This is Tilikum’s Story

To ‪@SeaWorld‬ ‪@seaworldorlando‬ Tilikum was never seen as an individual. He was a money-making machine, forced to perform for audiences and used for breeding.
This #fathersday, remember Tilikum.
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[@Mosheezy149]

He was a broken hero not a villain

[@user-jv4ty4fj8o]

broken heroes are the ones who become villain's

[@EmmaLand-jz8mv]

He looks like a villain to me did you not see the part where he killed people Like you don’t even care

[@Infinite-void908]

​​@@EmmaLand-jz8mvDid you not research about the life that Tilikum had and how badly he was treated which actually contributed to why he was so aggressive around people? Maybe you should try to understand the context of situations like this first instead of immediately blaming the animal.

[@funnyclips4550]

​@@EmmaLand-jz8mvyou would do the same if you were captured at a very young age seperated from and your family and bullied by others forced to perform in small enclosure he was living worse than a slave im sad that 3 people died but tilikum is not to blame

[@anyaw340]

@@EmmaLand-jz8mv No killer whale has ever killed a human in the wild. They only do it when we imprison them, which alters them mentally and physically. It's completely OUR fault.

[@susanhill149]

I worked for sea world Orlando when he passed. It was so sad. He lived a sad life and even when he died there was little relief. The remaining whales will be there for many years. I wish they would would turn the lake adjacent to shamu stadium into a sanctuary where we could just watch them swim around. They don’t need to perform to be amazing. I do love the whales, dolphins etc but the whales are just too big in those small tanks 😢

[@SarahLovesDraco]

If you don’t mind me asking what happened to Dawn brancheau?

[@insaneone86]

Taking such an intelligent creature and just confining it to a small tank is awful!!! 😔

[@Infinite-void908]

​​​@@SarahLovesDracoShe was killed by an orca named Tilikum on February 24, 2010. Dawn was just finishing up a Dine with Shamu performance and was lying down on a slideout next to Tilikum when the orca grabbed Dawn by her arm and pulled her in and dragged her underwater. Dawn was able to escape at one point and attempted to swim up to the surface but Tilikum rammed into her repeatedly and took her in his mouth and then thrashed her around violently and basically mutilated her body. Other trainers tried distracting Tilikum with fish which failed and they tried to get the orca and Dawn separated from each other by using a net but the net got caught in rocks. After 40+ minutes, the other trainers managed to get Tilikum to go to a smaller medical pool where his body could be lifted up out of water and then he released Brancheau's lifeless body.

[@ashleyspitzer6672]

@susanhill149 You would think SeaWorld would learn from watching Blackfish Documentary.

[@kimmnguni]

It’s just too heartbreaking because, whales are so intelligent and are fully aware of their exploitation and abuse.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@thoonwathonoo4562]

rest in peace Tilly we will all miss you😭🕊️⚰️

[@tessajohnstone4503]

Yes fly high tilly:(

[@Sarah47777]

This is one of the saddest stories I’ve heard. Rip tilikum. 💔

[@dreddtheviking3928]

I remember the Dawn Brancheau incident back in Feb of 2010 and everyone's first reaction was Tilikum was this murderous killing machine. Then you take a hard look at the nature of what orcas, and so many other animals have to deal it in zoos and aquarium. Tilikum lived a broken life, frustrated and alone, milked for his seed, never knowing offspring. I hav always said he did what did out of pure loninees

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

That was not everyones reaction

[@patrickesteban9581]

RIP Tilikum.❤️🌹🕊️

[@NpcGreenAssasin.........H]

TILIKUM KILLED PEOPLE MF but he is e whale that has tantrums

[@Liko23451]

:o he killed one girl

[@tujhaymeriqasam1619]

​@@Liko23451Doesn't matter they had it coming for taking away its freedom

[@Drakon_gaming173]

He actually killed three people and it wasn’t the employees faults don’t act like sea world did and blame the employees tilikum was too big for his enclosure so he got violent then they separated him from the other orcas making him even worse if you wanna blame anyone blame sea world for not taking proper care of him

[@Obesepotato]

NO NOT RIP HE KILLED 3 PEOPLE! I HOPE HE WAS NEVER HAPPY A SECOND OF HIS LIFE!

[@koalabear3427]

This breaks my heart. How can humans be so cruel?

[@Michele43.]

Selflessness..

