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 ...
Keto the killer whale unexpectedly attacked ... John Hargrove, a fellow senior trainer at SeaWorld at the time, reflected: "We'll never know why Tilikum made that choice to grab Dawn and pull ...
Tilikum, one of the company's most ... circles around concrete swimming pools." Last year, SeaWorld promised to stop breeding killer whales in captivity.
"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 ...
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 ...
An curved arrow pointing right. SeaWorld announced it would phase out its killer whale show in San Diego. The announcement comes after the amusement park was hit with waves of criticism over how ...
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 ...