“The decades following Hugo’s death will be bereft of the companionship of other orcas, though she continues to call out to them. But we are jumping ahead in our story. What is happening outside of the Whale Bowl in the decade Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut swims with Hugo around and around, performing daily shows for crowds of people under the hot Miami sun?” 

Read Part 2 of “Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s Story,” and please share widely using our posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, imprisoned at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, is also known as Lolita.

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Thank you, John!

Lauren Choplin
Communications Director, the NhRP