candidate for release. I do believe that after a certain amount of time in captivity,certain individuals are just no longer fit for the wildlife.I agree with no longer catching or breeding. My dogs may have descended from wolves but I wouldn't drop them of in the woods to "have at it" bad analogy I know....what a loss. He was a big as Tilikum yet far gentler.
did you read my entire comment I said I believe that after a certain time in captivity certain whales shouldn't be released. But since they did decide to release a whale, why not a large aggressive bull that cannot stand human contact as opposed to a large docile bull that longed for human contact
Hi, I just saw your comments, sorry... I agree with you on the fact that no captive animals should be realeased because they will be in danger. I am not sure if Tilikum would have been a better option, but I am sure that Keiko wasnt!...
blaw11b I concur. It was a mistake by any point of view. What would happen if a human was raised for 60 to 70% his lifespan by other species sharing no common language without contact with any other human and being hand feed his whole life, and was suddenly released into "freedom" for no other reason than warming the heart of whoever decided such a thing. He'll go deeply depressed and starve, but hell... he'll be free!!! Not at the end, but near that human's lifespan end, He'll try to return to that comfort zone he knew his whole life, but some other "kind" hearted soul will rule against any kind of contact (and if someone breaks this law faces a fine or jail time) because that's not how the human should have lived since the beginning. Well. that's exactly what happened to our Keiko. Should he have been transferred to a bigger tank in a more favorable context regarding temperature, pollution and height above sea level... yes he had to. And it did him good. Should he have been released to a netted sea penn with human contact and assistance.... yes, he should. Never happened. Should he have been released into the wild all on his own and people banned from contacting him... biggest mistake ever I hope those activists trying the same to happen to Lolita (Miami Seaquarium) have paid any attention to Keiko's experience. Godspeed Keiko
Karla, acabo de ver blackfish, y por melancolía vi el documental de keiko, y estoy conmovido por la respuesta de México y de ustedes "sobre regresarla a su habitad natural", el resultado desde mi punto de vista exitoso. Pero la intención de liberal a un Orca de un parque, es algo que nunca imaginé y menos en nuestro país. Espero qué la autoridades de Sea World, algun día hagan conciencia. Saludos y comparte mi pasión por todos los animales, pero en especial por las Orca. En saludo donde andes
Beautiful tribute. You can tell they really loved and respected keiko. Unlike seaworld who pretends to. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ they love money more then the whales who they enslave to obtain it.
😢😢😢hermoso video me hiciste recordar esos bellos momentos de mi infancia en reino aventura y keiko es parte de ella 💖 saludos 😘😘 Atentamente: Indhira Zavala (hija de Garabato)
Justo me preguntaba que habría pasado contigo y la otra chica que también lo entrenaba, me alegra saber que estas bien y que aún sigues recordando a keiko, definitivamente la ballena que más corazones ha tocado en este planeta.
Karla nothing was the same without you taking care of Keiko he was you're Child you're pet and I really wish you could've stayed there in Oregon he would've not been released to the wild where he died because you would've taken care of him no matter what especially in Norway. I met Keiko when I was about 11 yrs old and it was special and to me Keiko wouldve not have died because you would have fought for him Karla as his advocate.
thank you for your lovely words! and you are right I would have fought for him, but it was not my choice.... if they would have given me the option of staying with him I would have, he was the love of my life.
karla, empecé viendo liberen a willy siendo mi película favorita de la infancia, y me llevó al documental donde sales, me puse muy emocional con todo pues amaba ir a verlo a reino aventura y no me imagino lo fuerte que ha de haber sido toda la experiencia de principio a fin y se nota cuanto lo querías pero sabes se nota que es mutuo el cariño y él te quiso también tanto como tú a él, gracias por todo lo que hiciste por él y nos diste a todos nosotros, te mando un abrazo enorme
apenas hoy supe q keiko habia muerto, me dio mucha tristeza hace algunos dias vi con mis ninos el documental donde apareces y cuando te despediste de el (yo siempre pienso q era ella) me dio mucha tristeza y tambien llore contigo, hope you are doing fine and u can share with us what you are up to these days, take care God bless
You are very fortunate to have known such an amazing and gentle soul like Keiko. I wish I had the opportunity to see him when he was in Oregon. He'll always be loved by many. I still have my Keiko plushie (from about 18 years ago) that I keep to remember him by :)
It's heartbreaking what happened to Keiko. I'm so sorry for all the pain you went through when he passed Karla. I can't even begin to tell you how much I admire you for all the love you gave him and the time you spent taking care of him. It's not everyday someone will step up and take the time to love and care for a creature from the wild as much as you did. I know there are a lot of trainers out there that do but what you did to take care of Keiko like travel to Iceland to be with him so he wouldn't feel alone. I would assume the people that own the orca would just find another trainer in the area to take care of him but you devoted so much time to Keiko up to the point where you I'm sure you felt like family to him. I can tell just by watching this he loved you very much and you loved him. And his spirit will live on not just through the Free Willy film but through you as well. God bless
Hola Karla , viendo el especial de Keiko siempre me pregunte que fue de ustedes sus entrenadoras Mexicanas de casualidad tendrás vídeos de aquellos momentos entrevistas etc que pudieras compartir con el mundo sería bonito que hicieras algún video contando tu experiencia con Keiko durante su vida y le participación en la movie ya que mucha gente lo recuerda por WILLY. Saludos !!!
Hola Karla! Que bonito video me llegó al corazón. Desde que tengo 7 años quiero trabajar con estos animales. Las orcas son tan inteligentes, sensibles y hermosos animales. Yo opino que ningún animal debería ser capturado de su hábitat natural para ponerlo en cautiverio a menos de alguna situación especial pero también opino que los animales que han vivido por mucho tiempo o nacido en cautiverio deberían quedarse ahí, pues creo que no serían buenos candidatos para regresar a su hábitat natural. También opino que los animales en cautiverio deben tener un lugar cómodo donde vivir, con cuidados y atención constante. Por ejemplo SeaWorld creo que es un buen lugar,sin embargo Miami Seaquarium con Lolita no y creo que deberían trasladarla a otro parque con instalaciones más grandes para ella. No se lo que tu pienses y quisiera saber tu opinión. Te lo agradecería mucho. Apenas tengo 14 años y debo de aprender muchas cosas y tu opinión me ayudaría bastante. Eres muy afortunada por haber conocida a tan hermoso animal. Saludos.
Hola Maria! gracias por tus comentarios! y si como tu dices fui muy afortunada por haber podido convivir con un ser tan maravilloso como Keiko. En cuanto a tu opinión yo pienso muy parecido a ti, no estoy a favor de que sigan capturando animales a menos de que sea una situación especial, los animales que ya estan en cautiverio NO se deben de regresar a sus habitats ya que ya no tienen los conocimientos para regresar y solo los pone en peligro como lo que pasó con Keiko. En cuanto a Lolita definitivamente el acuario es muy pequeño pero creo que lo mejor sería que le hicieran una alberca mas grande, nose que tan facil sería que se adaptara a la convivencia con otras orcas y no tanto por ella por que ha estado con delfines y lo pasa bien pero puede pasar que las otras orcas la agredan al no formar parte de su familia... es un tema delicado... Un abrazo!
