Canada's last captive whales have a received a reprieve from death after the Canadian government conditionally approved a plan to export them to the United States.

Marineland, a defunct amusement park near the Niagara Falls, had reportedly told Canadian officials that the only options for ...

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Its appetite hinges on nutrient-rich krill swarms, so climate shifts that shrink krill threaten energy reserves and migration. Read on to discover the 12-inch-thick throat muscles and a 90-second gulp ...

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Dec. 22 (UPI) --SeaWorld Orlando announced that Katina, a killer whale in captivity for most of her 50 years, including 40 years at the Florida park, has died. SeaWorld posted Sunday night on Facebook ...

When Stephen Kesler first designed his “Out of the Blue” sculpture that now looms over Salt Lake City’s 9th and 9th neighborhood, he had no idea how big an effect the artwork, known as “the whale,” ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, Mundo Marino said. The mammal spent 33 years in a marine ...