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SeaWorld employees on Tuesday testified at a federal job safety hearing that, while the behavior of killer whales is is extremely predictable, the job of working with a 6-ton marine mammal carries a calculated risk.

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Is whale to blame for trainer's death?updated: Tue Sep 20 2011 06:04:00

CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to experts about a killer whale that killed a trainer at SeaWorld.

SeaWorld to reopen 'Dine with Shamu' showupdated: Fri Jan 14 2011 19:09:00

SeaWorld says its "Dine with Shamu" killer whale show is reopening, nearly a year after it closed following the death of a trainer.

Killer whale dies unexpectedly at SeaWorld Orlandoupdated: Tue Oct 05 2010 15:37:00

A 25-year-old killer whale unexpectedly died at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, the park said in a statement Tuesday.

Visitor to SeaWorld water park in Florida found deadupdated: Mon Oct 04 2010 17:03:00

A guest at SeaWorld's water park Aquatica in Orlando, Florida, was pulled from a pool and later pronounced dead over the weekend, park officials said.

SeaWorld killer whale dies giving birth; calf is stillbornupdated: Mon Jun 07 2010 01:17:00

A killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando died Sunday while giving birth, the theme park said. The calf was stillborn.

SeaWorld CEO says shows with killer whales will resume Saturdayupdated: Fri Feb 26 2010 19:51:00

SeaWorld will resume killer whale shows while the company and two federal agencies investigate the death of a whale trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, company and federal officials announced Friday.

SeaWorld whale shows resumeupdated: Fri Feb 26 2010 19:51:00

SeaWorld announces that whale shows will resume Saturday, but trainers will not be in the water.

Marvel at wild animals -- from a distanceupdated: Fri Feb 26 2010 18:59:00

I've spent more than 25 years making wildlife films, many of them about powerful and dangerous predators such as killer whales. It is easy to see that in their own environments, little prevents such creatures from yielding to their natural impulses, as they should.

People.com: Whale Trainer's Family Speaks Out About 'Tremendous Loss'updated: Fri Feb 26 2010 10:27:00

"She loved her job, and she loved her animals," they say in a statement after the fatal killer whale attack

People.com: SeaWorld Trainer 'Loved Her Job,' Says Her Motherupdated: Thu Feb 25 2010 13:49:00

The killer whale who attacked Dawn Brancheau was also involved in the deaths of two others

People.com: SeaWorld Trainer Dies in Killer Whale Attackupdated: Thu Feb 25 2010 09:29:00

The whale pulled 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau into the tank and thrashed her around until she drowned

Fortune: SWIMSUIT SPECIALupdated: Mon Oct 07 1991 00:01:00

The wet suit is a new weapon in the fight to save the endangered manatee. The so-called sea cow -- actually, a relative of the elephant -- in the photo below was injured by a motorboat in her nativ...

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