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Keiko the killer whale, in his enclosure on Heimaey, one of the Vestmannaeyjar or Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland, 21st June 1999. Keiko gained fame in 1993 for his role in the film 'Free Willy'. He was eventually released into the wild. (Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images)

Keiko the killer whale, in his enclosure on Heimaey, one of the Vestmannaeyjar or Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland, 21st June 1999. Keiko gained fame in 1993 for his role in the film 'Free Willy'. He was eventually released into the wild.  (Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images)