The tragic loss of a SeaWorld trainer dragged to a watery death by a 12,300 lb. killer whale sparked media buzz around the world. Most news reports sensationalized the horror of it all--a seasoned ...

Tilikum, the SeaWorld killer whale whose troubles are chronicled in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, is suffering from a bacterial infection in his lungs, SeaWorld said Tuesday.

Tilikum was estimated to be about 36 years old when he died. He was "near the high end of the average life expectancy for male killer whales, according to an independent scientific review ...

January 6, 2023 marks the six-year anniversary of the death of Tilikum—one of the most famous orcas in the world. The orca—which was in captivity for 33 years—died at SeaWorld Orlando and is ...

A trainer told CNN that Tilikum was the easiest to work with in Sealand’s stable. He was virile, too, siring many calves before 1991, when a part-time trainer slipped into the orca tank.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, has died. Sea World says in a statement posted online that Tilikum died Friday. A cause of death had not yet ...

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Tilikum passed away early this morning, January 6, surrounded by the trainers, care staff and veterinarians that provided him around-the-clock world-class care,” SeaWorld said in a statement.

SeaWorld says Tilikum is about 35 years old, which the park says is near the high end of the average life expectancy for male killer whales. One of the deaths connected to Tilikum was in 2010 ...