Soaring from the water, Lolita the killer whale hoists a trainer skyward as fans whoop and holler in a scene which shames humanity.
The majestic orca has been through the same routine, twice a day for 50 long and miserable years. A mind-boggling half a century, trapped in a tank just 80ft long, like a goldfish in a bowl.
Half a million people a year, tens of thousands of Brits among them, watch the Miami Seaquarium show, which resumed on Friday after its Covid-19 shutdown.
Campaigners are horrified by Lolita’s relentless plight and a new Free Willy-inspired campaign to release her is gathering pace.
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