killer whales
SeaWorld Is Ending Its Controversial Orca Shows
After years of intense criticism of its treatment of killer whales, the park has finally decided to phase out shows featuring the marine mammals.
California Bans SeaWorld From Breeding or Transferring Killer Whales in Captivity
The state approved a multi-million-dollar expansion of the marine park, but banned captive breeding and the sale, trade, or transfer of captive orcas.
PETA Claims a SeaWorld Employee Infiltrated Their Activist Group to Spy on Them
"What is the big surprise for the upcoming protest. Are we going up the gates or something?" the alleged SeaWorld spy asked his fellow PETA activists.
SeaWorld Is Desperately Trying to Save Its Brand
SeaWorld launches a PR campaign the same week a former trainer publishes a book alleging killer whales were abused by trainers and confined in cruel conditions.
What Do Humans and Killer Whales Have in Common? Among Other Things, Menopause
There “wise old woman” archetype is as important to orca culture as it is to human culture.
Why Do These Whales Keep Rubbing Themselves on the Same Beaches?
It's possible that, like teens hanging around a mall, whales have their own traditions and culture, too.
The Worst Thing About SeaWorld Is How Fucking Boring It Is
By now, you've already seen (or at least know about) Blackfish. And you know that public opinion has majorly turned against SeaWorld. Over a year after the film's release, people are still pretty upset about it.
Utter Loneliness At 52 Hertz
To the watcher’s eye, “Iceberg,” the white male orca recently sighted in waters off the coast of eastern Russia that's believed to be the first adult of its kind observed in the wild, conjures up the legendary brute of Ahab’s undoing. But all freak...