The Loneliest Whale in the World

[@sumi2466]

Tilikum I’m so sorry. That’s all I can say

[@Spawnofademon]

Sumi that won’t help his dead

[@katie7513]

SPAWNofaDEMON they are still apologise for what our kind did

[@colbyjohnson3793]

I don't think tilikum reads comments on KZbin

[@sumi2466]

viggo Johnson I know tilikum can’t read comments and he’s dead

[@David-vn2id]

@@colbyjohnson3793 You don't know....there could be KZbin in orca heaven...

[@severussnape2953]

Tilikum is in a happier place now. He is in heaven. He can swim for thousands of miles every single year. He has freedom in heaven. RIP tilikum :(

[@WWIIREBEL]

@TikTok Compilation www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-seaworld-tilikum-died-20170106-story.html

[@jxnxii]

Severus Snape that is right and there are more whales he can swim with

[@khansadhiasavila8887]

OMG:( i’m so sad yet happy for him. He can swim and will not feel punished anymore:’)

[@bekaruiz61]

lmfao

[@haileyaguilera4984]

Severus Snape don’t say that!!!😰

[@danagricken4197]

It's a crime what we do to these beautiful creatures. I boycott SeaWorld, Marineland, and any other zoo/aquarium.

[@nukecorruption]

it's even worse in China, it's a booming industry there right now and they have like +50 marine parks with orcas and other sea creatures with more under construction. I believe they have no laws about catching orcas from the sea in there

[@memyself1176]

Stop it , why you sl selfish?

[@CA-vy8et]

Are you that stupid? What about the aquariums and zoo's that are also animal centers to care for them? The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a big one.

[@ItsJessie915]

NukeCorruption I totally agree with you

[@icebearisreadytotokyodrift8369]

The Zoos at least need to have an enclosure big as a reserve

[@lelonna3860]

ok but .... why can't they just let him go back in the ocean? if he can't be apart of the show.. so there really is NO point in keeping him there🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Lucrativecris]

So they use the whale as a sperm donor that’s messed up

[@saisharodriguez4805]

Zoozooshi Crazy ewww that’s disgusting. But I don’t get how they do that?? Can someone explain I don’t get it. But this poor whale should never have had to go through this, it’s all our fault 😭😭 I am sending love to tillikum 💜💜💜

[@saisharodriguez4805]

Zoozooshi Crazy REALLY?!!!!! Your joking, that is disgusting. I feel so sick and sad for these animals 😢😢 Thanks for telling me x We need to do something it is our fault that these gorgeous creatures ended up here in the fist place. I just feel so sad Disgusted with some of these people included in this cruelty. 😵😵😵😢😢😢😤

[@nolwen.n]

Why they dont leave them go back in ocean? Look Keiko's story (free willy) And sorry for my badd english UwU

[@buggaboo4831]

lelonna they can’t release the orcas back into the wild because they don’t know how to survive out there

[@usuakari1]

Tilikum you've had such a tragic life. So much pain and suffering ❤

[@spatalottakittens]

​@@Vanessa-hu9iq If you know anything about orca's or Tilikum's life or even the incident itself, then you would know its the fault of Sea World for how cruelly they treated him, and not catching the signs that he wasn't stable and doing something about it sooner. The entire incident could have been prevented, yet it wasn't because of Sea World's negligence of both their trainers and animals, and how horribly the animals were oftentimes treated. Orca's are very intelligent, and there exists speculations they feel at a greater degree than we do, and care more for each other than we ever could. They live in complex social structures, to the point their entire lives, mental stability, and health are all based around being loved and being with their families and loving them. Their entire lives are formed around this idea, as they are meant to stay with their pods for life until death, their pods are their life. Tilikum was stolen from his mother when he was just a baby, and then forced to live in small, cramped, confined spaces alone without any member from his previous pod for about two years, before he was eventually sold to Sea World. They then tried to force him to breed with the other girl orca's who were received from the same methods. Tilikum was outcast by the other girls and oftentimes abused or beaten by them; because Sea World knew nothing about the behavior of orca's or how to introduce ones from two different pods properly to each other. Often times because of this Tilikum would become ill from infections and his wounds and because of his poor mental health. This was one of his only forms of social contact. When he wasn't being beaten he was isolated in his small pen where he would suffer loneliness, boredom, and a lack of stimulus. The main form of attention he got was being forced to train with huge amounts of stress being put on him to do well, and then preform for crowds of people and their amusement, and then he would be put back in those same conditions. All for a few extra fish. Gradually over time the isolation and beating got to him, and he became gradually more hostile; yet Sea World ignored it, deemed him safe, and did nothing to try and help him or rehabilitate him. In reality, they are at fault for both Tilikum's eventual outburst (which wasn't really that sudden, he had lashed out at people before) and Dawn Brancheau's death. They tortured a creature by taking away the main aspect of their life, being loved; and kept making excuses when he acted out after they stole him from his family, isolated him, beat him, and let him constantly suffer from boredom, sickness, and stress. Not wanting to face charges or public backlash for the incident, the staff of Sea World turned around and said they would lie. That is just what they did. They lied, to Brancheau's family, the press, and the public. They waited 27 after the attack began to call paramedics, tried removing witnesses that would contradict the "ponytail triggered the attack" story, taught their trainers that they had to keep working and preforming with the orca's even if they acted out or aggressively, and did not claim immediate responsibility for her death and instead tried to blame Dawn Brancheau herself for her own death. It doesn't help orca's are supposed to live about 50-60 years, and yet recently (after once again being put in isolation, only now not even receiving what little social bonding or physical affection he received, and instead a hose to clean and massage him) Tilikum died after suffering a year from a respiratory disease, at the age of 35; a little over half of his life expectancy. According to Sea World they, "gave him the best treatment possible." In the end, it's Sea World's fault this happened. They should have not isolated, beaten, and worn down Tilikum and just used him as a breeding device. They should not have treated their orca's so poorly. They should not have told their trainers he was safe to be around. They should not have ignored previous signs he was becoming aggressive. They should not have forced their trainers to interact with these creatures even if they were becoming hostile. They should not have ignored basic safety procedures and improperly train their performers. They should not have tried to cover up the incident, blame the victim, and wait so long to take action. Or better yet, _they should not have robbed social creatures from their families and forced them to preform for our forty minutes of amusement._ Word of advice Venessa W, never just take the simpler answer. What you are saying sounds like what the mainstream media was told about the incident by Sea World's higher ups; which was the story mainly distributed during the event. This was back when it wasn't publicly known how they treated their trainers and orca's, before an investigation was done and the documentary came out revealing what was really going on. There is always more to a story. There are always things you are not being told.

[@aracelymatutetrejo]

Vanessa W Even though he was trained, he still has killer instincts because he still is a killer whale. It’s how they were made and how they will be. Ofc I don’t know the purpose of why he ate the trainer and ate her. Maybe she did something wrong. That wasn’t right. Maybe it was self defense IDK. BUT I know for a fact. All of the whales, especially Tilikum. Live a terrible, horrible life. They get tased to train them. They get tased If they did something wrong. They were mistreated. And I know. KNOW! That if you were being tased, you would want to kill the person doing it to you.

[@aracelymatutetrejo]

i have no life and i am proud Good job. You are going to be accomplished in life ☺️ it’s nice of you to write a huge amount to stand up for a whale.

[@spatalottakittens]

@@aracelymatutetrejo This is a great point as well. Orca's are still wild animals, and we can't expect to control them. It's foolish to think that. And to mistreat them and then expect them to obey us is even worse. Though...I do care people were hurt from all of this. The trainers were not entirely to blame, it was mostly Sea World staff who was to blame. Also sorry for my rant Vanessa; I was having a pretty crummy day and honestly I shouldn't have acted like that.

