Exotic Incident #2825
Incident Date:
01/06/2017
Location:
Orlando, FL - USA
Facility Name:
SeaWorld Orlando
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Marine
Animal:
Orca
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Tilikum, the orca prominently featured in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, died at age 36. He had spent over 33 years in captivity, and been at SeaWorld for more than 25 years. Veterinarians had been treating him for a persistent and complicated bacterial lung infection.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/seaworld-blackfish-killer-whale-tilikum-has-died