Dive into aquatic marvels at the 10 best aquariums in the US Logging close to 100,000 miles behind the wheel, Catherine has explored 43 of the 63 U S national parks, 10 Canadian national parks in addition to national parks across the world She is always willing to stop the vehicle for a great hike and has even been chased by a protective mamma bear
You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news A ‘nail in the coffin’ For the study, researchers collected blubber samples from 162 orcas of varying ages and sexes across the North Atlantic, including the Canadian Arctic, Greenland
SeaWorld Prepares To Free Animals Back Into the Wild . . . While SeaWorld’s theme parks may have an expanding lineup of roller coasters, its marine life continues to receive the most attention—and not always for the right reasons Credit: SeaWorld Orlando
Should Zoos be Banned? Pros Cons of Zoos – UPDATED 2025 Some animals, like the average house cat, will thrive in a captive environment Others, like orcas, do very poorly when living in captivity An orca in the wild may live up to 100 years in the wild, but the average age at a captive orca is less than 30 years – and it’s 17 years for a male orca For many, this is a strong argument to ban zoos
Toothed Whales · College of the Atlantic Also called killer whales, orcas are a rare or unusual animal to see around Maine Orcas are one of the larger of the toothed whales at an average of 30 feet long (with males being larger than females) and around 9 tons! Orca whales are black with white bellies and white “saddles” behind their dorsal fins (the fin on top of their body
Solved: On November 2, a beluga whale gave birth to a calf . . . It is Europe's first captive 5 beluga birth The gray-blue calf weighed nearly 200 pounds and was more than three feet long Eight-year-old Read the following sentence from the passage Yulka, the calf's mother, is the youngest beluga to give birth in a zoo There are only 20 baby belugas in aquariums worldwide
Ocean Park Hong Kong - Wikipedia Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known simply as Ocean Park, is an animal theme park in Hong Kong Covering an area of 91 5 hectares (226 acres) in Wong Chuk Hang, it is the largest theme park by area in Hong Kong, and is also the city's second oldest theme park, after the now-defunct Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park