SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTRK) -- SeaWorld welcomed its final killer whale born in captivity in San Antonio on Wednesday. The mother, Takara, is a 25-year-old orca who was born in captivity in San Diego.

A recent viral video claiming to show marine trainer Jessica Radcliffe being fatally attacked by an orca during a live performance sparked widespread outrage and concern. The footage, shared ...

The captive male orca who appeared in hit film Free Willy is getting its own documentary. HBO has greenlit a docuseries about ...

A Bay Area group is calling for a boycott of SeaWorld and 12 other water parks. "Free The 53" is asking the public to avoid marine parks that have orcas in captivity. Right now there are 53 orcas who ...

Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Dave Phillips was one of the numerous whale experts who helped ...

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 ...

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 fjords in ...

THE marine park threatening to kill 30 whales once housed the world’s loneliest whale and saw 18 belugas die in its captivity ...

What is it like kayaking where killer whales swim? If you paddle in the Puget Sound in Washington, you may find yourself face-to-face with a pod of killer whales, also known as orcas. Despite their ...

“The scientific evidence has been building over the years showing that orcas have poor well-being in concrete tanks because of the mismatch between their adaptations and life in these facilities.

The last orca to be born in captivity at SeaWorld died Monday after just three months of life, the company announced. The calf, named Kyara, succumbed to "some very serious and progressive health ...

After helping Free Willy taste freedom, Dave Phillips is working to give two other orcas a life outside captivity, Phillips, a director of the International Marine Mammal Project at Earth Island ...