"Instead of the iconic, happy killer whale celebrated by SeaWorld and its fans for five decades, Tilikum demanded the world confront his reality, Shamu’s reality, which involved separation from ...

From the transformation of the blackfish into Shamu to the devil-fish’s evolution into the friendly whale, you can find this story everywhere. But many environmentalists, like me, have come to ...

The whale’s calf was captured and was briefly held with Namu in the Rich Cove pen. Named Shamu, the calf went on to fame and misfortune at SeaWorld in San Diego. She died from internal ...

The company hasn't added a captured whale for years but has been breeding ... Public scrutiny of SeaWorld's so-called "Shamu" shows has risen in the three years since the critical documentary ...

Scientists have discovered a new anatomical structure that allows lunge-feeding whales to take in massive amounts of water without choking. By Sam Jones To capture prey, humpbacks, minkes and ...

While some might find that ironic, or even an affront to nature, thousands of children and adults wildly cheer and applaud for Shamu, SeaWorld’s “resident superstar.” The 5,000-pound whale ...

Sea World is painting the summer in mythical strokes with “The Legend of Shamu” killer-whale production. For the show, trainers and whales are bosom buddies again — meaning that the former ...

But as Lynne Schaber waited for the whale to come to the window ... Stacy Nichols was working on the Dine with Shamu show when she observed Tilikum perform a "deep dive" to the bottom of the ...

Nobody expected Dawn Brancheau - one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers - to be mauled to death by the killer whale she'd trained and loved. Witnesses at the Dine with Shamu show could only ...

As a white liquid-filled bubble came out of the hole, Dr. Lee said it reminded her of Shamu, the orca who used ... which is the whale-like substance Dr. Lee drained in her video.

After telling him to sit up straight, host Jeremy asked him to describe Joanne, and he replied bluntly: “Shamu The Whale.” He then went on to claim he only got with her because he was ...