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Lolita’s former trainer Edward Akromas speaks out about his time with the beloved orca and her sudden death at Miami Seaquarium.

Lolita’s former trainer Edward Akromas speaks out after her death.

Animal rights activists gathered outside Miami Seaquarium on Saturday to protest and mourn the death of killer whale Lolita.

Animal rights activists returned to Miami Seaquarium on Saturday to protest and mourn the death of killer whale Lolita.

While Lolita spent five decades entertaining guests at the Miami Seaquarium, her life in captivity also sparked controversy and outrage from animal rights activists

Lolita, the beloved killer whale who’s spent the past five decades at the Miami Seaquarium, died Friday after a sudden illness, officials said. NBC6’s Ryan Nelson reports

The whale was also known as Toki and died from what is believed to be a renal condition, according to the Miami Seaquarium.

Officials at the Miami Seaquarium are continuing to care for their killer whale Lolita as they prepare to move her to her home waters in the Pacific.

A 21-foot killer whale has died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida. The orca landed on a beach Wednesday in Palm Coast.

A 21-foot orca died after washing ashore on a beach in Palm Coast, Florida. Video shows the beached killer whale on its side as waves splash against it.

SeaWorld San Diego is mourning the loss of Nakai, an Orca born at the park in 2001.

Lolita the killer whale is getting better, but she’s not completely recovered from an illness that essentially forced her retirement from performing at Miami Seaquarium. That’s the assessment from two world-renowned veterinarians who examined the Seaquarium’s orca recently. The park’s new owners, The Dolphin Company, did something Miami-Dade County’s mayor and whale activists have been demanding for months, which...

According to independent veterinarians, Miami Seaquarium’s retired orca ‘Lolita’ is improving. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports