Once killer whales began to be taken into captivity, they never attacked their captors — even when humans killed family members in front of them, said Deborah Giles, the research director of the ...

There have been four known fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s, but all of these have been by killer whales in captivity.

Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents . For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was ...

Killer whales have sunk three boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal so far this year. ... Orcas in captivity have attacked and killed humans, ... "You can't outrun a killer whale," Trites said.

Dawn Brancheau was one of the most experienced trainers at the site in Orlando, Florida, and regularly performed with Tilikum, once the largest bull orca in captivity. But on a fateful February ...

A traumatized female orca could be behind the increased killer-whale attacks on boats. A traumatic event may have triggered a change in White Gladis' behavior, experts told LiveScience. They ...

Lolita the captive killer whale could finally return home to her mom after living in captivity for 52 years. Lolita, also known as Tokitae, is one of the most famous captive orcas in the world.

The killer whale Kayla performs at SeaWorld Orlando in 2011. Columnist says that the recent death of an orca at a Miami aquarium after 53 years in captivity has accelerated global efforts to ...

A killer whale named Lolita is set to being freed from a Florida aquarium and returned to her home waters in the Pacific ... Lolita is one of the oldest killer whales in captivity and is 56-years-old.