Associated PressIn this photo taken on Dec. 30, 2005, Dawn Brancheau, a whale trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park, is shown while performing. Brancheau was killed in an accident with a killer whale ...

SHAMU – Aircraft Scouting for Whales. Press; Marine sound pollution, mass beachings, and ship strikes account for a significant number of annual sperm whale deaths. The United Nations now lists sperm ...

Spurred by the 2010 death of a trainer in SeaWorld’s Orlando, Fla. park in an encounter with an orca, the film's perspective echoes that of animal rights activists, that SeaWorld’s whale ...

The fate of SeaWorld’s ‘Shamu’ show was forecast by the very first whale performers. November 11, 2015 More than 9 years ago. SeaWorld plans to phase out its "Shamu" killer whale show at its ...

Shamu Stadium will provide them with more room, SeaWorld spokeswoman Aimee Jeansonne-Becka said. Three of the whales — Ava, Ace and Piper — were part of a mass stranding in South Florida in 2012.

39-year-old trainer is injured after Shamu the Killer Whale pulls him underwater twice by grabbing his feet during a performance at the SeaWorld Adventure Park.

So would the Shamu killer whale shows at SeaWorld San Diego. The shows continue today, but something is different: trainers aren’t allowed in the water with the killer whales during performances.

And that “Shamu” is just the whale’s stage name, according to SeaWorld spokeswoman Karin Korpowski, as “Namu” is its partner’s stage name. The whales’ real names are Kayla and Winnie.

David Kirby, author of the book "Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity," joined the "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-hosts to talk about the documentary.

SAN DIEGO (CBS SF) -- Marine theme park Sea World announced it is going to phase out its long-running 'Shamu' the killer whale show. The park has come under fire for it's treatment of orcas by ...

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