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  2. Blackfish (film) - Wikipedia

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    In November 2015, SeaWorld announced plans to end killer-whale shows at its theme park in San Diego. [61] In March 2016, SeaWorld announced it would end its orca breeding program and begin to phase out all live performances using orcas. [62] In a statement regarding the decision, the company said, "Society is changing and we're changing with it ...

  3. Tilikum (orca) - Wikipedia

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    Tilikum (c. December 1981 [1] – 6 January 2017), nicknamed Tilly, [2] 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 the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [3]

  4. John Hargrove (orca trainer) - Wikipedia

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    John Hargrove is a former senior killer whale trainer for SeaWorld and supervisor of killer whale training at Marineland of Antibes in France. Hargrove appeared in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, wrote a book about his experiences in Beneath The Surface, and has campaigned in support of legislation in California and New York to end the practice of keeping killer whales in captivity.

  5. SeaWorld killer whale Tilikum of 'Blackfish' movie fame dies

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    The killer whale featured in the documentary 'Blackfish' that made the case against keeping orcas in captivity died on Friday, SeaWorld officials said.

  6. 'Blackfish' director on orca film's impact 10 years later ...

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    Simmons worked as Tilikum's team leader during the orca's first few years at SeaWorld Orlando and claims the documentary "has done immense harm to species preservation" by spreading disinformation ...

  7. Killer whale Tilikum in deteriorating health at SeaWorld - AOL

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    SeaWorld officials report that the infamous whale Tilikum, that dragged a trained underwater to her death in 2010, is in deteriorating health.

  8. Tilikum v. Sea World - Wikipedia

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    Tilikum was a bull killer whale (Orcinus orca) bought by the SeaWorld marine park in Orlando, Florida in 1992 to be part of the park's orca exhibit. [2] He was the largest orca in captivity. The other whales named as plaintiffs in the suit are Katina, who is also kept in Orlando, and Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises who are kept in SeaWorld San Diego ...

  9. SeaWorld - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, SeaWorld's treatment of killer whales in captivity was the basis of the film Blackfish, which documents the history of Tilikum, a killer whale captured by SeaLand of the Pacific (and later rescued by SeaWorld Orlando) who has been involved in the deaths of three people. [55]