The death comes several years after SeaWorld announced it was ending its orca breeding program in 2016 amid criticism about how it treated the orcas in captivity. The 2013 CNN documentary film ...

Kamea, a killer whale born into captivity in SeaWorld San Antonio, has died after contracting an undisclosed illness, the ...

SeaWorld Entertainment said Thursday that the killer whales currently living at its facilities will be its last as it will stop breeding them immediately and phase out theatrical orca shows.

Takara, a 25-year-old orca living at SeaWorld San Antonio, has already delivered four calves in four different cramped tanks across the country, and is about to deliver her fifth.

SeaWorld officials have denied plans to breed killer whales or expand the population in San Diego. SeaWorld has said the expansion would benefit the 11 resident orcas, which range in age from 1 to 50.

Former Orca Trainer For SeaWorld Condemns Its Practices John Hargrove says he left SeaWorld after seeing "devastating effects of captivity" on orcas. His new book is Beneath The Surface.

Orcas are on display at four parks in the U.S.: 11 at SeaWorld San Diego, seven at SeaWorld San Antonio, six at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida, and one at Miami Seaquarium.

It brings SeaWorld’s orca population in the U.S. to 23. All the orcas are expected to remain on display and available for researchers for years to come in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio.

A killer whale performs in a Shamu show at SeaWorld San Antonio in 2013. The animals will no longer be bred in captivity, and their shows will feature more natural activities and fewer tricks.

At 3:33 p.m. ET on Wednesday, SeaWorld welcomed its last orca born in captivity. The birth at the SeaWorld in San Antonio, Texas, wasn't streamed live — unlike with April the giraffe — but it ...

It brings SeaWorld’s orca population in the U.S. to 23. All the orcas are expected to remain on display and available for researchers for years to come in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio.