SeaWorld killer whale Katina has died at 50, prompting renewed criticism of lifelong orca captivity and its impact on animal welfare.

A BELOVED orca with a “big personality” has tragically died, aged 50. Katina the killer whale was known for delighting visitors to SeaWorld Orlando by sticking out her tongue. She also ...

Katina, the orca, has passed away. She was a wild-born orca who lived in captivity for decades, succumbing to an illness at ...

The 50-year-old orca had been at SeaWorld Orlando for 40 years and was one of just five killer whales at the park.

SeaWorld Orlando announced that Katina, a killer whale in captivity for most of her 50 years, including 40 years at the Florida park, has died.

Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that ...