[@aracelymatutetrejo]

i have no life and i am proud Haha, thanks! I tried! Anything for the whales 👌

[@rhea3765]

Tilikum let me just say on behalf of everyone. I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all the crap we put you through. I’m sorry for taking you away into captivity. In fact I’m sorry you got blamed for something that wasn’t your fault. I may have not caused these things. But my kind my people did. You’re in a better place now where you can be treated right and with the respect you derserve. ❤️ RIP you will always be in our hearts ❤️😭

[@v-nikiforov8725]

aw😭😭

[@doomboy1082]

You silly 😝 tilikum can’t read that, he’s dead🤣🤣🤣

[@jasabasenara8124]

Wow.you made me cry. Beautiful word's.

[@thebunny2623]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@joshdeveaux6936]

I’m sure reading this made the dead well feel much better god bless 🙏

[@hungrymothergoose]

It breaks my heart to see him so still at one corner of a small pool...it is depressing

[@Cinnastarz1]

hungrymothergoose same😓😓😢😢

[@kriptonicgamer200lol5]

Dear hungrymothergoose, they need to let these dolphins go...the only relation ship they have with the trainer is they provide food...if they do tricks

[@jolemays3218]

hungrymothergoose why not let him go

[@sexyxmaster3685]

hungrymothergoose I know right it's sad and it's not his fualt he killed his trainer that's just messed up let him live his life and his dream

[@kriptonicgamer200lol5]

Aaliyah Gustave who says SEA WORLD IS A DREAM SEA WORLD IS A NIGHTMARE!!!

[@jensmet6208]

Tilikum's reaction was one that could be expected from anyone in his position and what he went trough, now he's an outcast, come one, are you going to compare an animal's natural reaction to what a human being does when he kills some-one? In my believe, you can not do that. Why, people have rights, animals don't, humans are learned what is right or wrong to do well in this world, this animal had only his natural instinct and the fact that he was taking from his mother, it's not fair to think that way. A human can count on a psychologist, why does this animal get, nothing at all, only neglect.

[@hsus]

Jen Smet Hi! Thank you for speaking out on behalf of Tilikum!

[@TheShadowLight13]

i've spoken out as jen has and got yelled at and i still believe he NEEDS to be let free not kept away it hurts so much seeing him like this it hurts i love the orcas and it's brings me to tears seeing this i was told had someone let him free then he would die due to not being used to the wild any longer i disagree due to keiko's story he lived happy and free in the wild and was rehabilitated but now it hurts it hurts so much i've been crying so hard watching this, why does it happen, how soon till he ends up like hugo i don't want to hear it any longer please let him free

[@mikeboyd6963]

hey guys I think that what you are doing is really helpful to save all of the most amazing animals in the world that have been sick for a while and your really assume because all of those things that are hurt and you can save them 😃😄😅😺😼🐕🐶🐩🐈🐱🐀🐁🐭🐹🐢🐇🐰🐓🐔🐣🐤🐥🐦🐏🐑🐐🐺🐃🐂🐄🐮🐴🐗🐖🐷🐽🐸🐍🐼🐧🐘🐨🐒🐵🐆🐯🐻🐫🐪🐊🐳🐋🐟🐠🐡🐙🐚🐬🐌🐛🐜🐝🐞🐲🐉🐬🐬🐬🐬🏨🏨🏨🐎💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯present

[@jensmet6208]

You can call me as fake as you want me to be. To answer your question, as a child I saw nothing in this world, Europe is small, but anyway, I never went anywhere. When I grew up and lived alone, I started travelling, Ibiza ('92) was one of my first stops. Years later in March 1998, I visited this zoo witch was highly recommended, so I went.(Tenerife) I entered it and was notified of some show wich was gonna be displayed. I sat in this tribune (right word? not sure...) And there it was, some show was put on with sealions and later on with whale, orkas. I sat there and watched, I got trough the sealion-performance but once the whales started, I no longer had controle over my emotions, tears came to my eyes and didn't even understand why, I kept on sitting there, the whales kept on doing what the men or women said or directed and I started crying even more, I still didn't understand what was happening, I didn't understand logicly what my emotions were doing. I left crying and kept thinking of what occured to me. At that point in my life something or my own emotions told me, this is wrong. It took many years more to understand how animals are abused and it took some more to become a vegetarian. I am not ashamed to admit it took this long, these were pre-internet-times, if you wanted to be informed, you had to get to a library, there was no knowledge for common people who didn't study, am I ashamed to tell this, hell no, once knowledge was available, I absorbed it. You think I am fake, ok, these words stay here and can be an inspiration for others. If not, ok, if yes, I am glad. Why would I want to be a fake, I wan't nothing from anybody and yes, I have an opinion on animals and their well being, shoot me !!

[@jensmet6208]

Forgot yo mention.was on FB once, was more interested in abusing of animals shown by various organisations around the world, then I was in friends' messages. I was a member of them all, I watched abusive things every night when I came home from work. It was hard, because I wanted to be aware of all of it, so I left FB, I can't control it, every message, every save, every adopty, it appears every day and it controls my mind. Fb is gone now, but I read newsletter and am still aware.....

[@nusratb.1341]

Here I am sitting just a month into 2020 quarantine, I just cried for you, you were so strong Tilikum. Rest in eternal peace buddy.

[@sampalme6690]

30j Gefangenschaft ist nix gegen 3jahre Corona

[@kawaiiyanderlee9616]

Actually Lolita is the loneliest whale in the world. Tilikum did have company, he was mostly with his grandson Trua and other orcas Lolita is 52 years old, hasn't seen another orca since 1980, in a tank that's barely half the size of any of SW's tanks. She's only had the company of a few dolphins and that's it

[@morganistrue]

And don't forget that the dolphins attack her daily

[@Lowzenza4]

Kiska is only lonely, been in a tank at Marineland for 40 years. Although this is not a competition....this is a miserable life for these beautiful, intelligent beings. :(

[@morganistrue]

@Blackfish Debunked You are literally everywhere. Can you stop being such an hypocrite?

[@morganistrue]

Tilikum was the most miserable, Lolita is the loneliest, Corky is the saddest and Kiska is the most ill (Sorry for the bad grammar. I'm Brazillian and my english isn't good)

[@morganistrue]

@Blackfish Debunked Because she's female. Bent fins are a result of swimming in circles, or being beached for too long (which is really dangerous for them and can do serious, permanent damage to their bodies) so a male fin is easier to collapse than a female fin, because it's longer.

[@olyzz9418]

My dream is about closing the sea world and givee freedom to all animals!

[@puzzled3045]

HotPotato. same!

[@clickbait7949]

Oreo chill

[@inkwrll9722]

@The Orca you need to stop...please just stop. Hate on me all you want, but you are being rude. I get this topic is sensitive but yet, we have to be nice about it.

[@inkwrll9722]

@The Orca 🤨 -_- hm...thanks

[@inkwrll9722]

@@@doodle3804 I'm just wasting my time on a troll. Welp.

[@Carriedmusic]

My heart is broken. This cruelty has to stop! We need to do boycott these places and pray religiously for these animals to get their freedom back. As for Tilikium already having to suffer.. I'm so sorry buddy😪 bless him

[@brendanwatanabe2589]

Alexia D23 humans make mistakes, not a reason to boycott seaworld, did you know that seaworld has saved over 22,000 animals? They are one of the leading wild animal rescues in the world, boycotting them poses a bigger threat to oceans than you think, with them gone, who’s gonna go and save animals who need it? Uneducated people couldn’t, but thanks to you guys, there’s no one to call who’d know what to do, and who’s literally beachside so they can get there in time

[@memyself1176]

You better not boycott, i work there!!! Are you gonna pay for my rent and bills???????? I didn't think so, now beat it!!!!

