ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010 and was profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity at ...

A year after announcing it would phase out its longstanding Shamu show in San Diego, SeaWorld is asking the California Coastal Commission this week for permission to start constructing a stage for its ...

Last year 4 million people visited SeaWorld's theme parks, where the top shows feature orcas, also known as killer whales. For years, activists have charged that keeping orcas in captivity is harmful ...

Dawn Brancheau, 40, lost her life in 2010 after Tilikum dragged her by ponytail The orca's troubled life in captivity was documented in 2013 Netflix hit, Blackfish READ MORE: 'Astonishing' moment an ...

MIAMI (AP) – SeaWorld announced Thursday it is ending its practice of killer whale breeding following years of controversy over keeping orcas in captivity. In a statement released Thursday morning, ...

SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld Entertainment Inc announced plans on Monday to phase out the signature "Shamu" killer whale show at its San Diego park next year, after long-running criticism of its treatment of ...

The former killer whale trainer has released a book about SeaWorld. — -- The whale trainer behind a book critical of SeaWorld says his former employer is conducting a "smear campaign" by ...

San Antonio's first, unnamed night parade took place on April 24, 1948, and it wasn't until the 1951 edition that the moniker ...