Orcas fare particularly poorly in captivity. The average lifespan of an orca in the wild is 30 years for males and 50 years ... from dolphinariums the drives would not even take place. Whale and ...

Some whale species dive thousands of feet in ... Many cetaceans have been violently captured from the wild, with no hope of ever being reunited with their families. Once in captivity, the animals are ...

Morgan, a captive orca, has given birth for the second time and now face a lifetime in a aquatic tank, performing for ...

He helped Willy escape from a life of captivity ... whale named Keiko. Keiko was the 15-year-old orca that played Willy in ...

What is it like kayaking where killer whales swim? If you paddle in the Puget Sound in Washington, you may find yourself face ...

In 1969, a four-year-old baby orca was separated from her family off the coast of British Columbia and sold into captivity ... Listening to Orcas. In the wild, orcas stay with their mothers ...

In 2010 the wild, young female orca was found swimming in the waters around the Netherlands, extremely emaciated. A local theme park called Dolfinarium Harderwijk captured the whale as part of a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The killer whale Tokitae, also known as Lolita, may finally be released after more than 50 years in captivity in the world's smallest orca enclosure. Billionaire ...

Lolilta was removed from the wild when she was about 4 years old, making her roughly 57 years of age today. Lolita is believed to be the oldest orca whale in captivity. She also lives in one of ...

Erich Hoyt, author of “Orca: The Whale Called Killer,” told Live ... Unlike orcas encountering people in the wild, in captivity, the story is different. There have been dozens of violent ...