Just like us, killer whales can suffer from painful tooth problems, an alarming side-effect of living in captivity. A new study examined 29 captive whales in the US and Spain and found that every ...

The ocean is full of mighty hunters. Two of the most feared are the shark and the orca (killer whale). Sharks are ancient, ...

Captive orcas were found to have seriously damaged teeth as a result of teeth grinding from frustration and boredom. The sorry state of the marine mammals' oral health raises serious concerns ...

An international research team has undertaken the first in-depth investigation of the teeth of captive orca (killer whales) and have found them a sorry state, which raises serious concerns for these ...