[@icebearisreadytotokyodrift8369]

He'll suffer in the ocean, Plastic and crap will be dumped every day. Low chance if survival a little bit more survival if in inclosure

[@lgbtqiarights]

Caroline alexa D23 he fucking killed innocent people.

[@alteredbeast7145]

Dunno about you but whenever I pray i find doing it religiously is the way to go. Ive tried "half heartedly" and "distractedly". Can defo recommend "religiously"

[@stratuxz]

What's the point in having Tilikum if he isn't allowed to be in the shows or even get some love from people. The best thing to do, is for them to help him survive in the wild and free him, just like it was done for Keiko.

[@thekommandantvulpes]

We can't just let animals that have been captivity for years be free because they won't survive on their own easily, they are so accustomed to life in captivity they just wouldn't fair to well. Releasing our already captive animals is a stupid idea, instead we should stop collecting them

[@AlexHMusic]

F22RaptorDude keiko survived fine

[@AlexHMusic]

the real problem is money

[@jennagold2942]

They only keep him for breeding, they get free baby's from tilly and is sperm costs a lot, they completely make him suffer, just so they can have more orcas. I don't think orcas born in captivity don't feel as much depression until they are ripped away from their mothers and sent somewhere else...

[@anckothehaflinger]

Alex H Keiko never fully integrated with the wild whales, was often seen looking for human contact, and died a few years after being released. I wouldn't call that surviving just fine.

[@birdscorner4874]

why are we humans such monsters 😥😥😥

[@puzzled3045]

Birds corner. I DON'T KNOW BUT WE NEED TO STOP!💔

[@jakethedog2934]

+Birds corner because were all animals like others, just nature

[@123forafurry]

We aren't animals, and what most people do isn't "nature" or "natural", it's messed up.

[@jakethedog2934]

the headless pootisman yes we are you stupid fucktard were not insects or fish for sure dumbfuck

[@emilydiminich6107]

You do realize that you keep your birds in captivity instead of letting them be free and explore the real world sorry tie say it man but to humans its just nature

[@l0vingmaikel]

Now its Lolita 😢😢😢 45 years stuck in a tiny pool, im so heartbroken

[@cc22ful]

This is what happens when greedy, evil humans mess with the balance of nature. If you just would have left the whale in the ocean where he belongs, he wouldn't have killed his trainer because he wouldn't have had one. Because whales are not supposed to be trained for human amusement by human beings!

[@grahamblack1961]

Seaworld is an abomination. What is motivating the trainers to work there? Can't they form relationships with other humans? It's despicable. They control the food supply for these magnificent creatures, that's what the relationship is based on.

[@jadeshania5997]

The workers become connected with the animals and feel they can’t leave.

[@spacebug30]

I truly hope you have no pets, nor have had any in your life, because that's exactly the same. YOU are the one in control of the food supply for your pet, make them do tricks for treats, keep them in an enclosure (cage, house) ;)

[@kriptonicgamer200lol5]

spacebug30 and you do have pets dont be a hypocrite..

[@riles3780]

Graham Black orcas are not whales their dolphins

[@kriptonicgamer200lol5]

Dear Mr. Babbles, just becuz there related to dolphins does not make it ok to make an animal suffer physically and mentally

[@ryleigh9111]

A beautiful creature thrown into a world that wasn’t made for him...anything that came out of him being in captivity is 100% not his fault...my heart hurts for all animals taken out of their world just to entertain us in ours...it’s not fair.. Rest in paradise Tilly

[@memyself1176]

Don't worry we breed whales, its just a matter of time till we have baby tilly!

[@eaglechild4661]

Kim Jong-un wtf

[@ryleigh9111]

cat lady uhhh duh. That’s what I meant the world of being a fucking clown for the seaworld corporation is the world that he wasn’t meant for....I don’t know how you thought I meant the planet wasn’t for animals??? But okay...

[@ryleigh9111]

Read the whole comment haha I said that it’s not fair he was taken out of his world I.e the ocean to be put in our world I.e the tanks and amphitheater’s..

[@simrandhillon2089]

6 years has gone by since this video. Has ANYTHING changed? Any good news?!

[@hsus]

Hello! We are happy to say that there is some good news! As of March 2016, SeaWorld announced it would cease all of its orca breeding programs for the company's nearly 30 whales. This action will make the current group the last generation of SeaWorld's orcas.

[@suhani551]

+The Humane Society of the United States yay that's a good news

[@puzzled3045]

Simran Dhillon. yea I NEED TO KNOW

[@Hc4697]

Simran Dhillon the whale died today

[@simrandhillon2089]

H.Cruzz10 i heard omfg :(

[@whoahpal251]

These people shouldn't even be capturing whales in the first place. Kidnapping Tilikum from his pod and family, and now keeping him locked away in a small swimming pool with no contact. That is just depressing, and Tilikum himself could be mentally effected by it.

[@xxmaddiegirlxx6012]

His collapsed dorsal is a sign of depression which leads to aggression but sadly he's passed away now due to an infection in the lungs. :(

[@whoahpal251]

X Harley Quinn X I just read that he is dying, and that is awful. All whales in captivity need to be released. It's just horrible. They are depressed and mentally ill, and never had the chance to experience real ocean life in their natural habitat. It's just not right.

[@seanycarr3226]

I mean kidnapping other people is a crime, now why does this not apply to our fellow creatures of the sea, especially dolphins and killer whales?

[@salty5706]

I don't agree with it either. But he was born in captivity. He wouldn't have known what to do if he was released.

[@周-s2r]

He has a collapsed dorsal fin it mean's the whale is very stressed or unhappy poor guy

[@LightBoltDash]

Wrong. Whales get their fins collapsed because their fins need water pressure to stay upright and strong. Tanks do not provide fast swimming therefore no water pressure to keep them upright. But you are technically right I guess.

[@Vousie]

@@LightBoltDash Nope. It simply means they spend more time at the surface of the water than they do in the wild, thus not enough time with the fin supported in water. It doesn't mean they're stressed. There are other things that do mean they are stressed.

[@morganistrue]

@@Vousie It also means that they swim in circles too much, which is a sign of stress and boredom

[@hollohuman1256]

it's the collagen in their fins breaking down because of the heat. But yeah I doubt he was ever happy or even %45 healthy in captivity

[@morganistrue]

@@hollohuman1256 Not only heat, but also because of excessive self-beaching or swimming in circles too much (that is caused by stress)

[@GinaPressley]

why dont they just let him go?

[@GinaPressley]

they need to stop breeding them there, just let the ones they have go or let them die off then stop this madness.

[@mike-pm6xn]

+Gina Pressley Because they are human scum.

[@milkweedsage]

+Gina Pressley they should have years ago. i think they kept him around for a few reasons. one, they needed a breeding male. two, it saves them the time and expense to acquire a new whale for the show. three, and this is the only reason that makes any sense, he's been in captivity for so long it's questionable how well he would survive in the wild. they'll obviously never find his pod.

[@willhemming2097]

Because his sperm is worth millions to SeaWorld.

[@willhemming2097]

+Gina Pressley Problem is, they can't release them into the wild because they can't hunt for food.

[@AnaHallie]

Here are some good nonfiction books about orcas : Death at Seaworld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby, Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas by Eva Saulitis, Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove, Killer in the Pool by Tim Zimmermann, Swimming with Orca: My Life with New Zealand's Killer Whales by Ingrid Visser, Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us by Alexandra Morton and The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey (not about orcas but a great read).

