Was Tilikum ever set free?
Was Tilikum ever set free? Tilikum—an orca who was imprisoned at SeaWorld for nearly three decades and was the “star” of the damning documentary Blackfish—finally has his freedom. But he shouldn't have had to die to get it.
Was Tilikum depressed?
Soon after, Tilikum was sold to SeaWorld. Eight years later, a man who had apparently sneaked into SeaWorld during the night was found dead on Tilikum's back. As the years passed, Tilikum was considered by many expert observers to have become increasingly depressed and unstable.
What did SeaWorld say about Tilikum?
Meanwhile, in the aftermath of his attack upon Brancheau and his increasing isolation, Tilikum grew increasingly listless, spending most of his time floating in a small enclosure, ravaged by infections, until he died in 2017 from what SeaWorld described as “a persistent and complicated bacterial lung infection,” adding ...