Moments after this image was captured, SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was snatched into the jaws of the Tilikum, the Orca pictured here, and brutally killed.
Her body was then thrashed for over 45 minutes while the horrified crowd helplessly looked on.
As of 2022, There…
@RiebvJanbeeck
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Sea World rescues injured Orca’s and rehabilitates them. If they are unable to return to the wild or are born in captivity they use them for the shows. They’re NOT pets, nor are they ever claimed to be.
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All the deaths have been from orcas that are held captive. Likely due to high stress from being confined. I don’t think there is record of wild orcas killing humans, they seem friendly to humans in the wild for the most part