[@kaleoy7584]

This reminded me of when I was about 10 y.o. and my parents took me to Sea World in San Diego back in the 70s and park's visitors got to stand close to one of the holding tanks of which there was an Orca all alone and not moving while it faced the onlookers. I remember when our eyes locked, I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness and felt the Orca letting me know it was extremely sad. The feeling was so overwhelming that I started to cry uncontrollably. And when I did, the Orca started to bob in the water several times creating waves. The onlookers thought it was neat that the Orca was doing this, but I felt otherwise. I felt the Orca did that to let me know it knew I picked up on its sadness. It felt like its bobbing was the Orca saying "Someone FINALLY sense my sadness!". Till this day, that incident still stays with me. Orcas should be left in the wild.

[@jaye7027]

Yea he knows that that isn’t his home he wants be be out in the ocean free swimming for miles with his family but he can’t do that now 🤬

[@kcred5689]

Jay E yeah! They took him away from his family and now he’s stuck in a tiny tank, not even close to being big enough 😢😡

[@megallosaurus]

@@kcred5689 sadly, Tilikum passed away 2 years ago. He was never released. He spent his entire life since his capture floating around in a tank. 💔😔 At least he's free now.

[@kcred5689]

Meaghan Conway oh gosh! That’s cruel!!!

[@brendanwatanabe2589]

Orcas in captivity can’t be released, if you actually went to seaworld and didn’t listen to people like peta, you would learn some things, or even just looking up facts online, and NOT from peta sites, because they only use biased and false facts that are or have been debunked over and over

[@megallosaurus]

@@brendanwatanabe2589 I actually don't support peta at all, but thanks for assuming I do! I would advocate for Tilikum to be rehabilitated in a sea pen, trained to catch live fish for several years, and then be released. You don't honestly think that I would be okay with plopping them in the ocean directly from the tanks and leaving them without a clue on how to survive? I understand whales born there can't be released, but they can live their lives out in a sea pen. Tilikum did used to live in the wild though. That's why he had a chance. Keiko's release may not have worked, but more recently there were dolphins that were rehabilitated and released from a South Korean marine park--one was spotted with a calf, and another was spotted with its pod of origin. Just because this didn't work for one of the animals doesn't mean it won't work for all of them. But hey, I could tell you're a pro-cap by the way you suggested I visit seaworld so there really is no point in arguing with you anyway..

[@bxirt1188]

Rest In Peace Tilikum 😭

[@conquer6347]

You know he killed 2 people right

[@supportlittleadventures69]

Ryan safar Nobody fucking cares. They asked for it by keeping him in a *jail* and without other whales. He was depressed and probably felt threatened. Before commenting learn shit.

[@sampalme6690]

Endlich bist du frei,Rip Tilikum,love you

[@salmon5650]

"loneliest whale in the world" ya'll havent met me then, but on a serious note this cruelty needs to end no living creature should be treated like this.

[@memyself1176]

I can cheer you up🎆🎆🎆

[@rope435]

Go seek attention somewhere else lmao

[@chickenisindeedmystyle7316]

Who are you referring to?

[@memyself1176]

@@chickenisindeedmystyle7316 Oh shit, you're alive! Thought you got smoked!

[@conquer6347]

A creature that killed 2 people should have this we do it to humans and give them life there shouldn’t be a diffrence in it makes me sick that people show more affection to a whale then our own species

[@Numberx1]

put in prison for a crime he never committed

[@Ben-zj9ez]

well, technically he committed the crime, he just doesn't know he did anything wrong

[@Numberx1]

put in prison for a crime he would commit in prison 15 odd years later lol u plum ;)

[@Ben-zj9ez]

nah mate you're still the plum here, safe g

[@Numberx1]

ffs iv upset u sorry buddy lol

[@SnyperNoypi]

Being in that tank, is like being in a prison*

[@melissathieme9555]

I think its even worse than a prison, a prisoner can at least interact with others and has his belongings tilikum had up to his demise nothing no family no friends no freedom no conntact to anyone or anything absolutly nothing.

[@vunzinae]

Bathtub*

[@melissathieme9555]

glitterbug4ever 1234 he shouldnt have been in this tank in the first place, like all the other whales who are traped in this corrupt establishment. They belong in the wild because its impossible to simulate 600 kilometer of deep sea for a killerwhale period.

[@juliabellezaict-1145]

being prison forever and being watch dying

[@lgbtqiarights]

Melissa Thieme you’re kinda wrong. some prisoners are subjected to solitary confinement, and it completely destroys their mental health

[@jbrou1209]

Hurts my heart to imagine being taken away from my family and confined somewhere small, forced to do tricks...😔 It’s just amazing how evil people can be for money.

[@clairecats2769]

there as evil as the Yulin dog and cat festival butcher murderers

[@GigglesDaDevil]

Blackfish brought me here. FREE TILLY

[@aylmaoxdxddd5687]

YES free him so he can die in the wild

[@danhealy6057]

Ok it looks like a10 year old little girl needs to explain to you why they can't release tilli tilli was rescued and brought to sea world as a baby animals at that age are used to people taking care of them if they release tilli he will die because he does not have the survival skills for the wild .

[@aylmaoxdxddd5687]

Dan Healy thats what im trying to say if they release him he will die in the wild

[@juliareese6056]

They don't have to do that to know he probably, *probably* won't survive that long. There were other orca' set out into the wild after getting used to hunting, and living in the ocean by huge costs in money to make a place for those whales to get used to the 'wild life'. Yet after this the orca I know of, only survived a short amount of time, and it kept coming back to places where humans were.

[@MrEddieG420]

more like shoot the thing !

[@Frizzle1981]

I'm ashamed to be human..... :(

[@isaiahphillip4112]

I mean no animal has ever done anything bad right!? Humans are all practically saints compared to animals. Let's judge animals on ewual grounds with humans, most of them are serial killers, alot of them are rapists, and don't get me started about the cannibalism... I find it incredibly sad what's happening to tilikum but that's no reason to be ashamed of being human.

[@Frizzle1981]

Oh please. I dont have time to educate you today so ill be short.... you're wrong!

[@isaiahphillip4112]

Chris Savage Ok so animals are perfect little saints and were the most abhorrent abomination on the surface of the planet? If any other creature was smart enough to do what we do, they would.

[@Frizzle1981]

Ok, time to educate. Humans are the only species that kills for territory, personal gain or just for fun, and not even counting inter-species killing. Humans are the only species that causes wide spread environmental issues, for personal gain. Humans are the only species that captures other species and put them on display, also for personal gain. Animals, they kill for food, period. Animals don't murder, know not of personal gain, dont cause environmental problems, and if you put the amount of animals that killed humans against the number of animals that humans have killed, you cant come to any other conclusion, that we are the cancer of the world. So, lets NOT judge animals on equal grounds ok. Humans will lose that judgement.

[@isaiahphillip4112]

Chris Savage "Ok, time to educate. Humans are the only species that kill for territory, personal gain, or just for fun". Not a single part of that statement is correct, it's hilariously wrong in every way. Just about every predator, wolves, bears, lions, tigers, and even Meerkats will kill other animals for territory. A tiger may attempt to kill another tiger to take over it's territory and gaining more resources for itself (Sound familiar?) Every single animal on the planet kills for personal gain, feeding yourself is a type of personal gain, and every single animal kills other animals except for the 100% herbivorous creatures. And many animals kill for fun aswell, house cats for example will kills mice and rats and then play with them for no real reason aside from entertainment. Please do not try to be so pretentious when you're about to make such an idiotic statement. You definitely did not educate me, you spewed BS lies you probably heard on the internet from another human-hater.