[@nanna_svejstrup5717]

Humans are the worst thing to ever happen to animals

[@user-ns6uf4rc2i]

It’s all done for the money!

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

$ greed

[@boomkiller72]

Here comes the moneyyyyy

[@JustBeingJenD]

55 orcas still remain in captivity around the world right now! Haven’t we learned our lesson yet from his story and sacrifice! Somethings are just meant to be free!

[@patriciajp7391]

There's still people out there that need to awakened they are sheeps.

[@theoneandonly7019]

those orcas would die set free. however years ago sea world did stop capturing orcas

[@khadz1705]

As long as thee are greedy people in this world, animals will keep on being abused. Sad thing is that it's always the people who have lots of money who end up wanting more by using such cruel methods.

[@JustBeingJenD]

@@theoneandonly7019 but they should never have been in captivity in the first place is my point !

[@tonton.-]

@@theoneandonly7019seaworld never captured but bought orcas. SeaLand was the terrible company that did.

[@All_is_good_here]

Swim fast Tilikum, rest in your better place now and don’t be tortured.. 🕊️ 🌹 ❤️

[@oooooo72659]

Fly high Tilk❤❤ your in a much better place now

[@C0metm]

Tilk killed someone tho

[@oooooo72659]

@@C0metmilk must of been scared or thought that he was gonna get hurt but idk

[@oooooo72659]

*tilk

[@Drakon_gaming173]

@@oooooo72659well not exactly he was too big for where they kept him so that made him angry and violent it didn’t help that they decided instead to fund making a bigger enclosure for him they just separated him from the other orcas which made him worse and yes he killed like three people but sea world blames the employees and not themselves so yes rip tilikum but also shame on sea world for what they did to him

[@oooooo72659]

@@Drakon_gaming173 oh ok 👌🏻

[@pattykake7195]

SeaWorld was a disgrace..what they did to this beautiful boy is repulsive…Swim free Tilly…💖

[@valmacclinchy]

Still IS a disgrace... Everyone should watch the documentary Blackfish, and read Death at SeaWorld by David Kirby, and also read Beneath the Surface, by John Hargrove. Eye-opening.

[@pattykake7195]

@@valmacclinchy Blackfish broke my heart..💔 Wii always remember you Tilly…❤‍🔥

[@SMequestrian]

This is awful. Such a beautiful animal ❤ you never deserved that, Tilikum.

[@lynahiacampbell8232]

RIP Tilikum ! Such a beautiful creature ! My heart breaks everytime I see an orca ! For you and Lolita ! 😢

[@lilareynolds4924]

Poor whale, taken from his family at two years old.And then made to perform and died in what im sure felt like a swimming pool to him.What a terrible life! And we are all guilty! :( , so 😞 sorry Mr.whale . And sorry also to the people who he killed and were hurt by this whale while he was in captivity.

[@siobhanmcneenan3253]

i dont blame him, Rest in Peace beautiful animal

[@sybille6857]

So suffering justifys murder? So a its okay ro murder when you suffered.

[@kennedytfff]

@@sybille6857it’s an animal, they’re hella smart and don’t abide by HUMAN laws. so stfu

[@andrearangel2240]

@@sybille6857if the ppl around you caused the suffering.then by all means my answer is yes!

[@alfredatrawick649]

Animals are not stupid. Please release them and set them free. If you do not set them free and keep pimping them to perform. They will come out embarrass you and kill your trainers whether privately or publicly.

[@CompletelySaneUnlikeThem]

I'm not for more animals I'm captivity, but setting them free is the same as killing them. Those born in captivity are not going to live out in the wild. They don't have the learned skills. Those in captivity can lose those skills. No more bred or put into captivity is the real answer.

[@Winterthesamoyed]

They can’t because they need a pod to find and it’s very hard for them as they can die in a few days without knowing to hunt or do anything by their selves as Willy the orca died from being released after the film his name was keiko

[@hannahgardiner8416]

​@@Winterthesamoyedthere is proof that they can be successfully released. Death is better than this regardless.

[@kennedytfff]

⁠@@Winterthesamoyedkeiko was too dependent of humans, he kept coming back to land to interact with humans. and most of the whales they captured, their pods are still alive and still reside in the places they were taken from. lolita an orca who was captured at 5 (and actually just recently died after 58 years) still has her pod roaming around pudget sound (where she was captured) and her mother, believed to be 96 years old is still alive and she still shares the same calls as lolita.