Karlita eres una divina ojala el mundo tuviera mas gente como tu!!! Me gustaria cruzarme en tu camino y poder darte un abrazo y decirtle todo esto en persona te mando un beso!!! P.D. Keiko Seguro hasta el dia de hoy donde quiera que este te extraña
hola carla, hace una semana vi un reportaje sobre la liberacion de willy y te vi en una entrevista, hablando con tanto amor de tu ballena favorita! fue muy lindo y por supuesto triste cuando te despediste, pero de todos modos espero estas bien en mexico, aun recordando tu amor. con muchos saludos de alemania! lindo video
I am an aspiring killer whale trainer and this is what I am dream about, these animals are my reason to wake up in the morning. It's so sad that so many things changed.
Hola karla fuiste muy bendecida por a ver cuidado de keiko. A mi me fascinan las orcas desde los 4 años . Quisiera tener la dicha de hablar contigo por favor dime como nos podemos comunicarnos . Gracias estaré esperando tu respuesta
cuando era una niña soñaba con conocer a keiko, mis primos tuvieron esa oportunidad yo no pude ir, quisiera saber si es tan amable de compartirme su gran experiencia con el, recuerdo haber llorado cuando anunciaron su muerte tengo las películas y trato de conseguir la serie animada en latino, este vídeo es muy hermoso ! bendiciones karla corral
i love watching karla and keiko kiss. it is touching how much they loved each other. of course i wish he was never taken from his family in the first place, but their relationship is so touching.
Hola Karla: Acabo de ver por segunda el vídeo y me hizo lagrimear. No hay duda de que amabas a Keiko y nunca pude ir a México a verle. Supe de ella ( bueno él...aunque le hayan puesto nombre de niña) por la película "Free Willy" y me gustó mucho. Hace poco vi el documental de la liberación de Keiko donde tú sales despidiéndote de él y lloré al final del documental. Tengo sentimientos encontrados, estoy de acuerdo que Keiko haya sido liberada, pero por otro lado nunca pudo encontrar a su familia y siempre buscó la compañía humana ya que para él los humanos eran su familia. Aquí en Miami tenemos a una orca llamada Lolita y lleva 45 años en el Miami Seaquarium. Ella sufre porque no tiene contacto con otras orcas, en su caso si es liberada podría ser más sencillo, ya que su familia está en el estado de Washington y ella podría reintegrarse. Y en Orlando está Tilikum, una orca de Islandia como Keiko. La película Blackfish habla de la vida de Tilly.
Hola! gracias x tu mensaje. Conozco la historia de Lolita y no creo que la mejor opción para ella sea liberarla, si lo hacen la estarán sentenciando a morir igual que lo hicieron con Keiko. Entiendo que todos queremos pensar en una historia romántica con final de película donde ella se reúne con su familia y viven felices por siempre... pero la realidad es completamente diferente. Las orcas viven en manada toda su vida, lo que significa que sobre todo las hembras están con sus madres, tías abuelas etc. hasta que mueren. imagínate que una bebe se pierde y 40 años después regresa... esa bebe que por supuesto ahora ya es adulta, ya no conoce ni el lenguaje ni las costumbres ni se acuerda de su familia, ni sabe cazar, su familia tampoco la reconoce y por el contrario mas que recibirla con amor la pueden agredir. O como le paso a Keiko, el no estaba interesado en lo mas mínimo en las otras orcas, el quería estar con la gente que era su familia y cuando se lo prohibieron se enfermó y murió... Es como si tu a tu perro que ha vivido contigo por mas de 10 años de repente decides que lo vas a regresar con su mamá... créeme no funciona...
Gracias Karla por responderme. Keiko era una orca muy especial, amado por el mundo entero. A su primo Tilikum (digo esto porque él era islandés como Keiko) si hubiese sido libre, quizá, no le hubiesen interesado las personas, pues sufrió muchísimo. Las otras orcas lo atacaban y SeaWorld lo usaba como semental. Y por eso se volvió agresivo. Tilly murió en cautiverio en enero de este año. La situación de Lolita, será muy diferente a la de Keiko, pues su mamá Ocean Sun aún vive. Muchas veces ella no quiere que la entrenen. Hugo, pareja de Lolita murió debido a los golpes que se daba contra las paredes del estanque donde estaba en 1980. Y el Miami Seaquarium lo que hizo fue borrar todo recuerdo de él, como si nunca hubiese estado allí. Y en vez de enterrarlo en el mar, botaron su cadaver en el basurero de la ciudad. No tuvo un entierro digno. ¿Has ido a Noruega a visitar el lugar donde está enterrado Keiko?
This footage is absolutely precious! It's very intimate. By watching you interact with him in the Keiko's Journey Home documentary, I could tell you loved Keiko.
I didn't know much about Keiko but I have heard of him while watching many documentaries on Orcas and sharks and the presentation of our oceans and the need to keep them litter free! Humans have to stop leaving a mess where ever we go! Anyway, the when I saw the bent over dorsel fin I knew the poor animal was ripped from his family and grew close to his handlers. He was a sensitive soul, imagine the intense bonds he had with the members of his pod! Orcas are amazing when given the chance to explore and learn from their natural environment! Orcas love great white shark livers! They have learned all about catatonic immobility! They know to ram into a great white, roll it onto it's back and hold it there by the neck! The shark becomes immobile and because a great white has to keep moving to breath, it drowns and begins to sink. But the Orcas also learned to tear into the back of the sharks neck and remove the liver so when the shark sinks, the liver floats up and Orcas are well nourished after eating the sharks liver! It's violent but shows just how brilliant they are! I am amazed at marine life!
Judging from your interests, you might like the Great Hunt on the Great Whale Conservancy channel: a pod of Orcas hunts a Blue Whale. It's as brilliant an Orca hunt as I've seen.
hi karla , thank u for sharing yur personal treasure with us . This video shows how much both of u loved each other . I have a questions , when Keiko was spotted in norway and interacting with the locals at the beach in norway , Have you ever thought about going to Norway and catching/ meeting up with Keiko over there ? Would keiko would have recognized you in norway ?
Hi thank you so much for your words. Yes I would have loved to see hm in Norway... too bad it didn´t happen. But I am sure he would have recognized me perfectly! I saw him once more just before he was taken to Iceland and as soon as I called him he came swimming and turned over so I could scratch him... I miss him...
Keiko and "Free Willy" made me fall in love with orcas. They are such magnificent creatures and I still wish I could've met Keiko despite being a toddler by the mid 90s. Keiko is so memorable and his legacy should never die. God blessed him with eternal freedom those 10 long years ago and now he's swimming and diving in paradise. Karla, I just have SO many questions I'd ask you about Keiko; he was without a doubt, a friend to millions of kids all over the world. :'-)
Hola karla, eras la entrenadora de keiko? no te puedes ni imaginar la admiración que tengo por esa orca, la pasión que despertó en mi, le he hecho un video homenaje contando un poco su historia, por favor, si algún dia quieres contacta conmigo, seria un gran honor poder hablar contigo por skype y que me cuentes más cosas sobre keiko, que video tan bonito, se me han puesto los pelos de punta.
Karla Corral Hola Karla!! Me interesa mucho platicar contigo, soy periodista y estoy muy interesada en que me cuentes de tu experiencia con Keiko. ¿Crees que nos podamos poner de acuerdo para platicar? Si puedes mandame un DM, mi Twitter es @nataliniani
I goggled keiko. it is so sad he was found dead in a bay hunting human companionship. very upsetting. we as a human race need to leave the animals in the wild.
