Tilikum (c. December 1981[1] – January 6, 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 …

Jan 6, 2023 · Tilikum was the focus for the controversial 2013 documentary Blackfish, which detailed the killings and presented them as a direct result of the stress he endured while living in captivity.

Apr 19, 2024 · When it comes to tales of killer whales harming humans, Tilikum's story is the most notorious. Tilikum, also known as Tilly, was a male orca whale (Orcinus orca) captured off the coast …

Only a few months before Tilikum killed his trainer, Keto, an orca who had been transferred from SeaWorld Orlando to Loro Parque Zoo in the Canary Islands, turned on his trainer and killed him.

Jun 13, 2023 · A male orca who was captured in Iceland in 1983, Tilikum lived most of his life in captivity at SeaWorld Orlando, where he killed his trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010.

Feb 26, 2025 · Dawn's final moments with Tilikum during their 'Dine With Shamu' show at SeaWorld Orlando before the orca dragged her by the ponytail to her death on February 24, 2010

Tilikum (pronounced till-EH-kum) was an approximately 35-year-old male Icelandic killer whale who lived at SeaWorld Orlando. He is considered to be largely responsible for the death of senior trainer Dawn …

Jan 6, 2017 · The largest, best known— and most notorious —orca held in captivity by SeaWorld died on Friday in Orlando after a long battle with illness, including a drug-resistant bacterial lung infection.

Dec 10, 2025 · No, Tilikum, the infamous orca, is no longer at SeaWorld. He passed away in 2017, leaving behind a controversial legacy and sparking important debates about the ethics of keeping …

In November, Sea World applied to the NMFS for a permit to import them for display. At the time, both of the females were pregnant, and had begun exhibiting aggressive behavior towards each...