One of SeaWorld's better-known orcas, Tilikum, perhaps best known for killing his trainer in 2010, died early Friday morning. SeaWorld said he died surrounded by trainers, care staff and veterinarians ...

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 ...

Tilikum, the most famous killer whale in the United States, died Friday after a year-long illness and quarter century of performances streaked with violence. The many-tonned orca — believed to be 36 ...

Score one for the cetaceans. Photo: Tilikum, the orca linked to three violent deaths, at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010. As charismatic megafauna go, Tilikum is one of the most charismatic, the most mega.