If he had stayed in Mexico, he would have died within a year. You only have to check the dates to see that he lived for several years in Oregon, then Iceland, then Norway - always in freer and more spacious circumstances than at Reino Avventura. His years in Iceland were a good mix of human contact and freedom, but it was Keiko's own decision to leave Iceland. You can't begrudge a young male his adventures, even if it does not always work perfectly. In any case, his lifespan was not hugely below average for a male orca. It is not factual that he was just thrown in the ocean and set free (as recently happened with the orcas from the Russian whale jail). The captivity industry uses scaremongering to protect their possessions. Whale Sanctuary Project has a good, cautious plan for retiring other orcas from captivity.
@@robertspaggiari7033 yes, he was kept in a sea pen and escaped then had to be brought back. More proof that you can’t set an orca free. If they were born in captivity, they need to stay there.
Hi Karla! Thank you for sharing this video! It is clear that you really deeply loved Keiko. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been to let him go free. If you don't mind me asking, how was it for you when you realised that Keiko was not doing well in Reino and he had to go somewhere else? Where you still with him in Oregon and did you ever see him in Iceland? Keiko made me fall in love with orcas. I had never seen him but he inspired me to fight for a better life for orcas. P.S. What are your views on keeping orcas in captivity? Much love and respect from a fellow Keiko lover.
Kathleen Haase Hi Kathleen, thank you for your message. I went with him to Oregon and stayed there for several months, after that I returned once more just before he was taken to Iceland, to tell you the truth I knew that he needed a bigger and better place than Reino but I would have beeen very happy if he stayed in Oregon or in Iceland but I never agreed on him being released. He was not the right candidate and I don´t think that any animal that lived in captivity is a candidate. It´s a beautiful dream but a dream at last and I think It´s worse to set them free and have them die in the wild when all their lives they have been cared for..... It was and still is very painful to me to know how he died....
Karla Corral Karla, I totally agree. Keiko would have been better off with your loving care in Oregon; it's so sad. I love the documentary on him (and you of course:)), but I think the effort was ultimately "too" much. I don't mean this in the negative sense, but rather that they thought Keiko could survive in the ocean on his own, when he really couldn't. It was a commendable, laudable, and meritorious cause, but he loved to be around us (humans) and shouldn't have left us--especially with Karla as his best friend who would always be there for him and protect him. Thank you Karla for all that you did for him! : ) Love, Brian
+Frida Nyberg thats not true. He got attention and love in norway before he died. he died being with humans, in the wild. Its very sad he died, bur at least he died in freedom in whater with the right temperatur, with some communication with other orcas.
+Karla Corral Thank you very much for your reply Karla. I can see why his release troubles you and I agree that Keiko wasn't the best candidate for a release considering that his family was not known. However, I think captive orcas can make the transition if there is a chance of reuniting with their families. What Keiko truly showed us is that he should never have been captured and kept in captivity in the first place. Captivity is just too damaging for orcas and I don't think that we have the right to traumatise them so much just because we want to be close to them. I truly admire your friendship with Keiko and partly agree that he should have stayed in Oregon but at the same time, I see the remarkable changes he went through during his rehabilitation process and considering that he was 27 years old, his time might have simply been up. I hope you do not blame the people who worked on his rehabilitation programme. Whilst it was not without flaws, it did save his life as he would otherwise have died in Reino Aventura. If Keiko taught us something - it's how remarkable, sophisticated and caring orcas are. Keiko has become a symbol of freedom for captive orcas and many people fight to end captivity because of Keiko. I hope you can keep the positive memories of your friendship despite his departure.
hi karla I have a question and it would be amazing if u could answer do u think if reino either extended his pool or he was sent to a sw facility that he would be alive as bearing in mind sw has the world's oldest male and female orcas in captivity and do u think with the amount of time he was alone keiko would of ever done well in a pod of orcas and and wa I read somewhere micheal jackson wanted to get keiko and bar sw and oragon did any other facilities that u remember show interest in keiko and in the documentary the vet said keiko wouldn't of lived much longer in Mexico wa is ur opinion on that bearing in mind lolita tank and facility is much worse
hola karla! que hermoso video, espero se encuentre bien usted ,solo queria saber como se llama la cancion de su video? esta muy linda me gustaria tener la cancion para recordar a keiko cada vez que salga a trotar,saludos desde veracruz mexico!
Hi Karla. How was it to work with keiko? Did you allways swim with him , not only when you had shows but also when you were free from work? Did they treat keiko good where he was living in mexio? Hope you replay! Keiko is forever in my heart ♥
😭💔. Me mata de tristeza saber lo q le hicieron desde los malditos pescadores q lo apresaron hasta estas mujeres q lo trataron como una mascota. Todos fueron sus verdugos y todo por el maldito dinero. A Keiko lo mataron en vida, quebrantaron tanto su espíritu q lo convirtieron en otra especie y nunca pudo disfrutar de la vida q merecía por estar sirviendo de payaso a los despreciables humanos. Espero q todos se pudran, q enfermen d cáncer o algo peor y agonicen en una cama por años y años recordando y retorciéndose d dolor por lo q le hicieron a esta maravillosa criatura. Q descanse en paz el angelito y por fin pueda ser una verdadera orca!!!
I think you are a wonderful person not only for caring for Keiko so well, but for caring enough to let him go to a new, better home. Sometimes the right decisions are also the hardest, and the sacrifice you made to stop caring for him and let him move on must have been very hard indeed, but that is the meaning of true love: sacrifice. I am sure you probably have a copy but you feature in this too : watch?v=YYyU3USJ-8E With admiration and blessings from England.x
I followed Keiko's story for ten years, from the time the first "Free Willy" film came out, until his death back in 2003. Keiko was a wonderful, beloved animal, but IMO, he should have been sent to Sea World as soon as his skin condition cleared up (that's the only reason why they didn't take him in in the first place.) He had been living under human care for too many years, without other orcas, and he was much too fond of people, to really make it in the wild. At Sea World, he would have had all the human companionship he wanted, AND the companionship of others of his species, but too many people were too dead-set on his having a real-life happy movie ending for him to go there. In Iceland, Keiko was essentially abandoned when his caretakers ran out of funds, and even though he had ample opportunities to bond with wild orcas, he chose instead to swim hundreds of miles across the North Atlantic to seek out human companionship, and he had to end up being hand-fed and cared for by people for the rest of his life. So what if he got to swim free in the ocean, if he was lonely and WANTED to be with people instead? We'll probably never know if he would still be with us, if he had remained under human care! RIP, Keiko.
hi karla u r a amazing person even though the mexico pool was a bit to small for keiko it was bigger the other facilities still around today for orcas did u really have under water viewing like in free willy and how many pools were at reino for him and did they film the film in the front pool or one of the back pools and did he miss other orcas in ur opinion and u r right he was never a good candidate please respond x
Hi!! no we didn't have underwater windows, that was just for the movie, they brought 1 big acrylic and put id between the holding pen and the main pool and that is how they didi it. :)
how many pools did he have and was the pool you used in the film the same as the one next to the med pool i remember seeing him in 1990 did reino ever try getting another orca and did he ever act diffrent during the time of the move
We called holding pen to the med pool so it was the same pool as you recall. at the begginging he was nervous but once he was in the container he was fine.
there was 1 main pool, 1 dolphin holding pen and the med pool. No reino never tried to get another orca and he never acted differently during the movie.
