Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [1] . In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s. [2] .

January 6, 2023 marks the six-year anniversary of the death of Tilikum—one of the most famous orcas in the world. The orca —which was in captivity for 33 years—died at SeaWorld Orlando and is...

2024年5月18日 · Harrowing footage shows a SeaWorld trainer's final moments before being dragged underwater by an Orca. Dawn Brancheau was a senior trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, and worked regularly with the animals, including one killer whale named Tilikum.

2024年6月9日 · SeaWorld visitors were witness to an horrific, deadly attack when a trainer had almost every bone in her body broken before being drowned by a killer whale. Dawn Brancheau was one of the most...

2023年1月16日 · Dawn Brancheau was killed while performing with an orca named Tilikum in Orlando on February 24, 2010 — and SeaWorld never allowed humans into tanks with killer whales ever again.

Alexis Martínez (27 February 1980 – 24 December 2009) was a Spanish animal trainer, notable as the victim of a fatal attack by an orca (killer whale). He was killed by a SeaWorld -owned orca, Keto, held at Loro Parque 's Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands .

2020年5月7日 · SeaWorld trainer torn limb from limb by killer whale turned 'psychotic' by captivity The 29-year-old had worked with orcas for several years and was used to handling the gigantic beasts.

2017年1月6日 · Tilikum, the orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010, has died, his owners have announced. SeaWorld said it was "deeply saddened" by the killer whale's death, saying Tilikum had...

2017年1月6日 · Tilikum, the killer Orca whale, was responsible for at least three horrific deaths during his 36-year life span. The most infamous death occurred when Tilikum pulled trainer Dawn Brancheau under...

2010年2月25日 · ORLANDO, Fla. — A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked ...