What California Just Did for Killer Whales Has Animal Lovers Paying Attention ...
On February 24, 2010, an animal trainer named Dawn Brancheau was killed during a routine performance with an orca at SeaWorld in Orlando. After that, the theme park never permitted people to go into ...
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 ...
Along remote coastlines, killer whale parents teach their young how to intentionally beach themselves for prey in a tradition ...
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute welcomes the announcement today by SeaWorld that it will end the company-wide breeding program for its orcas, which will lead to a phase-out of the display ...
Washington, DC—Tilikum, the SeaWorld orca who changed the captive cetacean world when he killed his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, has died. He was approximately 36 years of age ...
Source: Tiffany Humphrey, used with permission. I recently read an extremely important book by Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and wildlife enthusiast Tiffany ...
Orcas regularly surface for air, with average dive times lasting between three and five minutes. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News Service) FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (CN) — Blue and silver mist splashes in the ...