His size compared to you is incredible! But yet he was so gentle. Keiko definitely was a gentle giant. Even at an unhealthy state in his life, he always loved you. Your so lucky to have known this animal. I was born in 2007 so I never got to see him. R.I.P Keiko ❤
usted es una persona afortunada por haber formado un vinculo tan grande con uno de los depredadores mas sorprendentes del planeta. recuero que de pequeño me encantaba verlo en reino aventura y también recuerdo como llore por su muerte y como me molestaban mis compañeros por llorar a una ballena
usted y keiko son la prueba de que los humanos y los animales salvajes pueden forjar fuertes lazos de amistad
Hola Karla! Qué padre encontrarte por acá. Acabo de ver el documental que le hicieron a Keiko cuando lo llevaron a Oregon y me la pase soltando lágrimas todo el tiempo. Me acuerdo de pequeño me llevaron mis papás a ver a Keiko varias veces, y ahora que vi de vuelta Free Willy me volvieron todos esos recuerdos de infancia. Verlas a ustedes dos a su lado en los videos es muy conmovedor. Todos los entrenadores y gente con la que convivió Keiko hablaron siempre maravillas de él, y me enternece mucho descubrir que tenía una personalidad muy noble y cálida, más allá de lo que pude presenciar de niño. Me habría encantado verlo nuevamente ya recuperado, y aunque ya no está más con nosotros, creo que dejó una marca permanente en los corazones de mucha gente alrededor del mundo.
Te mando saludos, y qué privilegio debió haber sido crecer junto a él :).
Hola Karla! Este video me hizo llorar! ME ENCANTÓ! Eres muy afortunada de haber trabajado, cuidado y haber compartido una parte de tu vida con Keiko. Hiciste un super trabajo, te admiro mucho! Te mando un abrazo.
Magnifique! Magnifique........Merci!
I cry but i can stop see your video .but its not sadness...... Its so much love from you and Keiko. He was really loved .Thank you Karla. I never saw a whale only on TV but i feel this love on my dogs eyes.....And all others animals i had and care...... Kisses from Brazil
Love it he was very special
Amé a Keiko y disfrute cada vez que lo ví salir a plataforma, era extraordinario, tuve la oportunidad de verlo por mucho tiempo cuando estuve en el parque laborando. Lloré mucho cuando se fue. Belleza 💖💖💖
Yes but he was so sick he would have died in this tank what is sure not the trainer's fault!! And with the free Keiko project he had 5 year's of good, healthy living!!
I didn't find it, it´s Keiko and me in Mexico City and it´s my treasure!
Karla Corral thanks for sharing this with us so sorry for your loss
He waved hi to the camera when u waved hi to it lol 🥰
U too are beautiful.
Hermosa Keiko,.. cuando tenía 4 años acaricie esa orca,. Nunca lo olvidaré,.
Hey Karla, just saw "Keiko's Journey Home" your such an amazing person, I know it was hard letting go, you guys were together for a long time. It was sad when he left Mexico and was sad to hear he passed away... I'm sure he remains in your heart. Viva Keiko.
EL AMOR ENTRE DOS SERES QUE COMPARTEN LA VIDA EN ESTE PRECIOSO PLANETA TIERRA, GRACIAS KARLA POR COMPARTIR CON NOSOTROS ESOS MARAVILLOSO MOMENTOS A LADO DE ESTA PRECIOSA BALLENA
Karla thanks for sharing this video of our wonderful, beautiful boy Keiko. I had the opportunity to see him in Oregon at the age of 9, 10 years old.
R.I.P Keiko … I Never saw him, baut heute still was the Animal of my childhood
me encanta Keiko como me hubiera encantado conocerlo en persona desde chiquita amo sus películas y todo de el amo las orcas y en especial Keiko que afortunada eres por aver estado con Keiko :)
I miss Keiko I always wanted to see him he must of been gentle
Such a wonderful beautiful video! What a special relationship between them!
Such a beautiful, unbreakable bond. My dream is to work with these amazing animals and I've been working really hard to meet that goal. Such a beautiful memory you have. Keiko was an amazing animal. God Bless
Thank you so much! keep working you never know... best of luck to you!
Please work with them in the wild and not in tanks x
mi regalo de cumpleaños fue un viaje a mexico por una semana..la ultima semana de keiko en mexico..fui a ver absolutamente todos los shows y tristemente tambn forme parte de la gente que hizo cola para ver como lo trasladaban a oregon en la noche..gracias por hacer este video y recordarme a mi mas grande ilusion de mi infancia..keiko siempre vivirá en mi corazón :')
Hola karla gracias por compartir tu video, yo nunca tuve la oportunidad de ver a keiko en persona peros sus películas de liberen a willy (aun que solo salio en la primera) siempre han sido mis gratos recuerdos de la niñez, a mis 21 años aun poseo dos juguetes de orcas que me dieron estando en preescolar uno llamado willy y otro keiko con el cual aun duermo jeje ademas poseo algunas fotos de keiko que mi hermano tomo cuando fue a ver un show de él y son mis preciados tesoros esas fotografías.
creo que una de las noticias que mas me impacto fue saber su muerte pues llore desconsolada, pero no tanto el hecho de que él muriera pues todos lo haremos, si no que me dolio (y aun duele) que él haya muerto solo.
Hola! te entiendo perfecto, a mi me hubiera gustado estar con el siempre y que no muriera solo...
@@winka71 Pero no murio solo, sus cuidadores (Colin Baird y Tobba Kristiandottir) estaban en Noruega por los últimos 15 meses de su vida con el hasta el último respiro.
Gracias por compartir esto Karla. Me conmovió mucho. Puedo imaginarme el enorme vínculo que formaste con Keiko. Me apasionan mucho las orcas y creo que son seres extraordinarios, como tu misma dijiste en un documental sobre Keiko, "creo que son mas inteligentes que nosotros". Es super doloroso como Keiko fue arrebatado de su familia para vivir toda su vida en una alberca pero tu hiciste un gran trabajo haciendo su vida mas bonita y llena de amor. Como describirías la conexión que tenías con el? Despues de haber trabajado tanto tiempo con una orca cual es tu perspectiva sobre su gran inteligencia?
Karla la historia de Keiko es algo muy especial para mi, crecí viéndolo desde niña, después todo lo que pasó a raíz de Free Willy, han pasado los años y jamás olvidaré a ese ser tan especial, es de verdad algo que marcó mi vida, tengo una enorme pasión por los animales y en especial las orcas son seres muy especiales en mi vida. Me encantaría poder contactarte y platicar de lo que fue vivir la bendición de compartir tantos años con Keiko el amor que te tenía y tu a él es algo que salta de la pantalla, eres muy afortunada. TE mando un abrazo!
Hola Ale, mil gracias por tus comentarios. Y claro que me puedes contactar.
Saludos. Karla
Karlita muchas gracias por contestarme, tienes algún correo donde pueda escribirte para ponerme en contacto?
Es muy fuerte ver este video sobretodo el valor sentimental y es cierto como dicen en otro comentario que la conexión tan pura que tienen puede ser apreciada totalmente ERES UNA AFORTUNA !!!! Lo Mejor de la vida !!!!
Gracias!!! igualmente!
