The captive animal Tilikum which killed a person for the third time in 2010 at Orlando USA was what species?
Tilikum (orca) Tilikum (orca) Tilikum (c. December 1981 – January 6, 2017), nicknamed Tilly, was a captive orca. He was captured in Iceland in 1983 at Hafnarfjörður, near Reykjavík. About a year later, he was transferred to Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia. He was subsequently transferred in 1992 to SeaWorld Orlando, Florida. Tilikum was heavily featured in CNN Films' 2013 documentary "Blackfish". Tilikum became notorious for his involvement in the deaths of three people: a trainer at the now-defunct Sealand of the Pacific, a man trespassing in SeaWorld Orlando, and a SeaWorld Orlando trainer. He sired 21 calves, of
Tilikum (orca) a few months prior to the birth of Kyuquot, Tilikum was involved in the first incident involving a death. Seaworld requested an emergency transfer of Tilikum to their facility. Tilikum was moved to SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, on January 9, 1992. Sealand of the Pacific closed soon thereafter. Following his arrival at SeaWorld, Tilikum sired many calves with many different females. His first calf born in Orlando was to Katina. Katina gave birth to Taku on September 9, 1993. Taku died on October 17, 2007. Among Tilikum's other calves are: Nyar (born 1993, died 1996), Unna (1996–2015), Sumar (1998–2010), Tuar (1999),