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

​​​@@kennedytfff It would most likely be impossible to reconnect captive orcas with the pods they were taken from, who speak the same language, and no guarantee they would be accepted. They would need to be taught to hunt, since most were immature when captured. The majority have been born in captivity, and fed thawed, frozen fish, so would be unable to hunt for themselves or even know what their usual diet would be, and unlikely to speak the same language as any of those in the wild. The only realistic option would be for release into vast areas of contained ocean, where they could be fed and monitored until it was judged that they were self-sufficient. Unfortunately, SeaWorld show no interest in doing anything to help the Orcas, it's just all too profitable. They will probably make the excuse that the captives have their health monitored and treated by vets, but those in the wild don't need vets. I wonder why ?

[@anyavanaswegen]

This is why wild animals should never be held captive 😢 They can't live in small eras they need they're own families and home to survive R.I.P Tilikum❤

[@OreoAndComet]

FR

[@cookies15663]

Rip 💔ꨄtilikumꨄ💔 this story is heartbreaking

[@Yourfavebeliebersince09]

Fly high tilikum you were and still my fave boy rest in peace my Angel

[@reychu.61]

Poor baby, I've been thinking about his life a lot lately and it's making me very very sad... Of course the unfortunate deaths of the humans could've been prevented by simply not capturing and seperating a poor calf from its family, making it live a miserable life. I'm glad he doesn't have to suffer this cruel fate anymore. Shame on all the people involved in his and other wild animals' misery.

[@zashi074]

orcas are so friendly to humans especially those who are not in captivity

[@Rip_Zen_]

I mean orcas are indeed called killer whale

[@Coolative]

thats the fattest lie ever

[@katscratchfever3506]

@@Rip_Zen_find out why. Has nothing to do with being killers of people.

[@kingkobrasgaming1241]

They are friendly to human@@Rip_Zen_

[@yourdogwater347]

That wale killed 3 people

[@BidenOwesMeGasMoney]

RIP beautiful boy 💔🌈🙏

[@kaybegreen7021]

Glad he’s finally free. My attitude toward zoos & the aquarium sites like this have changed through the years. I haven’t dropped a dime at any of these in 25 years.

[@RLF1]

RIP. This is beyond cruel. Never support this. Don't go and they go out of business. They don't have the ethics, morals, and compassion to stop so we have to.

[@karenskibo1607]

This breaks my heart, such a tragic life story, shame on you Sea World. 🤬🤬😭😭

[@karosapho3216]

Freedom for her !!!! Don t pay for this misérable sight😢😢😢

[@joshuaellisakass122]

It’s a male orca for a start

[@Chica677]

Rip poor Tilikum 😢

[@gildarodriguez8151]

So Sad to see all this, its all about money!

[@CrusoetheDrolf]

I'm glad I got the chance to see him and actually get up close to him before he died. His soul was a strong and brave one behind those brown eyes of his. I still miss the big guy, and the fact that he suffered for so long still infuriates me. I wish I got to see you one last time... Farewell, Tilikum.

[@dianasamson3443]

so sad for 33 years she was tortured to entertain people in that small space..rest in peace tilikum.hope you are happy now with our creator.and hope all people involved will pay their karma..

[@Infinite-void908]

Tilikum was a he.

[@LuisGotNone]

May he rest in peace ❤

[@laurakelly3666]

RIP Tilikum. So sad your life. May you swim free now.

[@stakes_crust628]

Bro no matter how much you tell seaworld about this they wont stop

[@barbaramcmillan3835]

They have supposedly stopped reproduction, which was inappropriate and unacceptable, sometimes impregnating immature females with inappropriate sperm. And they no longer allow trainers performing with them in the pools. But the Orcas continue to suffer all the other unacceptable treatment

[@HunterJumper-ow2oo]

The documentary "Blackfish" is proof of that

[@Gr33nSc0ut]

There’s a dolphin called honey honey was left behind when the place he was in closed. Honey was left alone until honey the dolphin dies 2 years later.

[@rebeccajones6024]

So sad they are so beautiful

[@leesteele666]

They should be free.. Rip

[@ceriphillips5759]

He was just abused and blamed , when his captors where in the wrong . RIP Tillikum you did not deserve the cruelty that was you life ❤

[@12_oz._man]

33 year's he wouldn't have survived 24 hour's in your supposed care...