Wow que hermoso video Karla que suerte tuviste al poder convivir con esa maginifica orca mi animal favorito :D Keiko
hola karla pues aqui pasando a saludarte y a decirte que fuiste muy bendecida al estar al lado de un grandioso animal como una orca, y aun mas por que era keiko, yo desafortunadmente yo no tuve la oportunidad de ir a conocer a keiko a reino aventura, ya que vivo en mty y a parte era muy niño, tenia solo tres años cuando salio la de liberen a Willy si relacione a keiko por que me decían que era el Willy, hoy que tengo 25 años, me gusta ver sus películas, a parte por que me gustan las orcas, pero en especial keiko, hasta ahorita ninguna orca lo pordra igualar, todas son muy bonitas, pero las que están en cautiverio, no son como el, que bueno que tuviste la dicha de vivir experiencias con el, saludos
Jose nunca debió ser sacada de su hábitat natural, que afortunada nada!! El gran daño que le hicieron a ese animal fue tan grande que nunca pudo adaptarse de nuevo a su vida! El ser humano es estúpido ! Todo por satisfacer su egocentrismo ! En lo personal, estando en los zapatos de todos los que convivieron con esa ballena no me sentiría nada orgulloso, sino avergonzado.
jhonatan gonzalez totalmente de acuerdo con usted
Ты наш любимый Кейко, хороший добрый. Мы никогда тебя не забудем. Ты остался навсегда в наших сердцах. Мы очень скучаем по тебе.
Hola Karla! Que video tan hermoso y lleno de memorias inolvidables, es increible y tan hermoso con uno se puede llegar a enamorar y inspirar de un animal y las memorias ni como olvidarlas, me enamore despues de ser un nino y ver la pelicula repitidamente ahora que acabo de ver un documental y como dos entranadoras mexicanas usted karla corral y renata fernandez tubieron la oportunidad de entrenar con kaiko y convertirlo en todo una estrella mundial estoy verdaremanre enamorado de los que pudieron hacer renata y usted mis idolas, y por cierto las busco en el facebook para ves si tienen fotos o historias por que me acabo de enamorar un poco mas de esta historia tan hermosa de kaiko
muchas gracias por sus palabras!
Nunca más orcas en cautiverio,ponen la parte bonita pero viven en pequeños recintos donde terminan enfermando la mayoría ya q como sabéis son seres libres libres...
karla estas hermosisima como no iba a estar contento keiko con essa hermosura de mujer gracias por cuidar de el
Love the video, it made me cry. Such a sweet soul..
Nunca mr cansó de ver tu video es realmente hermoso
If your are really the real Karla Corral, much respect for all the love and care you gave to Keiko. An extremely heart warming bond you both had. If possible, somewhere, somehow, someway, I hope you both meet again! 💓
Very much support your sentiment.
this video with the music is absolutely beautiful, i always get teary eyed when you kiss him at the end . i heard he was such a sweet, and gently whale.
Zero aggression and looked for humans everyday he was in the ocean
I know they were trying to do the right thing setting him free but....Damn once he was released he swam clear across the ocean to regain human contact, even though his handlers constantly monitored him. Tilikum would have been a better candidate for release. I do believe that after a certain amount of time in captivity,certain individuals are just no longer fit for the wildlife.I agree with no longer catching or breeding. My dogs may have descended from wolves but I wouldn't drop them of in the woods to "have at it" bad analogy I know....what a loss. He was a big as Tilikum yet far gentler.
Tilikum isn't a better candidate. The orcas shouldn't be freed and you'd understand why if you did the research on it.
did you read my entire comment I said I believe that after a certain time in captivity certain whales shouldn't be released. But since they did decide to release a whale, why not a large aggressive bull that cannot stand human contact as opposed to a large docile bull that longed for human contact
Hi, I just saw your comments, sorry... I agree with you on the fact that no captive animals should be realeased because they will be in danger. I am not sure if Tilikum would have been a better option, but I am sure that Keiko wasnt!...
blaw11b I concur. It was a mistake by any point of view.
What would happen if a human was raised for 60 to 70% his lifespan by other species sharing no common language without contact with any other human and being hand feed his whole life, and was suddenly released into "freedom" for no other reason than warming the heart of whoever decided such a thing.
He'll go deeply depressed and starve, but hell... he'll be free!!!
Not at the end, but near that human's lifespan end, He'll try to return to that comfort zone he knew his whole life, but some other "kind" hearted soul will rule against any kind of contact (and if someone breaks this law faces a fine or jail time) because that's not how the human should have lived since the beginning.
Well. that's exactly what happened to our Keiko.
Should he have been transferred to a bigger tank in a more favorable context regarding temperature, pollution and height above sea level... yes he had to. And it did him good.
Should he have been released to a netted sea penn with human contact and assistance.... yes, he should. Never happened.
Should he have been released into the wild all on his own and people banned from contacting him... biggest mistake ever
I hope those activists trying the same to happen to Lolita (Miami Seaquarium) have paid any attention to Keiko's experience.
Godspeed Keiko
TILIKUM IS FINALLY FREE !
Karla, acabo de ver blackfish, y por melancolía vi el documental de keiko, y estoy conmovido por la respuesta de México y de ustedes "sobre regresarla a su habitad natural", el resultado desde mi punto de vista exitoso.
Pero la intención de liberal a un Orca de un parque, es algo que nunca imaginé y menos en nuestro país.
Espero qué la autoridades de Sea World, algun día hagan conciencia.
Saludos y comparte mi pasión por todos los animales, pero en especial por las Orca.
En saludo donde andes
Bless you Karla !! You changed his life for the better forever.... R.I.P. Keiko
Thank you!!
You are blessed to had a fried as Keiko ......God bless you always ....
Thank you Tammy, yes I was blessed!
Beautiful tribute. You can tell they really loved and respected keiko. Unlike seaworld who pretends to. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ they love money more then the whales who they enslave to obtain it.
Que hermoso, me acuerdo de ti Karla, tuve un crush contigo cuando te vi en un show con Keiko cuando tenia 5, haha
Wow! It must be amazing to work with such a beautiful animal. I love Keiko. :)
😢😢😢hermoso video me hiciste recordar esos bellos momentos de mi infancia en reino aventura y keiko es parte de ella 💖 saludos 😘😘
Atentamente: Indhira Zavala (hija de Garabato)
Wow!!! que gusto!!! saludos a tu papá dile que ojalá nos vieramos un dia de estos!
Karla Corral claro que sí, yo le digo en Facebook lo encuentras como payarunning, y en su página Mr.Gara
ya le mande invitacion!!
Justo me preguntaba que habría pasado contigo y la otra chica que también lo entrenaba, me alegra saber que estas bien y que aún sigues recordando a keiko, definitivamente la ballena que más corazones ha tocado en este planeta.
Claro que lo recuerdo y todavía duele.... es y será el mas grande amor de mi vida! gracias por tu mensaje.
Karla thanks you for sharing this with us thank you for loving Keko
Karla nothing was the same without you taking care of Keiko he was you're Child you're pet and I really wish you could've stayed there in Oregon he would've not been released to the wild where he died because you would've taken care of him no matter what especially in Norway. I met Keiko when I was about 11 yrs old and it was special and to me Keiko wouldve not have died because you would have fought for him Karla as his advocate.
thank you for your lovely words! and you are right I would have fought for him, but it was not my choice.... if they would have given me the option of staying with him I would have, he was the love of my life.
wonderful video - wow 😍
I see the documentary about Keiko... I Love You so muchh, thank you for help this amazing creature! where you from?
karla, empecé viendo liberen a willy siendo mi película favorita de la infancia, y me llevó al documental donde sales, me puse muy emocional con todo pues amaba ir a verlo a reino aventura y no me imagino lo fuerte que ha de haber sido toda la experiencia de principio a fin y se nota cuanto lo querías pero sabes se nota que es mutuo el cariño y él te quiso también tanto como tú a él, gracias por todo lo que hiciste por él y nos diste a todos nosotros, te mando un abrazo enorme
Mil gracias Laura!!! abrazo igual para ti!
