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By Melissa Cronin

SeaWorld’s Claims About Orca Life Span Just Got Blown To Pieces

The data has spoken: Captive orcas - like those at SeaWorld - aren't living as long as they should be.

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By Melissa Cronin

U.S. Moves To Strip Humpback Whales Of Crucial Protections

Humpback whales are no longer teetering on the edge of extinction.

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SeaWorld's Terrible Month Just Got Worse

SeaWorld is continuing to drown in a sea of lawsuits.

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By Melissa Cronin

Zoo Screw-Up Sends 2 Elderly Elephants 1,000 Miles Off Course

Just as animal advocates had feared, the transport of two aging elephants across the U.S. hasn't gone smoothly for the animals.

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By Melissa Cronin

Major Schools Are Debunking SeaWorld’s False Claims

SeaWorld just lost more credibility on one of its core claims.

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By Melissa Cronin

After 16 Years At Ice Cream Shop, Ricki The Bear Roams Free In New Photos

For 16 years, Ricki the bear paced back and forth in a chain-link cage.

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By Melissa Cronin

Little Orangutan Found Cowering In Backpack As His Captor Gets Busted

A baby orangutan found stuffed inside a backpack was confiscated just in time to avoid a grim fate - and the person responsible is being brought to justice.

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By Melissa Cronin

Tiny Orca Calf's Markings Suggest She Was Born Just Now

One more tiny newborn orca whale has arrived in the Pacific northwest.

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By Melissa Cronin

The 81-Year Evolution Of Jane Goodall

When Jane Goodall was one and a half years old, her mother found her in her crib with a handful of earthworms she'd pillaged from the garden.

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By Melissa Cronin

FYI, Your Shrimp Cocktail Is Probably Served 'With A Side Of Sea Turtle'

Tens of thousands of sea turtles are killed by the shrimping industry each year, and now the U.S. government is getting sued for failing to protect them.

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By Melissa Cronin

Whale Shatters World Record With Marathon Swim

Behold: There's a new long-distance champion of the world.

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By Melissa Cronin

San Francisco Votes Unanimously For Sweeping Circus Animal Ban [Updated]

UPDATE 4/21: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has passed the measure in its final vote on Tuesday.

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