Lolita, oldest orca held in captivity, dies before chance to return to the ocean
After years of pressure to set the Miami Seaquarium orca free, Lolita was scheduled to spend her final days in her natural habitat sometime next year. On Friday, she died of a "renal condition."
Lolita, the oldest orca held in captivity, died on Friday — less than five months after the Miami Seaquarium announced plans to release her back into her native ocean waters.
The Seaquarium said Lolita, believed to be about 57 years old, began to exhibit "serious signs of