Que hermoso recuerdo Karla. Keiko nos mostró lo que es el amor
so beautiful! she shows so much love for him... Simply Amazing
apenas hoy supe q keiko habia muerto, me dio mucha tristeza hace algunos dias vi con mis ninos el documental donde apareces y cuando te despediste de el (yo siempre pienso q era ella) me dio mucha tristeza y tambien llore contigo, hope you are doing fine and u can share with us what you are up to these days, take care God bless
You are very fortunate to have known such an amazing and gentle soul like Keiko. I wish I had the opportunity to see him when he was in Oregon. He'll always be loved by many. I still have my Keiko plushie (from about 18 years ago) that I keep to remember him by :)
He had such a pure soul I miss keiko ❤️
It's heartbreaking what happened to Keiko. I'm so sorry for all the pain you went through when he passed Karla. I can't even begin to tell you how much I admire you for all the love you gave him and the time you spent taking care of him. It's not everyday someone will step up and take the time to love and care for a creature from the wild as much as you did. I know there are a lot of trainers out there that do but what you did to take care of Keiko like travel to Iceland to be with him so he wouldn't feel alone. I would assume the people that own the orca would just find another trainer in the area to take care of him but you devoted so much time to Keiko up to the point where you I'm sure you felt like family to him. I can tell just by watching this he loved you very much and you loved him. And his spirit will live on not just through the Free Willy film but through you as well. God bless
Thank you!
Karla Corral Sorry if I got those locations messed up. Traveling from Mexico City with him I mean.
Karla Corral I saw you in the documentary
keiko :,( Te Extrañamos..
Que afortunada fuiste amiga, de haber hecho tan bella amistad con la ballena que yo creo todo el mundo amo ❤
Although I am not in favor of captivity, I appreciate this beautiful footage. Well done Karla.
Hola Karla , viendo el especial de Keiko siempre me pregunte que fue de ustedes sus entrenadoras Mexicanas de casualidad tendrás vídeos de aquellos momentos entrevistas etc que pudieras compartir con el mundo sería bonito que hicieras algún video contando tu experiencia con Keiko durante su vida y le participación en la movie ya que mucha gente lo recuerda por WILLY. Saludos !!!
Si tengo los vídeos solo es cosa que me siente a editarlos, pero la verdad es un poco doloroso.... en fin un dia lo haré... Gracias por tu comentario
Hola Karla! Que bonito video me llegó al corazón. Desde que tengo 7 años quiero trabajar con estos animales. Las orcas son tan inteligentes, sensibles y hermosos animales. Yo opino que ningún animal debería ser capturado de su hábitat natural para ponerlo en cautiverio a menos de alguna situación especial pero también opino que los animales que han vivido por mucho tiempo o nacido en cautiverio deberían quedarse ahí, pues creo que no serían buenos candidatos para regresar a su hábitat natural. También opino que los animales en cautiverio deben tener un lugar cómodo donde vivir, con cuidados y atención constante. Por ejemplo SeaWorld creo que es un buen lugar,sin embargo Miami Seaquarium con Lolita no y creo que deberían trasladarla a otro parque con instalaciones más grandes para ella. No se lo que tu pienses y quisiera saber tu opinión. Te lo agradecería mucho. Apenas tengo 14 años y debo de aprender muchas cosas y tu opinión me ayudaría bastante. Eres muy afortunada por haber conocida a tan hermoso animal. Saludos.
Hola Maria! gracias por tus comentarios! y si como tu dices fui muy afortunada por haber podido convivir con un ser tan maravilloso como Keiko.
En cuanto a tu opinión yo pienso muy parecido a ti, no estoy a favor de que sigan capturando animales a menos de que sea una situación especial, los animales que ya estan en cautiverio NO se deben de regresar a sus habitats ya que ya no tienen los conocimientos para regresar y solo los pone en peligro como lo que pasó con Keiko.
En cuanto a Lolita definitivamente el acuario es muy pequeño pero creo que lo mejor sería que le hicieran una alberca mas grande, nose que tan facil sería que se adaptara a la convivencia con otras orcas y no tanto por ella por que ha estado con delfines y lo pasa bien pero puede pasar que las otras orcas la agredan al no formar parte de su familia... es un tema delicado...
Un abrazo!
Karlita eres una divina ojala el mundo tuviera mas gente como tu!!! Me gustaria cruzarme en tu camino y poder darte un abrazo y decirtle todo esto en persona te mando un beso!!!
P.D. Keiko Seguro hasta el dia de hoy donde quiera que este te extraña
Que lindas palabras mil gracias! yo te puedo decir lo mucho que lo extraño a él....
Where did you find this footage? It's beautiful!
hola carla, hace una semana vi un reportaje sobre la liberacion de willy y te vi en una entrevista, hablando con tanto amor de tu ballena favorita! fue muy lindo y por supuesto triste cuando te despediste, pero de todos modos espero estas bien en mexico, aun recordando tu amor. con muchos saludos de alemania! lindo video
Cuando la trasladaron para liberarla, tu estuviste en todo el proceso? O solo hasta reino aventura?
There are no amount of words to express this, i guess i settle for just " Beautiful " ...
Experimenting with keikos life/ he ended up dying alone looking for humans
I am an aspiring killer whale trainer and this is what I am dream about, these animals are my reason to wake up in the morning. It's so sad that so many things changed.
Hola karla fuiste muy bendecida por a ver cuidado de keiko. A mi me fascinan las orcas desde los 4 años . Quisiera tener la dicha de hablar contigo por favor dime como nos podemos comunicarnos . Gracias estaré esperando tu respuesta
hola mi correo es kcorral7@gmail.com
Geniales recuerdos del "gordo" ;) y genial haber coincidido con una profesional como tu Karla en aquella época en RA. Suerte¡¡ en lo que hagas
Seo deo ❤❤
cuando era una niña soñaba con conocer a keiko, mis primos tuvieron esa oportunidad yo no pude ir, quisiera saber si es tan amable de compartirme su gran experiencia con el, recuerdo haber llorado cuando anunciaron su muerte tengo las películas y trato de conseguir la serie animada en latino, este vídeo es muy hermoso ! bendiciones karla corral
i love watching karla and keiko kiss. it is touching how much they loved each other. of course i wish he was never taken from his family in the first place, but their relationship is so touching.
Hola Karla: Acabo de ver por segunda el vídeo y me hizo lagrimear. No hay duda de que amabas a Keiko y nunca pude ir a México a verle. Supe de ella ( bueno él...aunque le hayan puesto nombre de niña) por la película "Free Willy" y me gustó mucho. Hace poco vi el documental de la liberación de Keiko donde tú sales despidiéndote de él y lloré al final del documental. Tengo sentimientos encontrados, estoy de acuerdo que Keiko haya sido liberada, pero por otro lado nunca pudo encontrar a su familia y siempre buscó la compañía humana ya que para él los humanos eran su familia. Aquí en Miami tenemos a una orca llamada Lolita y lleva 45 años en el Miami Seaquarium. Ella sufre porque no tiene contacto con otras orcas, en su caso si es liberada podría ser más sencillo, ya que su familia está en el estado de Washington y ella podría reintegrarse. Y en Orlando está Tilikum, una orca de Islandia como Keiko. La película Blackfish habla de la vida de Tilly.