[@graymatter4284]

Tilikum: I am the loneliest whale. 52 Hz Whale : Hold my frequency.

[@abs8838]

This made me laugh through tears

[@nim3171]

Stop making jokes. This is actually really sad, and disgusting what human race has done to this planet. Rip tilikum and I hope you enjoy the sweet endless waters in heaven RIP

[@camilletaylor8930]

Amonic I don’t know how long this comment was made but it’s not that deep

[@fikrie_]

hahaha, this killing the moment

[@Pretty.Biology.Princess]

Camille Taylor it is camille.

[@geegeeou05]

I follow Tilikums progress everyday. He seems to get play time now with his grandsons, and is more responsive now. Poor Tilli. He needs to be retired to a sea pen, as we have a duty to care for him

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

SeaWorld says sea pens are "unethical and dangerous". Like they're actual experts on orca biology and behavior.

[@HunterJumper-sf8cb]

@@CoreyMillionaire2029Well, if they say that, then they’re wrong. The only reason they say that is because they’re don’t want to lose their cash cows.

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

@@HunterJumper-sf8cb They're losing money more than ever now BECAUSE they're denying what many former guests now know about their exploitation of orcas.

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

@@HunterJumper-sf8cb All of these employees working at SeaWorld have NEVER seen an orca in the wild themselves or even know much about how they hunt!

[@makemecry6604]

“Loneliest whale in the world” Damn how did they describe me so well??

[@shineinstars]

:(

[@stanco1273]

So you a whale 😂

[@creola2910]

MagicalOz 724 they mean they’re fat and lonely

[@makemecry6604]

Zipporah Young lol yeah

[@teenelder5118]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@mariastutz8244]

This is the equivalency of a person on Death Row.....They need to set him free There has to be a way It is their fault that this tragedy has happened, and now he is being punished for just being what he has always been A Whale

[@laurenedwards7649]

If they set him free he will die. Go look up what happened to the orca that was in free Willy (it died). He has never hunted and has no pod out in the wild. He would just starve to death.

[@Final.Soldier]

This whale already died from respiratory infections. Plus this whale has killed 3 people

[@brendanwatanabe2589]

Lauren J. In free willy he found a pod...

[@laurenedwards7649]

@@brendanwatanabe2589 not the movie. They tried to release the real orca that played free Willy in the movie. It died.

[@dawndonivan3089]

A person on death row has committed a heinous crime usually. Tillikum did nothing wrong except being in the wrong place at the wrong time for those monsters to take him from his pod.

[@everydaylauren]

WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE BUYING TICKETS

[@jasonbruck87]

The reason people have strong opinions on the welfare of these animals is because these parks did a good job making the public care about whales. This is how we got the Marine Mammal Protection Act in America and dolphin safe tuna across the world. It was parks like this that led the charge against whaling and have helped restore populations in the wild. Activists, while well meaning, never produce the peer reviewed science necessary to justify the end of captive breeding programs. Especially as care has improved over the decades. Do not be so quick to reach judgement on marine parks as a whole. The loss of these facilities could cost a great deal in terms of the welfare of these captive-born animals, to say nothing of lost research and conservation initiatives.

[@stievebow5451]

So money can to save animals? we only saves animals who can give us money, is that what you mean? (-_-)

[@KingBidenII]

Lauren Mancuso ikr

[@kotaniyumiko]

Keiko died but I for one think his release story was a partial success. He was able to learn to hunt and was away from the dirty air in Mexico City. His years out in the wild let him experience fresh water and be in the company of his own kind. He was able to experience the the things regular Orca were able to, and I think he would have been fine had we been able to find his pod. If we can do all this for Keiko why can't we do this for Tilly as well?

[@kotaniyumiko]

callum traynor If you wanna learn more about Keiko release and killer whale captivity as a whole I suggest you watch two very well filmed documentaries, Keiko's Journey and A Fall From Freedom I learned a lot about Dolphin/whale captivity from them and I'm sure you can too.

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

​@@kotaniyumikoI watched the first one and Blackfish too. There's also Lolita:Slave to Entertainment. Recommend that to you.

[@ally2756]

I can't even finish watching the video. Tilikum breaks my heart to pieces every time I watch a video about him. And there's no way to make anything right now. He's gone :( I wish I was there with him all the time and been by his side and gave him the attention and love that he needs. I'm so sorry Tilikum. I truly am.

[@karoonboomie2813]

THEY KILLED TILIKUM A LONG LONG TIME AGO

[@kotaleartist]

KAROON BOOMIE no he just died. they didn't put him down he just died

[@nicolamullin1752]

@@kotaleartist he means inside hes dead inside but now he's in a better place hopefully happier and not in a nightmare

[@kotaleartist]

Nicola Mullin oh

[@hollohuman1256]

but just remember he died because he had a lung infections "that wasn't his conditions fault"

[@นุ่นชาแนลงับ]

@@nicolamullin1752 least hes not suffering anymore

[@Yatecs]

I feel like the girl who died from him would let him go out with the others

[@Kyliesurridge]

RIP Tili, you were a beautiful whale. I’m sorry your life had to be this way. We know the things you did were out of stress and depression. ❤️

[@XxMetalGorxX]

saddening and sickening to see what Tilikum goes through..

[@EnjoicoolPanda]

www.change.org/petitions/seaworld-orlando-florida-free-tilikum

[@kakashi3299]

Guys don’t pay for these shows, that’s how we can make a change!! : )

[@Inaworldoflove]

I work at a marine park as a a security guard and when I patrol past the dolphins I stop and say hello, I sing a little so they get to know me, now one is letting me pet him, he comes up, rolls over a little, and let’s me rub his belly and hold his flipper. I wonder why this one in particular likes me so much? They even playfully splash some water at me with their nose. It’s true, they like human bonds and company.

[@egagnon9994]

With the money they made out of exploiting Tilikum, they could build him a big sea enclosure and find him a suitable companion, preferably a male since orcas are a matriarchal society, for the remaining of his life... These creatures are highly intelligent. Those trainers can teach them stupid unnatural tricks but they can't teach them how to hunt?... Tilikum was stolen from his family when he was around 6. He had already observed his mother and the other adults hunting.

[@gretagarner2721]

He died. At least he's free now.

[@RatchetFennecFox]

If he is as dangerous as they say, i'd definitely risk my life to give him some affection. No interaction and loneliness sucks.Many of us can relate to this poor Orca. I hope since this was documented, his life changed for the better.

[@pppppplll780]

Ik a lot of people want " freeing whales in the wild" but have you ever heard about keiko, the first whale to be release after 19 years of captivity. They spent 20 million to rehabilitate him to be prepared for the open ocean. But the project failed because he kept coming back looking for humans and he eventually died 5 years after his release because of pneumonia because he chose to stay in a area with bad water because hes dependent on us . It is not easy to return a captive whale back to the wild it costs millions. One thing that should be done is to stop capturing wild whales to be placed in aquariums. I know that in China they r still doing it. Why cant people just make it illegal.

[@sugarkitty2008]

okay, those in the commennts saying you can't just let these ocas back in the wild because they will just die need to stop. they can at the very least be placed in a sea pen and still given food and interacted with if thats what they want. it would be a much better life for them than the clorinated bathtub, forced to do show after show. And i'm sure they could learn to hunt by themselves. they have instincts and high intelligence. have you seen them hunt thebirds that hang out near the pools. thats learning and being successful at hunting.

[@Charlie-yu3qs]

They can't just "learn how to hunt after being put back into the wild" it's something that is learned when they are young so it becomes imbedded into their brains, that this is the thing that they need to do to survive. However, with these captive whales, they learned from a young age that they can rely on food from humans without learning how to hunt, therefore, causing them to become tamed and do not require the ability to learn how to hunt.

