A pair of orcas swim off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2018. Brian Gisborne/AP hide caption
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Kiska, Marineland's last living orca, is seen at the amusement park in 2012. Tara Walton/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption
Kyara, the 3-month-old calf born at SeaWorld in San Antonio, died Monday after battling "some very serious and progressive health issues over the past week," the company announced. Courtesy of SeaWorld hide caption
Takara gave birth to her as-yet-unnamed calf on Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld San Antonio. SeaWorld hide caption
An orca leaps out of the water at Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld San Diego. Visions of America/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
Tilikum performs at SeaWorld Orlando in March 2011. The famous orca has died at an estimated age of 36. Gerardo Mora/Getty Images hide caption
Trainers (from left) Joe Sanchez, Brian Faulkner and Kelly Aldrich work with orcas Trua (front to back) Kayla and Nalani during the "Believe" show in Shamu Stadium at the Aquatica by SeaWorld theme park in Orlando, Fla., in 2011. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption
SeaWorld Agrees To End Captive Breeding Of Killer Whales
During the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade, SeaWorld's float was accompanied by police in Pasadena, Calif. PETA supporters were arrested for protesting the float that day, and PETA claims that a SeaWorld employee posing as a PETA volunteer tipped police off to the protest. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
PETA Says Undercover SeaWorld Employee Posed As Animal Rights Activist
An orca swam directly at — and then under — Rich German's paddle board off the California coast recently. Rich German/YouTube hide caption
In this handout photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego, mom and baby killer whale swim together earlier this month at SeaWorld San Diego's Shamu Stadium. Getty Images hide caption
Killer whales perform in Shamu Stadium at the SeaWorld Orlando theme park in Florida. SeaWorld says it will not appeal a citation that prohibits trainers from performing with the whales. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption
In a photo released by SeaWorld San Diego, Kasatka, a killer whale who is approximately 37 years old, swims with her newborn calf in February 2013. Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego/Getty Images hide caption
An orca steals a halibut from a fisherman's line. Facebook hide caption
An image provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows Kasatka in December 2004 with a calf she had given birth to just days before. Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego/Getty Images hide caption