But Tilikum’s difficult life, which included his involvement in three human deaths, helped bring about an end to SeaWorld’s orca tricks and breeding. Tilikum, whose life inspired the anti ...

Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

SeaWorld has announced that one of the world's most famous orcas, Tilikum, has died at its Orlando facility. The animal was featured in Blackfish, a 2013 documentary that turned the tide against ...

She laid her face close to Tilikum's - an orca she spent many hours working with and who truly was a friend. Suddenly, Dawn was pulled into the water. Initially, it was speculated she was dragged ...

For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved in three human deaths. Marine biologists don't know why captive orcas are more violent, but stress likely plays a role. Orcas are very ...

TILLY is based on Tilikum, who was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. We are an experimented team of devs and ops managers that aim at bringing the ...

"Blackfish" examines the violent and lethal history of the killer whale Tilikum, providing a emotionally compelling case against the captivity of such large, intelligent creatures. The filmmaker’s ...

which told the story of Tilikum, an orca involved in the deaths of three people. After the film was released, attendances at SeaWorld fell, as did the company's share price. A protestor posts on ...

Despite SeaWorld's objections about the movie, the spotlight on the ongoing captivity of 45 killer whales in captivity is brighter than ever. While there are no documented cases of orcas harming ...