[@mythical1059]

I agree with but seems legit I do not first off they are not tamed they could still turn around and kill someone if they wanted. Second just like any animal even cats and some dogs if they were set free they would go back to there instincts and learn how to hunt. Even if they didn't they could scavange for scraps of food left behind or even kill sick or wounded animals. But I do think the best humans could do for these animals is at least put them in a sea pen and taken care of there.. Well that's just my opinion though so feel free to hate this XD or agree with me

[@nevermindbutmakiscute3562]

Larkspur a sea pen has more chemicals in it than the whales are used to. The pollution would kill them

[@nevermindbutmakiscute3562]

MissAyame how am l making sure they have less and less funds? l spend tons of money on them.

[@xXxSapphir3xXx]

They did try it, with the Orca from Free Willy. They first moved the whale from Mexico to Seattle and the whales health greatly improved in a larger tank with fresh ocean water. However people kept pressuring them to release the whale. They "taught" it to hunt and moved it to a sea pen, then eventually released it from ice land, its original place of origin. The whale swam like 850 miles to find humans to interact with. It never found a pod, nor did it learn to successfully hunt. It did attract so much human attention that new laws were created to keep people and their children away, but it didn't work. Caretakers feed it daily (after testing stomach contents multiple times and finding nothing, and the tracker showed it never went more than 4 miles away. They even took it on "walks" using a boat to allow it to see other orca pods, but it stayed with humans and never tried to integrate in a pod. It died a year later after beaching itself. It should serve as a lesson that these whales cannot be released, but instead require our care since we stole them from their family and taught them to depend on us.

[@tichericlothing589]

This is heartbreaking

[@AnnaLee33]

Exactly.

[@cindybrady9345]

AnnaLee33 Write the CEO of Sea World and tell them to make Tilikum the next Keiko project keiko.com/faq.html

[@cejamackey7066]

Tilikum my heart ❤ tears for you. Im so so sorry I haven't stopped crying when watching "Blackfish"..poor guy didn't mean to hurt anyone he just had a moment when he snapped from not being in freedom..come on thats morally wrong to keep him when he was so lonely...damn. I have a new respect and love for these whales and Tilikum. We must get his kids and other whales back into freedom somehow. Tilikum I wish there was a way I and others could of helped you big guy.

[@heysatan8]

Even if Keiko died soon after release, isn't it better to die free in the ocean instead of in his slave owner's swimming pool?

[@jkangieamjk4817]

My heart absolutely breaks for him

[@christineraffa-diggon]

I swear, this is so damn heartbreaking...so heartbreaking.

[@theboss-vr1jj]

tears, if only the public stop going to these crual shows ,

[@carterphu9614]

the boss kids will always want to see this

[@darkknight7403]

they wont once they grow up and find out the truth ,trust me i always went to these shows but when i realized the pain these beautiful creatures go thru just for money i instantly started throwing hate towards any circus and sea shows ,im never visiting any of these !

[@Crazykatiecat]

Anyone would go psychotic after being torn from their family at such a young age, then being forced to live in a bathtub for 25 years.

[@nataliesmith6489]

Poor thing,this broke my heart especially when I saw them six feet away from him

[@hussain1921]

Many of you need to think before saying "release him back into the ocean". You might as well kill him now if you are going to do that. He has lived a majority of his life being treated and looked after by humans. If you release him into the ocean, he wouldn't survive. He is too used to having people hand feed him, look after and monitor his health etc etc. Many captive animals would die if you release them into the wild. There is a HUGE difference between the wild and captivity. However, I do agree that he should live out his soon to be remaining days in the wild, where he was born free. He was born free and deserves to die free. He shouldn't die alone in a tank. Although, this would never happen.

[@sugarkitty2008]

captive bred/domestic animals can't live in the wild. he was wild caught. he has the instinct and the intelligence to learn to hunt. the very least they can do is put him in a sea pen with the option of hand feeding and human interaction if he wants it.

[@khjkk2117]

Hussain P And recently, Tilikum has passed away 😟

[@luvone9598]

Animal just want with animal not human esp whalle

[@lorin_barry06]

it makes me sick to see how they treat the poor animal. you steal him from his home, then take away your contact from him? just retire him to a natural sea pen where he can experience the natural ocean currents and die in his home waters

[@ghost-if8kd]

Lorin Barry SeaWorld never "stole" him. And it was not SeaWorld's choice to stop contact with him, it was OSHA.

[@hamudiyahya6768]

Lorin Barry same way we treat chicken and eggs !

[@ghost-if8kd]

Payton Ross You offered it in the form of a question -.- Next time, make it a statement. However, I do agree the solution you offered would have been better then taking him to Seaworld.

[@rossross1833]

Thank you and i will

[@agebukahsay785]

The fact that his fin is floppy tells me he's depressed and being treated unhealthy. In the wild only 1 percent have their fins like that and they live for 70-100 years maybe even longer!! But in captivity they become depressed and only live up to 13 years and always have a floppy fin. People this is a signal. We have to stop this before it's too late.

[@sueblackwood6843]

Seeing this made me cry its cruel they should all be free how would they like it so so sad

[@ericaelf1562]

Wow before watching stories on Tilikum I really wanted too go too Sea World but they really need too let Killer Whales stay in the Ocean and phase out the whales in captivity let Tilikum's story be a lesson and not mate or kidnap other whales from the ocean.Let Tilikum go back too the ocean!!!

[@hsus]

So true Erica Elf! Thanks for your comment!

[@AnnaLee33]

Thanks for boykotting the show, Erica. I won't go ever, as well and I tell everybody why. Spread the word, too, pls. This Orca is so lonely, it is breaking the heart.

[@iluvjuly4th165]

Erica Elf, if you turn the sound off on this video and play perhaps inspirational music like Celtic Woman, your whole perspective can be changed into believing the whale is quite happy....like a human mother enjoying the solitude of being away from a hectic schedule of crying babies. Don't believe me? Watch some WWII footage of Nazi soldiers marching while also streaming music to the tune of 'You Raise Me Up' and you'll believe their cause and mood is happy. Try it. The power of background music and choreographed action is persuasive and can be engineer to support practically ANY position. Guess which segment of society gets suckered into it easily? LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC WOMEN!

[@jojolove8287]

ILuvJuly4th F**k the background music. whether anyone is twisting reality or not, the truth is what they're doing in keeping these whales in captivity is wrong!! period. Captivity of any animal for the purpose of human entertainment is wrong from any angle. no matter how big the pool, it is NOT their natural setting. they are not free. Compare the size of the largest pool to the range of the earth's oceans these whales swim in!it's one thing to be born in captivity but another when you've been yanked from your family and loved ones, like what happened to Tilikum who was born FREE. They need to let him go. He deserves a chance at life.

[@DWileyOne]

ILuvJuly4th Politics??? Really???

[@LzillaDaBesd]

You made this before I was even around

[@KISSeopMe91]

What reason is it to have an animal live so cruel only because they want his sperm. It's seriously sick.

[@EnjoicoolPanda]

www.change.org/petitions/seaworld-orlando-florida-free-tilikum

[@nicoletta1309]

I feel so sorry for Tilikum SAVE TILIKUM!!!!!!!

[@ksx9803]

Can't save him anymore.. He's slowly dying from a Lung disease.. Sigh..

