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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· 7 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· 2 days 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· 12 months 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· 2 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· 7 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· 4 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...
Greyhound amendment ended Florida dog racing. Five years later, some unfinished business.
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFive years later, greyhound racing in Florida is indeed finished, the last dogs used for...
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...