Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

Black & White Gold digs deep into the dirty waters surrounding the killer whale trade and captures a daring rescue mission ...

As seen in a viral video, the whale was swimming near the very edge of its see-through tank during one of ... of the 2013 document "Blackfish," which focused on the unethical treatment of one of its ...

As guests dined, Dawn had just exited the pool. She lay beside Tilikum, the whale she'd spent countless hours with, who had always seen her as a trusted friend. Without warning, Dawn was pulled ...

Two iconic orcas have died, but that is where all similarities end. Tilikum was a sad caricature of a whale, living 90 percent of his life—which was longer than most in captivity, but merely average ...

America's most famous living killer whale has shouldered a fraught history, emerging as a symbol of both orcas' elegance and their capacity for violence This advertisement has not loaded yet ...

Tilikum, SeaWorld’s largest killer whale, weighing over 12,000 pounds, killed one of his trainers in February, as spectators watched with horror. He grabbed his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, a veteran ...

It's directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, and even though it's an old one I watched it just week ago. The documentary follows Tilikum the killer whale who has taken the lives of many, including one of ...

there has been no mention of phasing out killer-whale shows at SeaWorld's Orlando or San Antonio locations. Tilikum currently lives at the Orlando SeaWorld location.

These are that "SeaWorld is harmful for killer whales and for trainers" and that they "attempted to cover up the facts surrounding the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau" and Tilikum's role.

"It isn't every day that you see a whale's leg," he said, lifting the bone reverently in both hands. Basilosaurus was indeed a whale, but one with two delicate hind legs, each the size of a three ...