The closure of a marine zoo in the south of France has sparked intense debate over the future of its inhabitants, including two beloved orcas. Marineland Antibes, near Cannes, closed for good on ...

Marineland, which opened in 1970, announced its closure in December, citing that 90% of its visitors came for dolphin and orca shows, according to 20Minutos. With the legal changes and declining ...

Marineland, which describes itself as the largest of its kind in Europe, currently keeps two killer whales - Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo. Managers say shows featuring killer whales ...

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales-- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...