A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer whales with a connection to SeaWorld. In 1976, the calf’s great-grandmother ...

SEATTLE - On Wednesday, Dawn Brancheau, a veteran SeaWorld trainer, was killed during a live performance when a 12,000-pound Orca reached up, grabbed her ponytail in its mouth and dragged her ...

SEATTLE — A new orca calf spotted in the Puget Sound last week is part of the family of the last killer whale captured in United States waters. The new Bigg's, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was spotted ...

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 ...

SeaWorld Orlando has announced the death of Katina, one of the park's longest-living killer whales, reigniting debate around the ethics of keeping orcas in captivity for life. Katina died at the age ...

Some animals have better publicists than others. Sure, sharks have killed a few people here and there, but thanks to movies like "Jaws" and "The Shallows" everyone thinks they're all man-eating murder ...

SeaWorld plans to spend upwards of hundreds of millions of dollars to build an expanded killer whale environment and programs to protect the creatures in the wild, the company announced Friday. This ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (AP) — A killer whale died ...

The theme park remembered the killer whale for her "big personality" and connection with guests SeaWorld has announced the death of its killer whale Katina "Katina was 50 years old, and her health had ...