[@bartholomewchungusgingersn5172]

Fr

[@user-dy4ln6tn8q]

Rip Tilly ❤️

[@cdash8328]

Rest well Tilikum! Let your story free your children!

[@historicalperspective]

SeaWorld needs to be terminated.

[@Veljko0996]

Egzakly ❤

[@Veljko0996]

❤❤❤

[@skull_bonet1]

Orcas hardly grief over death of a pod member, more intensely than humans. And this poor guy had to witness 11 death! I can't even imagine the level of depression he was into. If u wanna see an orca, go in ocean like a real brave human. Don't bring vulnerable creatures out. They don't make guns & anti environmental weapons for their protection

[@Gamerguy-501]

Tilikum didn’t want to be a whale that is designed to perform, he wanted to be out in the open world where he belonged. Animals are not designed for performances. People need to stop using them as money and open their eyes for once and see that they’re sacrificing and want to be let out into their natural environment where they belong. Yes they’re friendly but they’re nothing to play around with at all.

[@nejilopez7351]

The proof that the human is much more cruel not the animal😢😢

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

RIP Tilikum 🤍🖤🤍

[@bacaworld7095]

The fact that we think we can keep them in these tanks is maddening… people need to STOP going to these attractions and this will be ended

[@kimmnguni]

Poor Tilakum! His life was miserable

[@birzafgebreselassie1166]

I remember when dawn brancheau's incident happened a long time ago in 2010 It was a tragic accident and everyone that he was a murderous guy but once you take a look at their natural life it's kills you deep inside r.i.p tilikum like if you think he didn't deserve to die like this 💔

[@ashleesouthworth872]

Heartbreaking! 💔 😢😢

[@michellebauman5437]

RIP Tillikum

[@danieladipietro6341]

STOP SEA WORLD!!! BASTA YA!!! In loving Memory, Great Tilikum💚🖤🐬🌊

[@AntiJackKing2K9Clan]

Stopping Sea Worlds will cause huge disasters

[@gengaryt1499]

Just stop the animals not the rides

[@Coolskeleton95649]

When the Tilikum incident happened he was feared, but it wasn't his fault, he was basically tired of the abuse, R.I.P Tilikum.

[@FB-bb8bv]

i love you tilikum am cry right now😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@Soralikescheesecake]

Swim high tilk♡

[@ILovePicklesLol195]

R.i.p Tilikum

[@savannahbush1229]

That's just really sad and heartbreaking as well as messed up. No animal should be forced to do something so horrible but hey, he did live a long time.

[@itsmejazzyfresh]

tilikum looked so tired and wanted to be free poor boy💔

[@ShawnaCosmica]

The collapsed dorsal fin is sad. I read that almost all captive Orcas develop this and wild Orcas don't as much..

[@Northstar-59]

Rest in Peace Tilikum…. Your in better place now… 😢😢😢💔💔💔💔

[@TheBoy10800]

Why can't they just keep them for a year or two then realese them again? 35 years holy crap

[@AnaLia_vlogs]

I feel so bad for all the orcas and dolphins and all the mistreated in captivity, it can cause them to be depressed and aggressive. In Tilikum's case one day he unexpectedly attacked and killed a trainer. These animals are not pets and shouldn't be used for our enjoyment. We need to let them enjoy their lives free in the ocean, where they are meant to be.

[@keithsucks1032]

He lived a better life than one with your company

[@Its_Eclipse121]

Finally a short talking about this that actually knows he was held captive

[@lynellebahadur2494]

So heartbreaking 😢 he never deserved this

[@jacksonsinclair2615]

I am from the Chinook tribe and Tilicum is a chinook wawa word meaning people. Ironic to me because people were so cruel to this Orca. When the Lummi tribe brought a totem carving of an Orca to be blessed I thought about Tilikum.

[@kathyyy5512]

RIP Tilikum 😔🥀

[@supernovaskaters706]

I will never pay for these cruel exhibits, yet people still go year after year and don't feel anything when they look in the eyes of the animals that are suffering day after day for their entire life so we can be "entertained" for a couple of hours, moments even us sick

[@ktlarsen9244]

His poor fin was as broken as his heart

[@kgejalaxmikanthaswamy5551]

Thankyou for highlighting this terrible abuse

[@kmariep2425]

This might be the only time I can side with PETA

[@Sxy1olivia1979]

RIP Tilikum 💗

[@gherjc]

Dont blame the animals. Blame humans.

