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Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995

Video. This orca could soon return to the ocean after 52 years in captivity

Updated: 3 April 2023 - 11:51 GMT+2

This orca was taken from her family more than half a century ago. She could soon be reunited with them.

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