SeaWorld publishes decades of orca data to help wild whales

SEATTLE (AP) — The theme-park company SeaWorld has published new data from its captive killer whales — information that scientists say could help inform how they go about trying to save sick or stranded orcas in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere.
SeaWorld’s data comes from thousands of regular blood tests performed on 32 healthy whales over a span of two decades and helps establish a standard range for values such as cholesterol, platelet count and triglycerides.
Deborah Fauq