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An attack on a strap-toothed whale. Orcas are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [1] In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s. [2]
Kasatka was captured off the southeastern coast of Iceland on 26 October 1978, with another young female whale named Kahana. Both were estimated to be around 2 years old. The two whales were housed in a sea pen in Grindavík before being shipped to SeaWorld later that year. [1] Kasatka showed occasional aggression to humans.
On February 23, 1984, a 7-year-old female orca by the name of Kandu V grabbed a SeaWorld San Diego trainer, Joanne Hay, and pinned her against a tank wall during a performance. [5] On March 4, 1987, 20-year-old SeaWorld San Diego trainer, Jonathan Smith, was grabbed by one of the park’s six-ton killer whales.
Many social media users sided with “team orca,” saying the whales were finally fighting back against humans. But Shields said that along with the lighthearted fun, the sinkings stoked some ...
Out of nowhere, two giant blue whales rose from under Captain CiCi Sayer and Dale Frink's boat off the coast of San Diego July 2, casting them into the ocean. Thankfully neither was hurt ...
A pod of rarely seen false killer whales is making a splash along the coast of Southern California. Whale watchers off of Orange County's Dana Point got a once in a lifetime sighting of false ...
Tilikum was a bull killer whale (Orcinus orca) bought by the SeaWorld marine park in Orlando, Florida in 1992 to be part of the park's orca exhibit. [2] He was the largest orca in captivity. The other whales named as plaintiffs in the suit are Katina, who is also kept in Orlando, and Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises who are kept in SeaWorld San Diego ...
A dead 52-foot fin whale washed up on Pacific Beach in San Diego Sunday. The whale came ashore sometime before 9:30 a.m. local time, NBC San Diego reported, off of Santa Rita Place near the border ...