Now today's peace accord between SeaWorld and the Humane Society of the United States. SeaWorld has agreed to stop breeding orcas - killer whales - in captivity, and it says it will phase out ...

Tilikum was SeaWorld’s most famous orca - a massive captive whale who had already been linked to deadly incidents before the world truly knew his name. In 2010, after what seemed like a normal show in ...

SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau had just completed a “Dine With Shamu” performance when Tilikum grabbed her ponytail and pulled her into the tank before a horrified audience. The 2010 fatal attack was ...

Trainers work with Orcas during a show at the Shamu Up Close attraction at Sea World in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 7, 2014. SeaWorld is ending its controversial killer whale breeding programs, the theme park ...

Orca pods are led by the founding matriarch, and Similä thinks these “wise mothers” teach their calves to avoid fishing boats ...

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In an agreement with The Humane Society of the United States, the theme park will also phase out the use of the giant marine mammals in theatrical... SeaWorld Agrees To End Captive Breeding Of Killer ...

SeaWorld was dealt a blow in late May when Judge Ken S. Welsch of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld an OSHA ruling that stemmed from the death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau ...

NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a year of public criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld said Friday that it will build new, larger environments at its theme parks and will fund ...