SeaWorld Killer Whale Tilikum Dies

Tilikum, the SeaWorld killer whale infamous for killing his trainer in 2010, died on Friday, SeaWorld announced. Tilikum was the subject of the 2013 documentary "Blackfish," which helped sway public opinion against the practice of keeping killer whales in captivity. Image: AP

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[georgiahamill]

Finally that poor whale can have peace

[tlk]

Dawn should be with her family and Tilikum with his, SeaWorld is the real killer here!

[kylesmith]

It to bad Tilikum was never free to swim in the ocean like Killer whales are suppose too. It wasn't his fault that human abused him and fought back.

[donnaarmstrong]

I did not know he had died.  he was beautiful and should not have been made to live in pens like that.

[leighdicken]

RIP Tilikum, you can finally swim free now and at peace

[j.p]

Well, this is what happens when you captivate very wild animals. They can end up hurting you (Or even severely) or even take your life, animals truly have feelings too... They can stress, they can be afraid just like us. These abusive places they hid from the public of people. Truly terrible...

[jacobzeiger]

Poor tilikum, because before sea world he had a naked homeless on his back and was blamed and once 2 females picked on him in that time, I say free the whales!

[BoyDio]

a wild animal driven mad by walls it can't escape from will gladly bite the hand that feeds it if it could possibly mean relief from this enforced prison.
the wild doesn't know boundaries afterall.

[Bs.donblocka]

R.I.P TILIKUM 😢❤😢💖😪😪😪😭 finally has peace peace in his life.

[jennaya]

Rest In Peace Baby. Happy your finally resting.

[jazminr]

These trainers have to remember that these animals are still wild even if there trained or not. They can turn Wild quick like that

Rest in Peace Tilikum! You can be free now <3

[lucye]

That poor girl Dawn Brancheau, Tilikum was just frustrated and wanted to have his voice heard.

[nunkaify]

Lol it killed three people and they still let it perform with trainers

[terryindachat]

Tilikum in that thumbnail is looking like "which one of you is NEXT!"

[williampulfer-melville]

Blackfish was literally the first documentary I've ever watched that actually made me cry and definitely gives me a whole new view on keeping Whale's in captivity

[maricriscelespara]

Why won't they just ban entertainment like this? They're being treated like circus animals.

[ava-suig]

Rest In piece is the only thing I could possible say :(

[Funnywolffunnycats]

You can see his fin is drooped down it means it sad

[goombabrogaming]

was the movie black fish about this whale?

[PsychicMediumRebeccaK]

I was lucky enough to see Tilikum in 2004. Way before he killed his trainer. I got to eat alongside the whales and watch their training. I remember at one night time show he wouldn't stop splashing the audience. I could tell he was getting tired of it and irritated.