Today, SeaWorld announced that Tilikum, the orca whale that made headlines when he was involved in a deadly attack on SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010, is seriously ill and his condition is ...

Tilikum, the most famous and infamous killer whale in the United States, died Friday after a long illness, SeaWorld announced. The many-tonned orca—believed to be 36 years old—likely succumbed to a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tilikum, the orca who killed several people and was featured in the documentary "Blackfish" making the case against keeping orcas in captivity, died on Friday, SeaWorld ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that ...

Dawn Brancheau, 40, lost her life in 2010 after Tilikum dragged her by ponytail The orca's troubled life in captivity was documented in 2013 Netflix hit, Blackfish READ MORE: 'Astonishing' moment an ...

Just three days after a six-ton killer whale battered and drowned his trainer in front of a horrified crowd, SeaWorld opened again this weekend in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego. Tilikum, the Orca ...

OSHA cited SeaWorld Orlando and fined them $16,550 after a trainer was injured during a September 2024 training exercise with a killer whale due to inadequate safety protections. SeaWorld has not yet ...