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 ...

A well-known killer whale that had violently killed one of its SeaWorld trainers and two other people died Friday after battling a bacterial lung infection, the marine park said. The orca named ...

Tilikum, the orca that killed a SeaWorld trainer in 2010 and was featured in the documentary "Blackfish," which cast a harsh light on killer whales in captivity, died early Friday. Subscribe to read ...

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 SeaWorld parks, has ...

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, the killer whale that became infamous for battering and drowning a SeaWorld Orlando trainer, has an apparent lung infection that could kill him. SeaWorld announced Tilikum’s illness Tuesday ...

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 ...

Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular ...