Cetaceans can be split into two main types: baleen whales (which have a sieve-like structure within their mouth to catch tiny fish when they take a gulp of water) and toothed whales (which eat prey ...

A new study analyzing two fossilized whale skulls from around 5 million years ago has revealed fragments of sharks' teeth lodged inside them. This provides rare evidence of how sharks fed on whales in ...

On March 6, three orcas showed up in Canada’s Vancouver Harbour, later heading south to Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, that ...

For about three decades, beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins greeted more than a million annual visitors to Marineland of Canada. In the sprawling 162-hectare (400-acre) theme park, located a ...

Free Willy actor Jason James Richter urges France to relocate captive killer whales Wikie and Keijo from Marineland Antibes before it’s too late. Please join me in speaking up for killer whales Wikie ...

Olympia marked 50 years since the 1976 Budd Inlet Six orca capture. Washington sued SeaWorld after affidavits showed chasing and nets violated permits. SeaWorld agreed to stop captures in Washington; ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine the moment a captive orca pulled a trainer deep underwater and the specific breath-holding techniques used to survive the prolonged submersion. US ...

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I’m shocked by the conditions, Wikie and Keijo are in right now. I genuinely fear for their survival. They must be moved immediately.” — Marketa Schusterova ...