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 3-month-old baby killer whale died Monday at a SeaWorld park in San Antonio, Texas, the park announced this week. RELATED: Famed orca whale Tilikum of SeaWorld has died The baby, named Kyara, died ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The boat circled a pod of killer whales ...

A California lawmaker announced a bill Friday that, if approved, would change orca protection laws and end killer whale performances at SeaWorld San Diego. Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D) proposed the ...