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 ...

She had a special bond with the huge killer whale, Tilikum, also known as Blackfish. Tilikum was one of the largest orcas at SeaWorld and he had been in captivity for more than 30 years.

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

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 ...

As seen in a viral video, the whale was swimming near the very edge ... the unethical treatment of one of its captive orcas named Tilikum. The nearly 23-foot long male, which lived most of its ...

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.

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 ...

The documentary follows Tilikum the killer whale who has taken the lives of many, including one of the workers of Sea World). Tilikum was captured in 1983 in Iceland, and fell victim to harassme ...

There are currently 45 killer whales in captivity. While there are no documented cases of orcas harming humans in the wild, numerous attacks and 6 deaths have occurred in captivity.

Life and death of Tilikum: "Notorious" orca's death yet another cry for help for captive killer whales John Hargrove ...