Credit: Pray It No Photography via Flickr For decades, the park’s most emblematic icon has been killer whales. Or, to be specific, Shamu – the former star attraction at SeaWorld San Diego in ...

However, February 2010, would mark her last encounter with the animals, with the 40-year-old ending up being grabbed and pulled underwater while working with 12,000lb killer whale Tilikum - also known ...

In 1999, a naked man who had eluded security and sneaked into SeaWorld at night was found dead the next morning draped over Tilikum in a breeding tank in the back of Shamu Stadium. “Blackfish” argued ...

A social media campaign by activists has brought the 4-ton orca a following far beyond what might usually be expected at his ...

As Shamu glided through the tank, his movements were backed by a heartfelt and touching soundtrack that made even middle-aged men bob their heads in approval. Watching the orca spectacle, my ...

The astonishing scene is brought to mind by recent footage showing an orca “punting” a common murre 20 feet into the air.

Alaska historian David Reamer remembers the legendary actor, whose famed bass delivery voiced everything from Darth Vader to ...

“What followed after the kill could only be described as an ‘orca party’ as they erupted into breaches, spyhops, and tail lobs!” San Miguel Island, 70 miles west of Ventura, Ca., is ...

1965: A killer whale, which would become the first Shamu at SeaWorld, was captured in Puget Sound early in the year and was ...

From there, a montage of memorable moments from Peter's career was shown, including the time he covered multiple Olympics, swam with Shamu, the famous female orca whale, and journeyed to the ...