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 ...

Captive marine mammals often damage their teeth by chewing ... doubt due to the unnatural proximity between people and orcas in captivity, but demonstrates why it is unwise to treat these top ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The killer whale Tokitae, also known as Lolita, may finally be released after more than 50 years in captivity in the world's smallest orca enclosure. Billionaire ...

Keto, an orca who spent his entire his life on display for our entertainment, has died. The news of his passing was shared by Loro Parque in Tenerife, where Keto lived for the last 18 years of his ...