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
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
Shamu (SeaWorld show)
…a public show at SeaWorld San Diego. On July 6, 1999, 27-year-old Daniel P. Dukes was found dead, nude in a pool and draped over the back of the orca Tilikum. Although there was media speculation of hypothermia, the autopsy report said that the cause of death was drowning and that there was trauma. The man…
Tilikum during a 2009 performance at SeaWorld Orlando
Tilikum at SeaWorld Orlando in 2009