[@brookenikole1943]

He died....😪😭😭😭

[@khadijaali9045]

I'm heartbroken for Tilikum he was tortured. This was morally wrong. As humans, we're only happy enslaving ourselves and when we can't do that anymore, we attack the beautiful creatures we share this earth with.😔😪

[@fallen7325]

Zoo: We take care for the animals feed them and wash them! Also Zoo: watches animal suffer

[@celticbianca]

Tilikum I hope you will be set free soon, My love to you my boy.

[@dwightk.schrute652]

The people sitting in the audience are also responsible for this

[@shaniakharbanda4177]

I cried during this let this innocent whale in the ocean

[@esthermeya7090]

he has passed away

[@ruthhaberle2647]

He was taken from his home by force, some 30 years ago. No longer able to swim free in the wild. Now being forced to live in small aquariums. Food being withheld if he didn't do his "trick right" I would be frustrated too. This beautiful animal needs to be back in the waters. I can only imagine what is going through this poor creatures mind.

[@xXxSapphir3xXx]

They did try it, with the Orca from Free Willy. They first moved the whale from Mexico to Seattle and the whales health greatly improved in a larger tank with fresh ocean water and more natural tank elements. However people kept pressuring them to release the whale. They "taught" it to hunt and moved it to a sea pen, then eventually released it from ice land, its original place of origin. The whale swam like 850 miles to find humans to interact with. It never found a pod, nor did it learn to successfully hunt. It did attract so much human attention that new laws were created to keep people and their children away, but it didn't work. Caretakers feed it daily (after testing stomach contents multiple times and finding nothing, and the tracker showed it never went more than 4 miles away. They even took it on "walks" using a boat to allow it to see other orca pods, but it stayed with humans and never tried to integrate in a pod. It died a year later after beaching itself. It should serve as a lesson that these whales cannot be released, but instead require our care since we stole them from their family and taught them to depend on us.

[@pearlpark5235]

...thats so sad and cute at the same time wtf

[@JacksonSam]

Shark vs human Which one is scarier HUMAN

[@kotaleartist]

JacksonYT idk have you seen a sharknado?

[@eaglechild4661]

Kim Jong-un Good.

[@zjakoanwkqoqldndoo9264]

I watched "Blackfish", 😭😭😭😫😫😫. That gave me emotional scars. Free Tilly! Free Tilly! To me after watching that movie, Sea World is nothing but a water-filled prison covered in blue paint. Orcas deserve better than this.

[@okal3xis]

+Shane Smith Actually, it's a terrible idea to release Tilly back into the wild or even retire him to a sea pen. The reason for this is because of worn down teeth, he would officially be the loneliest whale if retired to a sea pen. The reason I state this is because after the death of Dawn. Well it's like your dog. If someone died in the house where the dog lived it knows what happen. So it does get depressed for awhile. Soon Tilikum rejoined the shows, interacts with the crowd, and loves hanging out with his trainers and his grandson Trua! Reply ·

[@zjakoanwkqoqldndoo9264]

Tilikum is happy to be with his grandson, but it is crystal clear that he hates the trainers. Yeah it would be a bad idea to release him, he is emotionally destroyed and has a bad reputation. I feel terrible for him. You still think the treatment of these animals is an atrocity, right. R.I.P Dawn Branchaeu.

[@ILaunchNukes]

Blackfish is 85% lies. It depends on outdated facts and trainers who haven't worked at SeaWorld in years, sometimes decades!

[@ttt8255]

This breaks my heart people just leave amazing animals alone in a small cage

[@sophiedavies9536]

Look at there fins there not ment to be like that they're ment to be straight up and this made my heart ache 😭😭😭

[@birb5540]

sophie mclean ikr

[@its-hippiesixx]

this is extreamly sad :( why wont they just trust him. he is depressed. he is one of the best whales in the world he probably thought he was playing with the girl. she should of know that he was different you can tell so obviously she did not love the animal enough. he is a depressed mamal no less thatn a human being, he needs to be loved. i love you tilly

[@BartimaeusTrilogyFan]

soccer star Blaming Dawn for what occurred is pretty unfair, though of course it seems easy to do so now, in retrospect. Hindsight is 20/20. I don't even really blame the trainers for the current situation. They do the job they're hired for, one which they are usually quite passionate about, and often come to harbor a lot of affection for the animals. They are hired young, and fed all of that marketing bullcrap - this is fun for the animals, they're helping them and taking care of them, etc. But the bottom line is that the policies behind these businesses are just awful, and even if a trainer cares about their animal, there is little they can change to make these situations bearable. The trainer can't build a bigger pen or increase their own funding. They can't even keep the animals with their own family. With Tilly, you have to keep in mind that he is a huge, stressed out animal. This is a constant factor. She went through the motions, and he did something unexpected. The minute he decided to do that, there was absolutely nothing she could have done to avoid her death. Because he's massive. I've had my dog snap at me because I accidentally snuck up on him once - he was totally justified in doing so from his point of view, and it was a totally natural reaction, even coming from a completely non aggressive, mushy softball of a dog, whom I most definitely would say I "love enough." Point being that sometimes animals (and people) do things unexpectedly, and while it's incredibly easy to say "Well, maybe I should have done this differently" after the fact, well, it's rather hard to do that when you were killed in the process. And unlike my dog, Tilly has had a troublesome history with agitation and aggression, as do many other captive whales thanks to their miserable environment. Like the woman in the video, I understand the system they had in place here, and it's perfectly logical, if saddening for Tilly, that they keep their distance. Legal limitations aside (because there are federal laws that limit certain things these days, like entering the tank), trusting an animal that has been involved in three deaths at this point wouldn't be responsible in regards to their trainers' wellbeing. Tilly is psychologically broken, and they need to step back and understand that, just give him a rest already. A sea pen for him would be amazing. Unfortunately, that would probably limit their ability to use him as breeding stock, so there in his easily accessible, tiny, miserable little fishbowl he sits. And now he's back to doing shows again. I can't decide if this is better or worse. Sorry for the essay. ;D Have a lot of pity for Dawn, she seemed like a nice woman from everything I've read/heard.

[@LilMissButterfly]

I can’t stop crying . This is so sad . He is in peace now x

[@HoplesslyDevoted2]

poor thing :( he's not some inherently evil, dangerous creature...the life he has been forced into has destroyed him. these idiots at seaworld need to do the right thing; they need to rehabilitate him and set him free before it's too late. i can't bear to see this beautiful animal suffer like this :(

[@shamushouka2020]

Dignified, beautiful, intelligent and sensitive animals such as orcas should never be put through this. SeaWorld sucks! #captivitykills

[@emily-clark]

Rest in Peace Tili. You're in a much better place now. I truly feel sorry for the type of life he had, torn away from his family, put in a small tank, food deprived, mentally and physically tortured... the list goes on and on. No wonder he lost it. Peace 🙏 🕊

[@God.sDaughter]

They should let him go. A big creature like him with that less of space to venture out is not right. He is certainly depressed and wonders where can he escape. This made me feel sad.

[@angelaang6419]

+Msp LeLe he grew up on captivy where he never learn how to hunt and search for food

[@God.sDaughter]

This is all humans fault. Thinking they can control this creatures when indeed they are making them aggravated inside. Damn!!! No wonder they charge back.

[@God.sDaughter]

Msp LeLe I was thinking about how they can let him go; To make him come back into terms of hunting for himself they can set apart somewhere around where he was caught add a female do that he doesn't feel lonely, let those two swim around in that section for a couple of days. And it's not a mini section like this where they go in circles but somewhere there is a good large proportion of space as time goes by they add up more space add up more space and as tie goes by they'll have adapted to the waters and they'll be released.

[@God.sDaughter]

Msp LeLe Cause right now keeping him in an isolated area; such a big creatures swimming in circles everyday! What good is that to him? I really cried when I saw the video he's soo stressed up and lonely.

