Orcas

Does This Animal Deserve Rights?

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Killer Whales, Video, Animal Rights Activists, Animal Rights, Marine Mammals, Dolphins, Marine Mammal Rights, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Orcas, Animals, Whales, Green News

By Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer: VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Orcas mourn their dead, right whales have accents and dolphins like to ...

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Of Books, Boycotts, and Killer Whales

David Kirby | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Dolphins, Captivity, Seaworld, Bboks, Digital Journal, Cetaceans, Boycotts, Death at SeaWorld, Killer Whales, Dawn Brancheau, Elizabeth Batt, Orcas, Whales, Censorship, Osha, Books News

My new book about killer whales in captivity -- Death at SeaWorld -- does not hit stores for another five months, and already there are two online petitions (here is one) to boycott the title and urge booksellers and the media to ignore and reject the book.

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WATCH: Is SeaWorld Like Slaveowners?

www.thedailyshow.com | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Animal Rights, Daily Show, Peta, Bv-Politics, Orca Lawsuit, Orcas, Wyatt Cenac, Wyatt Cenac Daily Show, PETA Lawsuit Orcas, Black Voices News

Is SeaWorld's treatment of its killer whales comparable to slavery? That was the claim being made in a lawsuit by the People For The Ethical Treatm...

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Dog Plays With Beached Shark

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Video, Puppy, Dog Videos, Puppies, Shark, Orcas, Dog, Dog Plays With Shark, Shark Videos, Whales Attack Sharks, Dogs, Sharks, Green News

Some sort of bravery-boosting serum must have found its way into the world's dog food supply. First one daring dog decided he'd had enough of a sha...

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Whale Finds New Home At Park Despite Proposed Plan To Set Her Free

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Video, Killer Whale Spain, Killer Whale Netherlands, Morgan Killer Whale, Orcas, Whales, Animals, Green News

MADRID -- A young killer whale at the center of a legal battle waged by Dutch conservationists has arrived at its new home on the Canary Islands, a sp...

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Grouse Grind And Other Adventures In B.C.

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Nita Lake Lodge, Vancouver, Tofino, Orcas, Rocky Mountaineer, Whistler Sliding Centre, Travel Blogs, Whistler, Travel News

She looks puzzled. "Were we racing?"

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Wild Killer Whales Put on a Show

David Mizejewski | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Killer Whales, Marine Mammals, Predators, National Wildlife Federation, Animal Planet, Orcas, Puget Sound, Vashon Island, Green News

Residents of Puget Sound's Vashon Island were recently treated to the sight of dozens of killer whales hunting for salmon. What's odd about the event is how close these massive predators came to shore.

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Ryan Reynolds and The Whale

David Kirby | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Dolphin Tale, Seaworld, Nootka Sound, Suzanne Chisholm, Killer Whale, Scarlett Johansson, The Whale, Documentary, British Columbia, Michael Parfit, Ryan Reynolds, Orcas, Documentary Films, Entertainment News

By now, most people have heard of the feature film Dolphin Tale, but there is another true dolphin story out there worth seeing, a remarkable film called The Whale.

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Death at SeaWorld -- Should Videotapes of the Killing be Released?

David Kirby | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau, Orcas, Seaworld, Orlando, Osha, Killer Whales, Green News

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled against the husband and family of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer who died in February 2010 at SeaWorld.

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Sculptor John T. Young, Turning Swords into Plowshares

Darby Roach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swords Into Plowshares, John T. Young, Orcas, Public Art, Nuclear Attack Submarines, Peace, Sculpture, Arts News

John T. Young uses parts from decommissioned nuclear attack submarines to create a work of public art that is at once visceral and intellectual.

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Hearing on SeaWorld Trainer's Death: Keep It Open to the Public

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, Orcas, Osha, Orlando, Killer Whales, Seaword Tilikum, Tilikum, Seaworld Lawsuit, Green News

There is no possible rationale for closing these hearings and sealing the record, other than to protect a multibillion dollar corporation from airing its laundry before the public and press.

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Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld

Tim Zimmermann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexis Martinez, Sea World, Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, Orcas, Green News

It's not very shocking to think that life in marine park pools is not very good for large, intelligent mammals, used to a tight family social structure and the wide expanses of the open ocean. But there's more worth knowing than that.

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PHOTOS: Wild Animals That Should Stay Wild -- Terrible Attacks That Could Have Been Avoided

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tigers, Roy, Anaconda, Attacks, Lion, Killer Whales, Snakes, Children, Seaworld, Bear, Orcas, Animals, Slidepollajax, Constrictors, Green News

We are big animal fans at HuffPost Green, and while many animals make great domestic pets, there are some that never fully acclimate to humans, even w...

