Kshamenk has been living in an aquarium in Buenos Aries since 1992.
Animal rights activists are calling for the release of an orca who has been living in Argentina's largest aquarium for over 30 years.
"Time is not on Kshamenk's side," Canadian whistleblowing organization Urgent Seas, which has been leading the campaign for Kshamenk's release, told ABC News. "The recent deaths of solitary orcas highlight the despair social animals such as Orcas feel when not living in their proper families or with members of their own species."
The group of orcas was presumed by rescuers to have been stranded for approximately two days, becoming stuck in the sand on a mud bank after chasing a school of fish during a higher tide. Munro Marino described Kshamenk as a "healthy, curious, active affectionate Orca who enjoys playing and doing activities with her keepers." On the orca's health, Mundo Marino said Kshamenk is in "excellent health".
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