Born Free has fought to free captive whales and dolphins. We won’t stop until their exploitation stops but, we need your help ...
For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved in three human deaths. Marine biologists don't know why captive orcas are more violent, but stress likely plays a role. Orcas are very ...
It took place in July last year, when an orca bombarded the boat of a Dutch ... captive animals – most notoriously by a male named Tilikum, who was responsible for three out of the four known ...
The 40-year-old was grabbed by her long ponytail by killer whale Tilikum before he swung her into is mouth in front of horrified onlookers. Staff at the popular Florida attraction desperately ...
She was killed by the Orca Tilikum in front of numerous spectators. Orcas are incredible animals to see in the wild. Norway definitely is a prime spot for seeing them. However, you might also get ...
A damning exposé of SeaWorld and those who sail within her, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s seminal documentary Blackfish focuses on killer whale, Tilikum. Dragging trainer Dawn Brancheau into a pool ...
An orca calf less than 24 hours old has been spotted in a rare sighting of a newborn killer whale in Western Australia. The animals are regularly seen off Bremer Bay in summer, but calves are ...
Surfers at a popular beach in the Waikato had an unforgettable encounter on Saturday when they were joined in the waves by a pod of playful orca whales. Video / Supplied After several recent orca ...
And in came Reeves and other researchers, who utilized both wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australia.
According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale fatally assaulted the over-15-foot-long shark, then proceeded to devour its ...