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One-third of the world's captive orcas are in the US, and no one can agree on what to do with them
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSeaWorld announced in 2016 that it would stop its orca breeding program.Magnolia Pictures There are...
Orcas in general don't pose a threat to humans — but any encounter with a massive, wild animal has...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOrca whales are curious animals that will approach your boat.Portland Press Herald / Contributor /...
Orcas Sink Yet Another Boat in the Strait of Gibraltar
The Inertia via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOrcas are back on the hunt again after a pod of them sank another vessel in the Strait on Gibraltar...
5 things you think you know about killer whales that are actually wrong
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOrcas swimming in a pod in Southeast Alaska.Ron Sanford/Getty Images The name "killer whale" comes...
Ken Balcomb, friend to the orcas who helped end their captivity, dies
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKen Balcomb, shown in 2016 in Seattle, was a zealous researcher who helped end the capture of orcas...
Captive Orca Is Absolutely Fascinated by Newborn Baby
PetHelpful via AOL· 3 months agoOrcas are considered to be one of the most intelligent creatures on our planet. These massive...
How often do orcas attack humans?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA killer whale hunting a sea lion. Captain Robert Falcon Scott witnessed an extraordinary scene during his ill-fated Antarctic expedition when, on Jan....
We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoClose up view of a female killer whale swimming in blue water Getty Images/wildestanimal In November, killer whales again made headlines after sinking...
Orcas sunk ships, a famed whale was almost freed, and more amazing whale stories from 2023
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhale whale whale, if it isn’t the end of another year filled with stunning news about the ocean and...
Greyhound amendment ended Florida dog racing. Five years later, some unfinished business.
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFive years later, greyhound racing in Florida is indeed finished, the last dogs used for...