>>I think "Keiko" found some relatives from her old pod to join with.

Not exactly. The plan was for him to be integrated with a pod, and he did interact with wild orcas, but he never joined up with them. While he did learn to feed himself to some extent, he was supported with supplemental feedings most of the time. He spent one period of about 2 months with no support at all, during which he swam roughly 1000 miles on his own. Then he was taken back into semi-captivity in another bay, where he later died of pneumonia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_(orca)
http://www.hsus.org/marine_mammals/what_are_the_issues/the_keiko_project_returning_keiko_to_the_wild/keikos_story_the_timeline.html
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

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