On February 24, 2010, an animal trainer named Dawn Brancheau was killed during a routine performance with an orca at SeaWorld ...

SeaWorld recently ended their use of killer whales as performers in their entertainment shows, but the amusement park has found a new way to showcase their orcas. “Day Orca Play” is a new program ...

1 of 6 — Trainers (from left) Joe Sanchez, Brian Faulkner and Kelly Aldrich work with orcas Trua (front to back), Kayla and Nalani during the "Believe" show in Shamu Stadium at the Aquatic by SeaWorld ...

"Blackfish" debuted 2 years ago, but lawmakers and SeaWorld customers haven't forgotten about the film.

Tilikum was SeaWorld’s most famous orca — a massive captive whale who had already been linked to deadly incidents before the world truly knew his name. In 2010, after what seemed like a normal show in ...

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 ...

SeaWorld Orlando has announced that Katina, one of its beloved killer whales, has died. The whale died at the age of 50 after her health rapidly deteriorated in recent days, the park said in a ...

SeaWorld announced Thursday it will end orca breeding at all three parks and said killer whales currently in the company's care will be the last generation of orcas at SeaWorld. The changes will start ...

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 ...

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 ...