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Bookmark or Share- The True and Tragic Story of Tilikum, SeaWorld's Captive OrcaTilikum, also known as Tilly, was a male orca whale ( Orcinus orca) captured off the coast of Iceland in 1983, when he was about 2 years old. After his capture, the young orca lived at Hafnarfjördur Marine Zoo in south Iceland for about a year before he was transferred to Sealand of the Pacific in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sealand of the Pacific
- Tilikum: The Whale Who Rebelled - Whale Sanctuary ProjectAs his expert 40-year-old trainer Dawn Brancheau leaned over the edge of his tank during what is called a “relationship session,” the 11-ton star orca Tilikum took her in his mouth, dragged her into the pool, shook her, fractured much of her body, drowned her, savaged her, and killed her.
- SeaWorld orca Tilikum that killed trainer dies - BBC NewsAP. Tilikum was estimated to be 36. Tilikum, the orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, has died, his owners have announced. SeaWorld said it was "deeply saddened" by the...
- What happened to Tilikum, the orca that killed his SeaWorld trainer?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 ...
- Why Tilikum, SeaWorld's Killer Orca, Was Infamous - National GeographicJanuary 06, 2017. • 4 min read. The largest, best known— and most notorious —orca held in captivity by SeaWorld died on Friday in Orlando after a long battle with illness, including a...
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