The adult female, seeking a new home with her calf after the closure of Marineland in France, faces the grim reality of ...

Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved ...

They said that workers are treating the animal after noticing its injury. Captive killer whales are already controversial given their decreased life span and the widespread dorsal fin collapse ...

Two animals, orcas, also known as killer whales, and broadnose sevengill sharks, were responsible for the gruesome attack, according to a study published this week in the scientific journal ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

“Whales and dolphins in captivity face a miserable existence ... its plans to transfer the two killer whales to Japan prompted anger among campaigners over Tokyo’s lax animal welfare laws.

The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two orcas from a marine park in France has been rejected by the French ...

Wikie and Keijo are France’s last two captive, performing killer whales. Marino said the non-profit group’s proposal, submitted last April, was rejected because French experts were concerned ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Whale Sanctuary Project, *MANDATORY CREDIT* Wikie and Keijo are France’s last two captive, performing killer whales. Marino said the non-profit group’s proposal ...