[@God.sDaughter]

Msp LeLe Yeah me too.

[@photixel7749]

R.I.P you are in a better place my homie, I show love to you ✌️😢

[@oliviapatten5503]

I’m so so sorry tilikum, wish I could’ve helped you and made a difference

[@jojolove8287]

OMG, this has moved me to tears :**( why do we burden animals so much? life is so unfair, especially to those who can not communicate with stupid humans and stick up for their rights. come to think of it, humans wouldn't even honor human rights if they could get away with it...humans are what's wrong with this planet :(

[@ZakiBannat]

You are right It is sad

[@jojolove8287]

Exactly! It is.

[@ZakiBannat]

***** U r sick The end

[@jojolove8287]

*****, you're living in the wrong era...move over.

[@ZakiBannat]

Jojo Love Hhhh .. Good one I block him and saved my head from non since

[@thegenreisbts2038]

Lonely lonely lonely whale Ireoke honja noraebulleo Oettan seom gateun nado Bakge binnal su iseulkka

[@bemysnowy]

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[@nimrasaleem1623]

Whaelin 52

[@wewewewewewewewwewe]

BTS army ayee

[@cabbageman2184]

Army 💜✨

[@v-nikiforov8725]

Whalien 52 is actually so sad😭🐋💜

[@griffgarris0n]

RIP Tilikum You deserved so much better.

[@GillianJGil]

Tilly was rased in nature , he knows how to hunt , so why not free him if he's not being part of the show?? goshh!! The other whales can't bcuz they were born and raised un captivity they don't know how to hunt! Tillikum knows how to hunt!! so free the poor animal!!

[@JaneDoexxx]

It's not possible to just free Tilikum back into the ocean independently. Unfortunately poor Tily isn't mentally stable enough for that. He's physiologically damaged. It would be dangerous for him, other whales & any people he would encounter out in the ocean. But there is the most humane option & that is to put him in a sea pen, where he would still require human care but he would get a taste of the freedom that was stolen from him. It's so heartbreaking to see him just lay listlessly in that tank, likes he's giving up. It makes me so sad & angry what his life has come to as a result of humans.

[@bentecook5298]

I fully agree with you. Atleast he can feel the ocean in a seapen Mary Flavin​

[@mirsey93]

I think that's a logical statement but he was taken from the Sea when he was very young and probably wouldn't do well on his own with wild orcas and having to catch his own food. But its so depressing seeing him here in this state.

[@sarahwalesphoenixpccl8144]

Mary Flavin Agreed, they are not making sufficient efforts to do this. The first step surely is to stop stealing them and stop breeding them in captivity.

[@evieaddy9580]

Mireya Seymour wouldn't it help if they sent him back to his pod wher he can perhaps learn to hunt?

[@Tyrinath]

Watch the documentary "Black Fish" It goes into detail about this and several other problems that arrise with killer whales and captivity.

[@ILaunchNukes]

Blackfish is 85% lies.

[@Painvful]

All animals in zoos or parks deserve to be in a sanctuary then set free. They have feelings too :(

[@CitraStitches]

Wait, what did he do wrong, exactly? I didn't catch on to that. Why's he dangerous?

[@FallenHalfWingedWolf]

he killed his traniers

[@theprancingpony6075]

Aurora Rider He killed three people.

[@veloce2543]

he has killed 3 trainers and 1 person who sneaked into sea world. Tili is at peace now (he died of a respiratory infection because he gave up and didnt even try to fight it)

[@anoushkabhola4764]

Tillikum wouldn't have been so outrageous if he would have been in the ocean,&would have been staying healthy & eating lots of food as well instead of being prison @ seaworld.

[@makaila7491]

The Last Bookie j

[@TheSesilye]

thats why I stopped going to sea world...set them free..poor tilkium

[@kenziejade7964]

The saddest part now is that he passed away

[@georgiamihi8487]

Kenzie Jade that’s horrible

[@DaynahB]

BLACKFISH brought me here, and this breaks my heart

[@kotaniyumiko]

Some of you guys really don't seem to get it...No one wants Seaworld to just randomly dump Tilikum(or any other Orca in captivity) in the ocean, that would be horrible since he can't hunt and has bad teeth, if we do that he'd probably die instantly. We want him to be retired like Keiko was AWAY FROM THE STRESS of performing and we want Orca captivity to end.

[@transilvaniafrumoasa]

Make up your mind: you want Orca captivity to end, but you are saying freedom would kill Tillikum? And how do you know it would kill him,may I ask? Do you have magic crystal ball that reads the future for us? If so, please tell. You have to put your actions where your words are: if you are against captivity Tillikum should be freed. Stop making excuses for immoral behaviour!

[@anckothehaflinger]

Sara you seem to be missing the point here. Captive bred or wild caught orcas that have spent their entire lives performing shows cannot just be dumped into the ocean if you want them to live. The only successful release of a captured orca was with a very young one that was taken because it was sick and emaciated and human contact during its recovery was severely limited. Most adult captives would need several years of rehabilitation at the very least, they don't know how to feed themselves or how to integrate with a wild pod (which will consist of tight-knit family members that have spent their entire lives together). They certainly don't understand that they're supposed to avoid humans which could create a very dangerous situation. And for older ones like Tilly, rehab would be extremely difficult if not outright impossible. The best thing for whales like him would be to move him to a sea pen, as close to a natural environment as is humanly possible without forcing him to fend for himself altogether. The big immoral part I think most of us are arguing is that wild animals shouldn't be used as entertainment, it's the shows and keeping wild caught whales in tanks we want to stop, not the conservation and research projects, which will actually be beneficial to whales in the long run.

[@sarahcarruthers6921]

This made me cry quicker then i have ever cried

[@LovelyLilDevilWings]

We should all remember what happened to the first Orca who got released - Keiko. He died soon after he got released. Sure they might have the skills to hunt but that may not be enugh...

[@rocky486ac]

i know it doesnt do any good now but they shouldnt have captured them in the first place, u gotta watch BLACK FISH it'll change your whole perspective.

[@okilloran]

Keiko died of pneumonia, had nothing to do with his ability to survive in open seas.

[@Loweredexpectationss]

But you forget, Keiko died FREE. He had 5 years of freedom before he croaked. I cannot speak for orcas but I, myself, would rather die free in the wide open ocean of my birth, feeling it's rhythm, hearing it's sounds and tasting its richness than die alone, locked in a deafeningly silent concrete hell hole, whored out, unwillingly, for human entertainment. Truly.

[@catherinewhite9048]

He died while under human care, being fed and monitored in a fjord in Northern Europe. He survived the ocean fine but succumbed to an infection several months later. And again, no one is suggesting leaving Tilikum to fend for himself, he would be put in an open ocean pen where he would be able to interact with other sea life and hunt, but still be cared for and fed by humans if necessary. It's the least they can do after providing a lifetime of service, not to mention inhumane treatment.

[@horselover84728]

He died of pneumonia. The statement about starvation was false. At least he got to swim in the ocean for the last time.

[@ahlammimi4417]

There already endangered but still keeping them in this horrible place!

[@grace-lq2fv]

I used to go and watch these shows and look and be happy cause I had no idea that these poor animals were kept in these small tanks and forced to do shows everyday and can I say I have not bought a ticket to any type of theme park where these show happens since 5th grade and can I say I’m proud

[@someone20243]

Rip Tilly ;( . u can swim forever in heaven

[@lablick6712]

Mohammed Wahab nigga he killed someone wtf do u expect

[@นุ่นชาแนลงับ]

@@lablick6712 he was sane cuz he was kept in capitivity