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Troubled Waters at Sea World: Another Ex-Employee Alleges Obstruction in OSHA's Investigation of Orca Trainer's Death

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sea World, Dawn Brancheau, Orcas, Osha, Killer Whales, Killer Whale Sea World Attack, Sea World Trainer Death, Sea World Killer Whale Attack, Linda Simons, Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau Killer Whale, Tilikum Whale, Green News

A former human resources director has come forward with her own allegations of obstruction and "stonewalling" during OSHA's official inquiry. The charges and counter-charges are messy.

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Help! Dog Trapped in a Box!

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Seaworld, Tilikum, Orcas, Peta, Ingrid Newkirk, Killer-Whales-in-Captivity, Green News

Now, right here in America, some people have imprisoned a dog inside a box barely bigger than his own body. He has been locked in the box for months. Why, you may ask, aren't these people in jail?

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The Tragic Death of Another Captive Orca At a "Whale Mill"

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orcas, Seaworld, Killer Whales, Denver News

There's nothing mysterious and unexpected about the death of animals who are exploited for the big business of aquariums.

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Whale of a Problem: Captive Marine Mammals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Dolphins, Theme Parks, The Cove, House Natural Resources Committee, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Louie Psihoyos, Seaworld, Dawn Brancheau, Tilikum, National Marine Fisheries Service, Orcas, Usda, Whales, Politics News

Tomorrow morning my colleague Naomi Rose, Ph.D., and a number of other experts will testify before a House subcommittee about the ethical and legal is...

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7 Of The Most Intelligent Ocean Animals (VIDEOS/PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Killer Whales, Intelligence, Octopus, Dolphins, Sea Lions, Our Oceans, Oceans, Orcas, Animals, Green News

From cetaceans to cephalopods, our oceans are filled with many intelligent creatures. As new research is conducted, we discover more and more fascina...

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Orcas Spotted Off of Dana Point, Rare Sighting For Southern California

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orcas Orange County, Dana Point Orcas, Orcas, Los Angeles News

DANA POINT, Calif. � A boatload of watchers got their money's worth when they witnessed a rare encounter of eight killer whales killing and feasting...

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Sexy Celebrity Seas

David Helvarg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, International Whaling Commission, Dolphins, Madonna, Seaworld, Jim Cameron's Avatar, Sex, Orcas, The Oscars, Disney, Earth Day, The Cove, Tmz, Comedy News

Many of the sea's leading stars (including sea stars) have sexual reproductive strategies -- hermaphroditism; group sex -- that would make Tiger Woods blush.

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The World's Most Intelligent Animals (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Intelligence, Dolphins, Elephants, Gorillas, Pigs, Slidepoll, Orangutans, Animal Tricks, Smart-Animals, Orcas, Animals, Green News

Animals do some amazing things... every week a new video goes viral, proving just how fascinatingly smart animals really are. Check out this slideshow...

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This Week In Animals: Killer Whales, Plus Animal Disguises And Tricks! (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Slidepoll, Lizards, Camoflauge, Animal-Tricks, Weird Animals, Animal Videos, Killer Whales, Smart-Animals, Orcas, Cute Animals, Dogs, Gaza-Zoo-Zebras, Donkeys, Green News

What a fun week in animals! A gigantic pod of 50 killer whales was filmed feeding on fishermens' scraps near Scotland for the first time ever. In othe...

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Killer Whale Could Be Splitting Into Two Different Species, Researchers Say

BBC | Jody Bourton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Britain Killer Whales, Killer Whales, Orcas, Orcinus Orca, Animals, Molecular Ecology, Killer Whale Species, Green News

Scientists have revealed that there is not one but two types of killer whale living in UK waters....

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This Week In Animals: A Chimp Mothers Cubs, RIP Tweet The Giraffe, A Journeying Cat, And More!

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Giraffe, Hamster Video, Goat Sacrifice, Farming, Sea Lions, Slidepoll, Cattle, Goats, This Week in Animals, Animals, Killer Whales, Cats, Chimps, Cute Chimps, Nepal, Tweet-the-Giraffe, Hamster, Orcas, Cute Animals, Green News

What a great week in animals! The HuffPost Green page posted adorable videos, beautiful photos, and some more serious animal news pieces. Be sure to v...

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Seafood Crisis: A vital conversation with Jean-Michel Cousteau.

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orcas, Toxic Flame Retardants, Eating Fish, Fishing, Blue Fin Tuna, Farm-Raised-Seafood, Call of the Killer Whale, Ocean Futures Society, Fish Farming, Sustainable Seafood, Canned Seafood, Shopping for Seafood, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Sushi, Seafood, Monterey Aquarium Seafood Watch, Green News

"We stopped hunting on land and became farmers," said Cousteau. "We have to do the same thing as far as the ocean is concerned."

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