Dec. 1, 2006 — -- Following the killer whale attack on a SeaWorld trainer in San Diego this week, many people are wondering whether the attack was malicious, or if the whale was just playing ...

Orcas can live nearly a century in the wild. They rule the oceans but are curious animals, especially when it comes to humans ...

We’ve got orcas all wrong and it’s killing them Calling recent orca encounters "attacks" is the latest affront in a long history of villainizing these animals ...

Kamea, a killer whale born into captivity in SeaWorld San Antonio, has died after contracting an undisclosed illness, the park said Thursday. SeaWorld San Antonio is home to four other killer whales, ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

Related: 2016 was the deadliest year for wild Northwest orca Garrett, a killer whale researcher, co-founded the Orca Network, an organization opposed to keeping orcas in captivity.. In a statement ...

For the first time ever, a pair of orcas have been spotted making out in the wild.. The amorous pair was observed nibbling each other's tongues during a snorkeling expedition in the Kvænangen ...

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 ...

In the late 80s and early 90s, kids could not escape orca mania. Credit: Micco Caporale As much as Free Willy was a product of profit-driven whale worship, it was also a widely distributed ...

‘Orca – Black & White Gold’ is shining a spotlight on the realities of orca capture and captivity in the Far East, continuing the legacy of rallying public audiences to reject a morally ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species ...

Animal activists are set to descend on the Cannes Film Festival for a screening of ‘Orca – Black & White Gold' Terra Mater Brings Documentary ‘Orca – Black & White Gold’ to Cannes ...