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
Tilikum during a 2009 performance at SeaWorld Orlando
Tilikum at SeaWorld Orlando in 2009
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
Tilikum (orca)
…II and Nootka IV behaved aggressively towards Tilikum, including forcing him into a smaller medical pool where trainers kept him for protection. While orca attacks on humans in the wild are rare, and no fatal attacks have been recorded, four humans have died due to interactions with captive orcas. Tilikum was…
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