RIP Tilikum

[VolnJC]

The Orca whale that was featured in Blackfish died of a bacterial infection at Seaworld


SeaWorld Killer Whale That Killed Its Trainer Dies

 

[BenGrimm]

Sad story. He was miserable in captivity.

 

[n_huffhines]

Hard to imagine a worse way to go, in terms of Seaworld's public image.

 

[tumscalcium]

Hard to imagine a worse way to go, in terms of Seaworld's public image.

Agreed.

 

[tumscalcium]

Sad story. He was miserable in captivity.

Had to have been.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Sad story. He was miserable in captivity.

He was meant to be free and out killing great white sharks...

 

[FLVOL_79]

I'm sure he will feed the starving hordes in Orlando..

 

[BigZiti09]

Hard to imagine a worse way to go, in terms of Seaworld's public image.

How so? Could think of lots of worse ways. Gunshot. Poison. Tank busting. Killed by another whale. Killed by ramming his head into the wall.

 

[pismonque]

He was meant to be free and out killing great white sharks...

...or flinging seals.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

No, the worst way would have been the police shooting the unarmed black whale.

 

[pismonque]

How so? Could think of lots of worse ways. Gunshot. Poison. Tank busting. Killed by another whale. Killed by ramming his head into the wall.

Eaten slowly by a dolphin while no one noticed.

 

[pismonque]

Or auto-erotic asphyxiation. You think an orca could do that? They're pretty intelligent. I have to wonder about their motivations though.

 

[Coug]

"New on sale in the Seaworld Orlando gift shop: Tilikum oil lamps, and Tilikum candles!"

"Take a piece of Tilikum home with you today!"

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I wonder how they get rid of him? Do they take him away whole or slice him up on site into manageable chunks? Can't flush him down the toilet.

 

[pismonque]

Or auto-erotic asphyxiation. You think an orca could do that? They're pretty intelligent. I have to wonder about their motivations though.

Before everybody jumps all over me for it, I'm gonna go ahead and retract the above post. I understand that it is not an appropriate question to ask about orcas, as such an activity would be nearly impossible without opposable thumbs.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

How so? Could think of lots of worse ways. Gunshot. Poison. Tank busting. Killed by another whale. Killed by ramming his head into the wall.

Or drowned.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

no, the worst way would have been the police shooting the unarmed black whale.

wlm!