Karla: Yo nunca conocí a Keiko, pero por la película Free Willy, el mundo entero, me incluyo, aprendimos a amar a ese ángel con aletas y cola.
Hola! gracias x tu mensaje.
Conozco la historia de Lolita y no creo que la mejor opción para ella sea liberarla, si lo hacen la estarán sentenciando a morir igual que lo hicieron con Keiko. Entiendo que todos queremos pensar en una historia romántica con final de película donde ella se reúne con su familia y viven felices por siempre... pero la realidad es completamente diferente. Las orcas viven en manada toda su vida, lo que significa que sobre todo las hembras están con sus madres, tías abuelas etc. hasta que mueren. imagínate que una bebe se pierde y 40 años después regresa... esa bebe que por supuesto ahora ya es adulta, ya no conoce ni el lenguaje ni las costumbres ni se acuerda de su familia, ni sabe cazar, su familia tampoco la reconoce y por el contrario mas que recibirla con amor la pueden agredir. O como le paso a Keiko, el no estaba interesado en lo mas mínimo en las otras orcas, el quería estar con la gente que era su familia y cuando se lo prohibieron se enfermó y murió...
Es como si tu a tu perro que ha vivido contigo por mas de 10 años de repente decides que lo vas a regresar con su mamá... créeme no funciona...
Gracias Karla por responderme. Keiko era una orca muy especial, amado por el mundo entero. A su primo Tilikum (digo esto porque él era islandés como Keiko) si hubiese sido libre, quizá, no le hubiesen interesado las personas, pues sufrió muchísimo. Las otras orcas lo atacaban y SeaWorld lo usaba como semental. Y por eso se volvió agresivo. Tilly murió en cautiverio en enero de este año. La situación de Lolita, será muy diferente a la de Keiko, pues su mamá Ocean Sun aún vive. Muchas veces ella no quiere que la entrenen. Hugo, pareja de Lolita murió debido a los golpes que se daba contra las paredes del estanque donde estaba en 1980. Y el Miami Seaquarium lo que hizo fue borrar todo recuerdo de él, como si nunca hubiese estado allí. Y en vez de enterrarlo en el mar, botaron su cadaver en el basurero de la ciudad. No tuvo un entierro digno. ¿Has ido a Noruega a visitar el lugar donde está enterrado Keiko?
Karla Corral hermoso keiko
This footage is absolutely precious! It's very intimate. By watching you interact with him in the Keiko's Journey Home documentary, I could tell you loved Keiko.
Karlita, que dicha haber tenido un vinculo asi con Keiko, saludos!
Que hermoso estaba Keiko 😘
Lastima que el ser humano , le quitó su libertad y lo condenó prácticamente toda su vida a vivir miserablemente .
Beautiful footage Karla!
Hi Karla. What were your thoughts when you found out they wanted to use Keiko for a movie?
I didn't know much about Keiko but I have heard of him while watching many documentaries on Orcas and sharks and the presentation of our oceans and the need to keep them litter free! Humans have to stop leaving a mess where ever we go! Anyway, the when I saw the bent over dorsel fin I knew the poor animal was ripped from his family and grew close to his handlers. He was a sensitive soul, imagine the intense bonds he had with the members of his pod! Orcas are amazing when given the chance to explore and learn from their natural environment! Orcas love great white shark livers! They have learned all about catatonic immobility! They know to ram into a great white, roll it onto it's back and hold it there by the neck! The shark becomes immobile and because a great white has to keep moving to breath, it drowns and begins to sink. But the Orcas also learned to tear into the back of the sharks neck and remove the liver so when the shark sinks, the liver floats up and Orcas are well nourished after eating the sharks liver! It's violent but shows just how brilliant they are! I am amazed at marine life!
Judging from your interests, you might like the Great Hunt on the Great Whale Conservancy channel: a pod of Orcas hunts a Blue Whale. It's as brilliant an Orca hunt as I've seen.
hi karla , thank u for sharing yur personal treasure with us . This video shows how much both of u loved each other .
I have a questions , when Keiko was spotted in norway and interacting with the locals at the beach in norway , Have you ever thought about going to Norway and catching/ meeting up with Keiko over there ? Would keiko would have recognized you in norway ?
Hi thank you so much for your words.
Yes I would have loved to see hm in Norway... too bad it didn´t happen. But I am sure he would have recognized me perfectly! I saw him once more just before he was taken to Iceland and as soon as I called him he came swimming and turned over so I could scratch him... I miss him...
Keiko and "Free Willy" made me fall in love with orcas. They are such magnificent creatures and I still wish I could've met Keiko despite being a toddler by the mid 90s. Keiko is so memorable and his legacy should never die. God blessed him with eternal freedom those 10 long years ago and now he's swimming and diving in paradise. Karla, I just have SO many questions I'd ask you about Keiko; he was without a doubt, a friend to millions of kids all over the world. :'-)
Hola karla, eras la entrenadora de keiko? no te puedes ni imaginar la admiración que tengo por esa orca, la pasión que despertó en mi, le he hecho un video homenaje contando un poco su historia, por favor, si algún dia quieres contacta conmigo, seria un gran honor poder hablar contigo por skype y que me cuentes más cosas sobre keiko, que video tan bonito, se me han puesto los pelos de punta.
Hola!! que padre que hayas hecho un video para el, gracias! el dia que quieras platicamos.
saludos
muchas gracias Karla, mi email es criaderokimbi@gmail.com
Karla Corral Hola Karla!! Me interesa mucho platicar contigo, soy periodista y estoy muy interesada en que me cuentes de tu experiencia con Keiko. ¿Crees que nos podamos poner de acuerdo para platicar? Si puedes mandame un DM, mi Twitter es @nataliniani
I love Keith he is amazing and it is sad at he die and he did not see his family again but he had a good life 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Keiko Whale 🐋 and Dolphin 🐬 and Children 🧒 Girls 👧 Swimming 🏊♀️ y Karla Corral
I goggled keiko. it is so sad he was found dead in a bay hunting human companionship. very upsetting. we as a human race need to leave the animals in the wild.
If he had stayed in Mexico, he would have died within a year. You only have to check the dates to see that he lived for several years in Oregon, then Iceland, then Norway - always in freer and more spacious circumstances than at Reino Avventura.
His years in Iceland were a good mix of human contact and freedom, but it was Keiko's own decision to leave Iceland. You can't begrudge a young male his adventures, even if it does not always work perfectly.
In any case, his lifespan was not hugely below average for a male orca.
It is not factual that he was just thrown in the ocean and set free (as recently happened with the orcas from the Russian whale jail). The captivity industry uses scaremongering to protect their possessions.
Whale Sanctuary Project has a good, cautious plan for retiring other orcas from captivity.
@@robertspaggiari7033 yes, he was kept in a sea pen and escaped then had to be brought back. More proof that you can’t set an orca free. If they were born in captivity, they need to stay there.
Hi Karla! Thank you for sharing this video! It is clear that you really deeply loved Keiko. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been to let him go free. If you don't mind me asking, how was it for you when you realised that Keiko was not doing well in Reino and he had to go somewhere else? Where you still with him in Oregon and did you ever see him in Iceland?
