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Dawn Therese Brancheau ( née LoVerde, April 16, 1969 – February 24, 2010) was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld. [ 3][ 4] She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including a leading role in revamping the Shamu show, [ 3][ 5] and was SeaWorld's poster girl. [ 4][ 6][ 7] She was killed by an orca, Tilikum, [ 8] who ...
Orca attacks. An attack on a strap-toothed whale. Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [ 1]
February 27, 1980. Died. ( 2009-12-24) December 24, 2009. Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain. Alexis Martínez (died December 24, 2009) was a Spanish animal trainer, notable as the victim of a fatal attack by an orca (killer whale). He was killed by a SeaWorld -owned orca, Keto, held at Loro Parque 's Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands. [ 1][ 2]
For the original killer whale (orca) of the same name, see Shamu. The Shamu show at SeaWorld San Diego in 2009. Shamu was the stage name used for several performing orcas at SeaWorld as part of their theatrical Shamu show beginning in 1960s. The original Shamu died in 1971, but the name was trademarked by SeaWorld, and has been given to ...
On June 24, 2018, a 5-year-old girl from Aubrey, Texas was killed after being run over by a white pickup truck in the SeaWorld parking lot in San Antonio. The girl and her family were leaving the park at the time around 8:00 pm. She was in a hurry to get to their car and was separated from her parents.
A New Zealand man has been fined over a social media video in which he tries to “body slam” an orca swimming next to his boat. ... also known as killer whales, are protected in New Zealand and ...
In a video captured by a whale watching expedition off San Diego, a killer whale teaches its baby how to hunt by headbutting a dolphin. (Erica Sackrison / Gone Whale Watching)
Lolita, also called Tokitae[ 6] or Toki for short, ( c. 1966 – August 18, 2023), [ 3] was a captive female orca of the southern resident population captured from the wild in September 1970 and held in captivity and displayed at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida until her death in August 2023. [ 7] At the time of her death, Lolita was the second ...