Tilikum, known to many as the subject of the ... A photograph taken moments before the attack captured Dawn kneeling by the pool, showing the tragic contrast between the calmness of their ...

Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

A B.C. critic of keeping whales in captivity says her group warned aquarium officials not to keep a bull whale named Tilikum in shows after it was involved in the death of a trainer in 1991.