Their results, published in the journal Marine Mammal Science, indicated that orcas in captivity had a mortality rate (the inverse of survivorship) 2.5 times higher than orcas in the wild. This ...
The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds Kelsey Williamson Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on ...
including the whale shark (the largest fish in the world) – nor their blood lust, but for another, more tragic reason… When great white sharks have been held in captivity in the past ...
A three-month-old killer whale, the last born in captivity at SeaWorld, died on Monday at the company's theme park in San Antonio, Texas. Kyara's mother, Takara, was pregnant when the company ...
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 ...
A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack. Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory ...
Last week, we heard about blue whales in the North Atlantic getting frisky with fin whale hybrids ... the daddy of these stingpups could be a shark! When the folks at TEAM ECCO's aquarium and ...
Dave Phillips was one of the numerous whale experts who helped the orca star of Free Willy return to the wild Now, Phillips is working to help two other whales in captivity at a closed marine park ...