[@ThienNgaSwanny]

Imagine yourself as these imprisoned animals and feel their pain and suffering 😢

[@marysmith7594]

Heart breaking 😢😢😢😢😢

[@cehamecki7106]

❤Tillikum ❤. RIP ❤

[@TillikumVR43]

Rip tillikum He was my favourite orca I know a lot of orca’s like Tillium,keiko,Ula,kastaka,makeio, and Morgan

[@dianejones7673]

Terrible for these creations, to end up being prisoners. 🐬 Taken from family, and forced to do for mankind's enjoyment. 😢😢😢 Where is the kindness?😢😢‼️🙏

[@Summerstone_Stables]

I named my Betta fish after this beautiful Orca.R.I.P Tilly you deserved much better 🖤🤍

[@YourCasualElla]

May tillikum rest in peace ❤

[@anntaylor3131]

This is all very sad . I hope they are forced to stop mistreating animals. 😢

[@RhyleeHummer]

I remember watching him preform before he died, I feel bad for him.

[@Billysavation_fan]

People feel bad about him and feel a sad of hes shark finn broken😢 👇

[@joysherling377]

They need to free all the orca!! Could you imagine being forced to live your whole life in a 10x10 room? Then they shouldn’t be forced to live a tank they can’t take a real dive in!!!!

[@karlagonzalez5835]

Rest in peace tillikum!😭😭😭

[@Thing993]

Imprisoned is to intensify it’s made for entertainment 🤠🤠🤠

[@Noobarmybetter]

IS THAT RHE DOLPHIN FROM THE FRICKING SEAWORLD SHOW HAHAHAHA

[@jennm3845]

So sad. Ashamed as a human....that we would do this...and watch!!!

[@user-ns6uf4rc2i]

😢I’m so so sorry for all the orca’s and other marine mammals that were forced to do circus tricks to eat.

[@ramel7792]

So happy they ended this form of entertainment.

[@majaberry9815]

So horrible they’re nearly as intelligent as us and treated like this

[@jasmingarcia1263]

Zoos and Waterzoos should be prohibited everywhere on this world!!! 💔💔💔

[@s.r6331]

SeaWorld is no longer allowed to breed, capture or make them perform. Release them!

[@CompletelySaneUnlikeThem]

Releasing them is the same as killing them. Just be glad no more will be forced to suffer. Unfortunately these animals are not suitable for the wild anymore.

[@kennedytfff]

@@CompletelySaneUnlikeThem most of the whales they captured, their pods are still alive and still reside in the places they were taken from. lolita an orca who was captured at 5 (and actually just recently died after 58 years) still has her pod roaming around pudget sound (where she was captured) and her mother, believed to be 96 years old is still alive and she still shares the same calls as lolita.

[@Shrek_inMud]

For me it looks like it's having fun but also R. I. P

[@BlackBeautyV223]

HE WAS MY AGE. #RIP83BABY

[@markdaniels6987]

Killer whales cry for months once captured.

[@mattsubach4615]

Rip tillikum😢❤❤

[@idunno6844]

bro i am literally so sad right now I’m actually crying 😂😂😂

[@AnimalandCetacean_Editor]

This made me laugh, the first clip isn’t Tili, it’s Ikaika I believe, and the second video is Ulises, fun fact they are at a completely different park, then Tilikum lived. Yes, it is sad that he passed away, but all you anti-captivity people are looking at things a completely different way to how things go. For Lolita and Kshamenk, I can understand, but not Tilikum

[@WODANAZDAGHDA]

Just listen to what you are saying. How would you feel if you were held in captivity for 33 years. That is pure Evil. Think. Think. Think.

[@SpiffingBird]

​@@WODANAZDAGHDAwhy in every comment I've seen you post, you say "think think think".

[@KatStudios]

first whale is keet not ikaika which is even funnier because keet isnt related to tilikum

[@Parinita-mg8tb]

Please understand that everybody has its own home, own world... By just giving them a small place to live and just feeding one or two fish doesn't mean that they love them or care for them... If a whale passes away then they will just mourn for a few minutes and after that they will be back to their own state... That's the nature of most of the humans... For those who really love them, can understand their pain and can feel it and they can go to any extent in order to give them a happy life...

[@TheByrd8992]

Poor thing he was going through a lot...Sea world was like hell to him...not much space to swim in either

[@pasadena1994]

That would be like us living in a bathtub. It must be terrible for those big beautiful mammals. Set them free