Why Did Keiko Return to Humans After Being Freed?
The world had spent years trying to give Keiko one thing. Freedom. He had been lifted from a cramped amusement-park pool, rehabilitated in cold seawater, flown back to Iceland and […]
Why Did Tilikum’s Dorsal Fin Collapse?
Why Did Tilikum’s Dorsal Fin Collapse? The Truth Behind His Most Recognizable Feature Tilikum was impossible to mistake for another orca. His enormous black body rose heavily through the water, […]
She Wouldn’t Let Her Baby Sink: The Orca Mother Who Carried Her Calf for 17 Days
Each time her newborn slipped beneath the surface, the mother orca brought it back. What followed continued for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles.
Leaked Footage: The Untold Story of the Orca That Broke Through Norway’s Marine Barriers
It was never supposed to be made public. A highly classified piece of security footage, captured by underwater monitoring cameras in a remote Norwegian fjord, has recently leaked online, sending […]
Why Are Whales 6,000 KM Apart Singing the Same Song?
Somewhere off the eastern coast of Australia, a male humpback whale hangs almost motionless in the deep blue. He is not swimming. He is not feeding. He is not going […]
Why Don’t Wild Orcas Attack Humans?
The swimmer was close to the surface, moving slowly through clear blue water. Below him, something much larger appeared from the deep. A black-and-white shape rose through the ocean with […]
Why Would a Humpback Whale Protect a Seal From Orcas?
The seal had almost nowhere left to go. A small piece of ice held it above the cold water. Around it, the ocean was quiet, grey, and dangerous. One orca […]
How Do Whales Sleep Without Drowning? The Answer Is Stranger Than You Think
They live in the water, but they can’t breathe it. Every breath a whale takes is a conscious choice. So how does a creature that must decide to breathe ever […]
The Old Whale Who Sang Alone
Far out in the open ocean, where there are no lights, no roads, and no voices from land, a whale once sang into the dark water. His call moved through […]
Tokitae: The Orca Who Was Finally Going Home — But Never Made It
For more than fifty years, the ocean was never far from Tokitae. It was always there, somewhere beyond the concrete walls, beyond the glass, beyond the crowds, beyond the blue […]