In 2010, a captive whale named Tilikum killed his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, by grabbing the 40-year-old woman’s ponytail and pulling her into the water. This was the third death of a human that ...

Tilikum, possibly the most famous orca in the world, has died, according to SeaWorld Orlando. He was the subject of the influential documentary Blackfish, and outcry over his story prompted SeaWorld ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010 and was profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity at ...

The whale was estimated to be 36 years old at the time of his death. — -- Tilikum, one of SeaWorld's best-known orcas, featured in the documentary "Blackfish," has died, the theme park announced ...

SeaWorld announced on Friday that the orca whale Tilikum, who was the center of the documentary Blackfish, died on Friday. "The SeaWorld family is deeply saddened to announce that one of its most well ...

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 ...

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One of SeaWorld's better-known orcas, Tilikum, perhaps best known for killing his trainer in 2010, died early Friday morning. SeaWorld said he died surrounded by trainers, care staff and veterinarians ...

Tilikum was the focus of the "Blackfish" documentary released in 2013. — -- The health of SeaWorld's killer whale Tilikum is deteriorating, the amusement park said, explaining that the aging ...

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 ...