Fifty-two years after Lolita the killer whale entered captivity, the orca may return to the ocean and possibly reunite with her aging mother. Activists are gaining ground in a decades-long mission ...

But the whales’ physical and emotional well-being, he grew to believe, was incompatible with captivity ... as close as you can get to a killer whale in dog form.

Using underwater explosives, planes and power boats, they corralled the killer whales into a net, in hopes of taking them into captivity to entertain guests at marine parks. The men had a federal ...

Both turned out to be wrong, and it was captivity that revealed the truth ... This was certainly true of killer whales, which scientists and fishermen regarded as threats to valuable marine resources.

Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

More than 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca, star of the movie Free Willy, died in Taknes Fjord in Norway after being released ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The killer whale Tokitae, also known as Lolita, may finally be released after more than 50 years in captivity in the world's smallest orca enclosure. Billionaire ...

Tokitae remained in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium until her death two years ago. She belonged to the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population, a type of orca that only eats salmon.

What is it like kayaking where killer whales swim ... However, this changes when orcas are kept in captivity, and there are multiple instances of captive orcas attacking and killing humans.