Tilikum the orca whale, who was responsible for killing three humans, including trainer Dawn Brancheau, shows the effects of captivity Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

On February 24, 2010, SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was working with Tilikum after a public “Dine with Shamu” show when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her into the water. In front of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010 and was profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity at ...

During SeaWorld’s “Dine with Shamu” presentation in 2010, Dawn Brancheau interacted with Tilikum, an orca weighing ...

In 2010, Tilikum killed trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of park guests by dragging her to the bottom of his pool Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...

President Trump travels to Kansas to speak at a Midterm rally in Park City. by MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, ...

Tilikum, the orca that passed away Friday morning at SeaWorld of Florida from a chronic lung infection, died as tragically as he lived. A magnificent and intelligent apex predator, he had evolved into ...

Over the past 35 years, America’s most famous living killer whale has shouldered a fraught history, emerging as the symbol of both orcas’ elegance and their capacity for violence. As the focus of the ...

On Friday morning, Tilikum the orca whale died at the SeaWorld park in Orlando, Florida. Long before his passing, the 36-year-old killer whale made headlines for his part in the controversial ...

Tilikum, right, watches as SeaWorld Orlando trainers take a break during a training session at the theme park's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld ...