orcas
Tahlequah, a killer whale whose devastation pulled at the world’s heartstrings in 2018, is part of an endangered population.
The new report is ~ making waves ~ in marine biology circles.
Kyara, who was 3 months old, was the last orca born from the park's now-discontinued breeding program.
Experts fear other members of the orca’s pod may have so much toxic PCBs in their bodies that they can’t reproduce.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Watching the grief an animal goes through when it loses a family member can only be described as “human.”
The animals will continue to perform tricks to crowds in the company's Florida and Texas parks until 2019.
The move radically changes the business model of the controversial marine mammal park.