SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for rides. The orca ...

SeaWorld said it would end the orca shows in San Diego by 2017, and the company also filed a lawsuit saying the California commission had overreached when it banned breeding at that park.

SeaWorld said it would end the orca shows in San Diego by 2017, and the company also filed a lawsuit saying the California commission had overreached when it banned breeding at that park.

SAN DIEGO — SeaWorld San Diego is ending its long-running killer whale show after years of outcry and falling attendance prompted it to renounce theatrical orca dis… ...

It brings SeaWorld's orca population in the U.S. to 23. All the orcas are expected to remain on display and available for researchers for years to come in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio.

Since then, SeaWorld has decided to phase out its world-famous killer whale performances by 2019. SeaWorld has 21 orcas left in the U.S. The youngest, Amaya, was born in December 2014.

San Diego is the first of SeaWorld’s three namesake parks to introduce the new 22-minute-long killer whale experience, following the announcement last year that their Orlando-based parent ...

The last orca has been born in captivity at a SeaWorld park in San Antonio, just over a year after the theme park decided to stop breeding orcas following protests and declining ticket sales.