Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...
"You can tell by the dorsal fin that it wasn't happy and is doing everything it can to be released." Video shows SeaWorld ...
SeaWorld and other oceanariums remain controversial ... on the unethical treatment of one of its captive orcas named Tilikum. The nearly 23-foot long male, which lived most of its life at SeaWorld ...
Tilikum, SeaWorld’s largest killer whale, weighing over 12,000 pounds, killed one of his trainers in February, as spectators watched with horror. He grabbed his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, a veteran ...
While San Diego may be changing their killer whale attraction, there has been no mention of phasing out killer-whale shows at SeaWorld's Orlando or San Antonio locations. Tilikum currently lives ...
Tilikum, the 12,000-pound male orca at SeaWorld Orlando who was featured in the documentary Blackfish in 2013, was probably born in 1980, give or take a year. Ever since he killed his trainer, Dawn ...
Image source, AP Image caption, Orca in a tank at SeaWorld, San Diego in 2006 Tilikum, the orca which killed Ms Biniak, was retired from performing for a while, but later returned to the park as ...
Beware if you’re in the poop zone! Tourists at SeaWorld San Antonio didn’t expect the orca splash zone to feature a wave of killer whale fecal matter. Audience member Alex Bermudez ...
After Brancheau's death, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) issued SeaWorld a $75,000 fine and banned humans from performing alongside orcas without a protective barrier.
SeaWorld Orlando is introducing Coasters After Dark — Christmas Edition, a limited-capacity, after-hours event in a holiday setting. The park will feature seven of its roller coasters surrounded ...
Stink Bomb An orca in captivity had a killer surprise for the crowd at SeaWorld San Antonio, some of whom may now be ...