When Tilikum first came to SeaWorld, in Orlando, in the US state of Florida, 25 years ago, the masses enthusiastically bought tickets to see killer whales like him perform. But Tilikum’s ...

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 ...

Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved in three human deaths. Marine biologists ...

Chuck Tompkins, who is in charge of training at all SeaWorld parks, says the park believes he is the biggest male killer whale in captivity. Tilikum was one of three orcas blamed for killing 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 ...

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 ...

Keto the killer whale unexpectedly attacked his trainer ... She shared a profound connection with Tilikum, also known as Blackfish, one of the park's largest captive orcas, spanning over three ...

"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 ...

Tilikum, one of the company's most famous ... Last year, SeaWorld promised to stop breeding killer whales in captivity.

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 ...