SeaWorld overhauls tanks, begins transition to more interactive orca experience

Coming off the heels of yesterday’s news that SeaWorld San Diego will begin phasing out the live orca shows in favor of more natural, informational experience, the team started retrofitting the killer whale tanks to support this new direction. In…

Rare white orca whale spotted off Russian coast

Scientists have found what is thought to be the first sighting of an adult white orca (killer whale) off the coast of eastern Russia. The male orca, dubbed Iceberg, was seen near Kamchatka and appears to be healthy and living a…

Orcas caught surfing on New Zealand swells

When big swells hit the shores it usually makes a good news story as surfers rush out to take advantage of the waves but when this happened on the shores of Sandy Bay in northern New Zealand, it wasn’t human’s…