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SeaWorld San Antonio's youngest whale dies at 8 years old. Here's what we know

SeaWorld San Antonio has announced the passing of eight-year-old Kamea, one of the five orcas, also known as killer whales, in the park's care. "Kamea brought joy and inspiration to millions of guests ...
The Daily Gazette

Orca who killed trainer dies

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 ...
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Death at SeaWorld : Shamu and the dark side of killer whales in captivity / David Kirby

Pt. 1. Blackfish : Marine biologist ; Trainer ; Capture ; Santa Cruz ; Johnstone Strait ; Hotdogging ; Residents vs. transients ; OrcaLab ; Happy talk ; Mama's boys ...
ABC7

SeaWorld to build upgraded, bigger whale environments

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- SeaWorld announced on Friday that it plans to build new first-of-its-kind killer whale environments that will double the size of the whales' tanks. The company will also ...
NBC Los Angeles

Moving Miami Seaquarium's Lolita: See How the Killer Whale Will Be Relocated to the Pacific

More than 50 years after her capture, the Miami Seaquarium's Lolita, one of the oldest killer whales in captivity, will be returned to her home waters in the Pacific. Plans are underway to move Lolita ...
Reuters

SeaWorld killer whale at the center of 'Blackfish' film dies

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tilikum, the orca who killed several people and was featured in the documentary "Blackfish" making the case against keeping orcas in captivity, died on Friday, SeaWorld ...