Shamu (SeaWorld show)
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Shamu was the stage name used for several performing orcas at SeaWorld.
Ulises performing during the Shamu show at SeaWorld San Diego in 2009
Blackfish (film)
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Blackfish is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. It concerns Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld and the controversy over captive orcas. The film premiered at the 2013 S
Shamu (SeaWorld show)
…orcas over the years. In March 2016, following the 2010 death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau, and subsequent public backlash from the 2013 documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld announced they would be ending their orca breeding program and phasing out their orca shows, instead opting to introduce "new, inspiring…
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Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Orlando in 2006
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Thom Powers, former SeaWorld trainers Samantha Berg, John Hargrove, and John Jett at the Miami International Film Festival presentation of Blackfish at the Regal South Beach on March 3, 2013.
Tilikum at SeaWorld Orlando in 2009.