What began as an ordinary afternoon performance at SeaWorld Florida suddenly became one of the most disturbing incidents in ...

Tilikum was SeaWorld’s most famous orca - a massive captive whale who had already been linked to deadly incidents before the world truly knew his name. In 2010, after what seemed like a normal show in ...

The AI video did appear to take inspiration from two real life orca killings: Alexis Martínez’s 2009 death and Dawn Brancheau’s death in 2010. Martínez, 29, was an orca trainer at Loro Parque on the ...

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SeaWorld is a top tourist attraction where, for years, it seemed like the top predators of the ocean, killer whales, were thriving in captivity. But a former senior killer whale trainer there says ...

Last year 4 million people visited SeaWorld's theme parks, where the top shows feature orcas, also known as killer whales. For years, activists have charged that keeping orcas in captivity is harmful ...

She grew up in Cedar Lake, Ind., and her family said she died doing what she loved. The whale, Tilikum, will remain on exhibit at SeaWorld and continue to work with trainers. "We have every intention ...

ORLANDO People lined up to get into the Orlando park a day after the whale named Tilikum killed veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau as a horrified audience watched. Tilikum had been involved in two ...

February 24, 2010 (ORLANDO, Fla.) It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death. Distraught audience members were hustled out of the stadium immediately, and the park was ...