Over a year after a dead 15-foot shark was found with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA ...

Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved ...

Mum and son orcas Wikie and Keijo are the last performing orcas in captivity in France, but with the closure of Marineland, they face uncertainty after plans emerged to transfer them to Japan ...

Kshamenk has become the last remaining orca to be held in captivity in South America and ... a heartbreaking timelapse of the isolated killer whale lying motionless for 24 hours while trapped ...

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australia.

The rare orca pod has only been documented seven times since 1993. The two females and three kids were seen about 2.5 miles from Newport Beach last week.

Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

A proposed retirement home for marine park whales on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore has hit another hurdle. France has denied an ...

‘Corky’, as she was named, is believed to have lived in captivity longer than any other living orca. Alexandra Morton ... “She needed other whales with her,” says Morton ...

“Whales and dolphins in captivity face a miserable existence ... Last year, former SeaWorld orca Keto, who hit world headlines in 2009 after an incident where he killed his trainer, died ...