Goldie the python was believed to be among the biggest snakes in captivity at more than 25 feet in length, according to Skunkape Headquarters in Ochopee, Florida. Skunkape Headquarters photo A ...

Guinness World Records reports the biggest reticulated python ever captured was 32 feet, 9.5 inches, and the longest living in captivity was a 25-foot, 2-inch snake that died in 2011 in Kansas ...

In 1969, a four-year-old baby orca was separated from her family off the coast of British Columbia and sold into captivity. For the past 50 years, she’s lived in an “oceanarium” and ...

Consequently, they caution against “potentially stressful separation[s]” of mothers and offspring, a common feature of captive orca management. Wildlife living a long life in captivity does not ...

Lolita is believed to be the oldest orca whale in captivity. She also lives in one of North America's smallest whale tanks, per The Guardian. Over the years, Lolita's health has ebbed and flowed.

Lolita the orca will soon be swimming in her home waters of Puget Sound in Washington state after more than half a century in captivity. Friends of Lolita, a not-for-profit organization ...