Is Tilikum Still At Seaworld
Tilikum helped the theme-park company grow its orca collection by fathering more than a. The incident brought the issue of orca captivity into an international spotlight and Tilikum became the focal point of the 2013 CNN documentary Blackfish which reported animal welfare violations and human safety risks at SeaWorld. Seaworld Orca Tilikum That Killed Trainer Dies Bbc News In 1983 when it was estimated that he was two or three years old he was captured near Iceland then kept for about a year in a holding tank. Is tilikum still at seaworld . SeaWorld also reveals in the video that despite his illness Tilikum is still performing in the parks orca shows - though the company implied that Tilikum was the one deciding to participate. Tilikum became a resident of SeaWorld some 25 years ago. His health is deteriorating due to a drug-resistant bacterial lung infection. SeaWorld said it was deeply saddened by the killer whales death saying Tilikum had suffered serious health issues