Keiko made me fall in love with orcas. I had never seen him but he inspired me to fight for a better life for orcas.
P.S. What are your views on keeping orcas in captivity?
Much love and respect from a fellow Keiko lover.
Kathleen Haase Hi Kathleen, thank you for your message. I went with him to Oregon and stayed there for several months, after that I returned once more just before he was taken to Iceland, to tell you the truth I knew that he needed a bigger and better place than Reino but I would have beeen very happy if he stayed in Oregon or in Iceland but I never agreed on him being released. He was not the right candidate and I don´t think that any animal that lived in captivity is a candidate. It´s a beautiful dream but a dream at last and I think It´s worse to set them free and have them die in the wild when all their lives they have been cared for..... It was and still is very painful to me to know how he died....
Karla Corral Karla, I totally agree. Keiko would have been better off with your loving care in Oregon; it's so sad. I love the documentary on him (and you of course:)), but I think the effort was ultimately "too" much. I don't mean this in the negative sense, but rather that they thought Keiko could survive in the ocean on his own, when he really couldn't. It was a commendable, laudable, and meritorious cause, but he loved to be around us (humans) and shouldn't have left us--especially with Karla as his best friend who would always be there for him and protect him. Thank you Karla for all that you did for him! : ) Love, Brian
+Kathleen Haase It's ironic, isn't it, that no whale has been abused by humans as much as Keiko was in his final years.
+Frida Nyberg thats not true. He got attention and love in norway before he died. he died being with humans, in the wild. Its very sad he died, bur at least he died in freedom in whater with the right temperatur, with some communication with other orcas.
+Karla Corral Thank you very much for your reply Karla. I can see why his release troubles you and I agree that Keiko wasn't the best candidate for a release considering that his family was not known. However, I think captive orcas can make the transition if there is a chance of reuniting with their families. What Keiko truly showed us is that he should never have been captured and kept in captivity in the first place. Captivity is just too damaging for orcas and I don't think that we have the right to traumatise them so much just because we want to be close to them. I truly admire your friendship with Keiko and partly agree that he should have stayed in Oregon but at the same time, I see the remarkable changes he went through during his rehabilitation process and considering that he was 27 years old, his time might have simply been up. I hope you do not blame the people who worked on his rehabilitation programme. Whilst it was not without flaws, it did save his life as he would otherwise have died in Reino Aventura. If Keiko taught us something - it's how remarkable, sophisticated and caring orcas are. Keiko has become a symbol of freedom for captive orcas and many people fight to end captivity because of Keiko. I hope you can keep the positive memories of your friendship despite his departure.
this is amazing where did u find this!?
hi karla I have a question and it would be amazing if u could answer do u think if reino either extended his pool or he was sent to a sw facility that he would be alive as bearing in mind sw has the world's oldest male and female orcas in captivity and do u think with the amount of time he was alone keiko would of ever done well in a pod of orcas and and wa I read somewhere micheal jackson wanted to get keiko and bar sw and oragon did any other facilities that u remember show interest in keiko and in the documentary the vet said keiko wouldn't of lived much longer in Mexico wa is ur opinion on that bearing in mind lolita tank and facility is much worse
That s why he was unique and lovely , Love 8s Love
Qué bonito ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Idei sei seu se❤❤❤
Is it ok if I use your footage? Ill give full credit!
What do you want to use it for?
Aei seu seu❤❤❤
Que gran bendición de Dios ser amiga de Keiko
No sabes lo hubiera dado por poder conocer a keiko, lo llevo como mi a podo a todos lados
Amé el video, tienes alguna red social, me encantaría entrevistarte vía Instagram!!!
hola karla! que hermoso video, espero se encuentre bien usted ,solo queria saber como se llama la cancion de su video? esta muy linda me gustaria tener la cancion para recordar a keiko cada vez que salga a trotar,saludos desde veracruz mexico!
HOLA la canción es de Jewel y se llama Deep water
@@winka71 muchas gracias
Hi Karla.
How was it to work with keiko? Did you allways swim with him , not only when you had shows but also when you were free from work?
Did they treat keiko good where he was living in mexio?
Hope you replay!
Keiko is forever in my heart ♥
Hi Jenny, yes I used to swim with him even in our free time. We treat him excellent in Mexico!
😭💔. Me mata de tristeza saber lo q le hicieron desde los malditos pescadores q lo apresaron hasta estas mujeres q lo trataron como una mascota. Todos fueron sus verdugos y todo por el maldito dinero. A Keiko lo mataron en vida, quebrantaron tanto su espíritu q lo convirtieron en otra especie y nunca pudo disfrutar de la vida q merecía por estar sirviendo de payaso a los despreciables humanos. Espero q todos se pudran, q enfermen d cáncer o algo peor y agonicen en una cama por años y años recordando y retorciéndose d dolor por lo q le hicieron a esta maravillosa criatura.
Q descanse en paz el angelito y por fin pueda ser una verdadera orca!!!
I think you are a wonderful person not only for caring for Keiko so well, but for caring enough to let him go to a new, better home. Sometimes the right decisions are also the hardest, and the sacrifice you made to stop caring for him and let him move on must have been very hard indeed, but that is the meaning of true love: sacrifice. I am sure you probably have a copy but you feature in this too : watch?v=YYyU3USJ-8E
With admiration and blessings from England.x
I followed Keiko's story for ten years, from the time the first "Free Willy" film came out, until his death back in 2003. Keiko was a wonderful, beloved animal, but IMO, he should have been sent to Sea World as soon as his skin condition cleared up (that's the only reason why they didn't take him in in the first place.) He had been living under human care for too many years, without other orcas, and he was much too fond of people, to really make it in the wild. At Sea World, he would have had all the human companionship he wanted, AND the companionship of others of his species, but too many people were too dead-set on his having a real-life happy movie ending for him to go there. In Iceland, Keiko was essentially abandoned when his caretakers ran out of funds, and even though he had ample opportunities to bond with wild orcas, he chose instead to swim hundreds of miles across the North Atlantic to seek out human companionship, and he had to end up being hand-fed and cared for by people for the rest of his life. So what if he got to swim free in the ocean, if he was lonely and WANTED to be with people instead? We'll probably never know if he would still be with us, if he had remained under human care! RIP, Keiko.
You were very lucky to have known the best orca who ever lived. ❤
do you still miss him i do i wish i could have seen him but he passed when i was 6 mouths old:(
Yes I still miss him, and probably will miss him for as long as I live...
hi karla u r a amazing person even though the mexico pool was a bit to small for keiko it was bigger the other facilities still around today for orcas did u really have under water viewing like in free willy and how many pools were at reino for him and did they film the film in the front pool or one of the back pools and did he miss other orcas in ur opinion and u r right he was never a good candidate please respond x
Hi!! no we didn't have underwater windows, that was just for the movie, they brought 1 big acrylic and put id between the holding pen and the main pool and that is how they didi it. :)
how many pools did he have and was the pool you used in the film the same as the one next to the med pool i remember seeing him in 1990 did reino ever try getting another orca and did he ever act diffrent during the time of the move
We called holding pen to the med pool so it was the same pool as you recall.
at the begginging he was nervous but once he was in the container he was fine.
Karla Corral how many pools were there at reino I remember 2 and did reino ever think of expanding and was he in as bad health as people say
there was 1 main pool, 1 dolphin holding pen and the med pool. No reino never tried to get another orca and he never acted differently during the movie.