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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 ]
Tilikum (sometimes misspelled Tillikum) (born circa 1981, died 2017) was a bull orca involved in three human deaths while he was in captivity, one at Sealand of the Pacific and two at Seaworld Orlando.
Sealand of the Pacific was a public aquarium in South Oak Bay at the Oak Bay Marina, near the city of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada.It housed a number of orcas: Haida, Nootka, and Tilikum.
Tilikum was a 22-foot-long, 12,000-pound orca who was in captivity for 33 years. ... but telling you that they participated in some of the bad behavior at that park and how they felt it was their ...
SeaWorld officials report that the infamous whale Tilikum, that dragged a trained underwater to her death in 2010, is in deteriorating health.
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 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013, and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for wider release.
Haida II died in 2001. Nootka IV and Tilikum were both transferred to the SeaWorld in Florida. Nootka IV died in 1994 and Tilikum in 2017. Tilikum was directly responsible for another trainer's death in 2010. Haida II and Nootka IV were both pregnant by Tilikum at the time of the incident. Kasatka and her son Nakai posing during a show in 2002
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Gladiator II,” currently playing in theaters. All hail Macrinus! In a world of political backstabbing, power ...