Orca attacks
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Orcas are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. In ca
Point Sur, seen from the north on Highway 1
An orca beaching to capture sea lion on the beach of Valdés Peninsula
Kasatka and her son Nakai posing during a show in 2002
Tilikum, who was involved in 3 deaths, swims in the Dine with Shamu exhibit in Orlando, Florida
Tilikum (orca)
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Tilikum, nicknamed Tilly, was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. He was captured in Iceland in 1983; about a year later, he was transferred to Sealand of th
Orca attacks
…it, a documented predation behavior. There have been many attacks on humans by captive orcas, with four fatalities; three were by the same orca, Tilikum. In 1968, a young female orca, Lupa, of the New York Aquarium chased her trainers out of the tank, snapping her jaws threateningly; trainers were…
Tilikum during a 2009 performance at SeaWorld Orlando
Tilikum at SeaWorld Orlando in 2009