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 ...

"If you pen killer whales in a small steel tank ... The park closed soon after and Tilikum was sold to SeaWorld Orlando where he sired 21 calves, making him the industry's most prolific breeder.

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 ...

Tilikum, the 12,000-pound male orca at SeaWorld Orlando who was featured in the documentary Blackfish in 2013, was probably born in 1980, give or take a year. Ever since he killed his trainer, Dawn ...

Despite that, the documents show SeaWorld Orlando got permission in October 1992 to permanently display Tilikum and the two other killer whales involved in the Canadian trainer's death.

Tragically, his passing occurred just two months prior to the shocking incident at SeaWorld in Orlando ... She laid her face close to Tilikum's - an orca she spent many hours working with and ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tilikum isn't the only deadly killer whale in captivity ... The film has put SeaWorld under the magnifying glass. Similar to Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man" and Academy Award winner "The Cove ...