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 ...

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, ...

Tilikum, the orca that killed a SeaWorld trainer in 2010 and was featured in the documentary Blackfish, has been diagnosed with a respiratory disease that could be fatal. SeaWorld released a statement ...

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 ...

After 33 years of living captive in marine park pools, Tilikum, SeaWorld’s best-known killer whale, died this morning, January 6, in Orlando. His death follows SeaWorld’s announcement last year that ...

SeaWorld announced on Friday that the orca whale Tilikum, who was the center of the documentary Blackfish, died on Friday. "The SeaWorld family is deeply saddened to announce that one of its most well ...

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 ...

Tilikum was at the center of the 2013 CNN documentary "Blackfish" "He battles chronic health issues that are taking a greater toll as he ages," SeaWorld says The bull orca is fighting what's thought ...

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 ...

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 ...