Tilikum, the orca featured in the 2013 SeaWorld documentary Blackfish, died Friday morning. The 36-year-old orca had been suffering from a “persistent and complicated bacterial lung infection” since ...

The bull orca featured in the 2013 documentary “Blackfish” has died, SeaWorld announced Friday. Tilikum, who was also known as Tilly, died early Friday after suffering “some very serious and chronic ...

Tilikum, the whale at the center of the documentary "Blackfish," has died. According to SeaWorld, Tilikum passed away Friday morning surrounded by trainers, care staff and veterinarians. Tilikum's ...

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 Sea World orca that killed a trainer in 2010 and was later profiled in a documentary that led to changes in treatment of the animals, has died. "We're saddened to announce the passing of ...

Tilikum, the orca featured heavily in Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary “Blackfish,” died Friday morning after 25 years of living at SeaWorld. SeaWorld announced Friday that the whale, believed to ...

SeaWorld has one less orca in captivity to start 2017. The star and controversial central subject of the critically acclaimed documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld orca Tilikum, has died of a lung infection ...

Tilikum, the whale at the center of the documentary "Blackfish," has died. According to SeaWorld, Tilikum passed away Friday morning surrounded by trainers, care staff and veterinarians. Tilikum's ...