SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead of ...

After years of criticism from environmental groups, SeaWorld announced this week that it will no longer breed and keep killer whales in captivity. The company will end its breeding program and won’t ...

A Bay Area group is calling for a boycott of SeaWorld and 12 other water parks. "Free The 53" is asking the public to avoid marine parks that have orcas in captivity. Right now there are 53 orcas who ...

Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the ocean’s most powerful predators. Despite their nickname, attacks on humans are extremely rare. While orcas are capable of harming people, most ...

At SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida yesterday, a killer whale snatched a trainer in its jaws and thrashed her around under water. She was drowned in front of a horrified audience. That's led to new ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that ...

(CNN) -- The youngest orca at SeaWorld San Diego died at the animal theme park from an illness, leaving those who cared for her heartbroken. On Wednesday, Amaya, the 6-year-old orca, started showing ...

Pt. 1. Blackfish : Marine biologist ; Trainer ; Capture ; Santa Cruz ; Johnstone Strait ; Hotdogging ; Residents vs. transients ; OrcaLab ; Happy talk ; Mama's boys ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tilikum, the orca who killed several people and was featured in the documentary "Blackfish" making the case against keeping orcas in captivity, died on Friday, SeaWorld ...