Exotic Incident #2825
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Orlando, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
06/01/2017
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Summary:
Tilikum, the orca prominently featured in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, died at age 36. He had spent over 33 years in captivity, and been at SeaWorld for more than 25 years. Veterinarians had been treating him for a persistent and complicated bacterial lung infection.