Keto the killer whale has spent the whole of his life in captivity, has never swum in the ocean and spends his days entertaining thousands of people at a water park in Tenerife.
His mother, Kalina, was the first orca to be born in a SeaWorld theme park and her calf, Keto, arrived in 1995 and have never known another life than the man-made pools he now calls home.
Keto himself has father several calves during his time as one of the main attractions at Loro Parque in the Spanish resort, several of whom have come to tragic ends.
He has also travelled around the world to perform, appearing at water parks in San Diego, Ohio and Texas, before being moved to the Canary Islands in 2006.
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