Tilikim was estimated to be 36 years old and had sired 14 calves in the nearly 25 years he was at SeaWorld Orlando.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 7 January 2017.
Tilikum was profiled in the documentary "Blackfish" - it helped to sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity at SeaWorld parks. Criticism over keeping orcas captive grew after the orca grabbed its trainer by her ponytail and dragged into the pool.
Tilikum was also involved in the deaths of two other people in the 1990s apart from its trainer in 2010.
Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org
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