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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead of ...

Dawn Brancheau, 40, lost her life in 2010 after Tilikum dragged her by ponytail The orca's troubled life in captivity was documented in 2013 Netflix hit, Blackfish READ MORE: 'Astonishing' moment an ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010 and was profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity at ...

SeaWorld San Antonio has announced the passing of eight-year-old Kamea, one of the five orcas, also known as killer whales, in the park's care. "Kamea brought joy and inspiration to millions of guests ...

SAN DIEGO -- SeaWorld filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a California commission's ruling that bans the company from breeding captive killer whales at its San Diego park. The suit filed in San Diego ...

SeaWorld is ending its controversial killer whale breeding programs, the theme park operator said in a statement today. Its treatment of the orcas has come under fierce criticism since the release of ...

Three-month-old Kyara, the last baby killer whale born at the orca-filled panopticon known as SeaWorld, has died from what park officials believe to be pneumonia. Kyara, who was born in SeaWorld San ...

The former killer whale trainer has released a book about SeaWorld. — -- The whale trainer behind a book critical of SeaWorld says his former employer is conducting a "smear campaign" by ...

The wave of criticism slamming SeaWorld for its treatment of orcas has not receded, despite the company's plans to develop larger enclosures and to funnel millions into funding for marine research.