Local 6 is reporting that the whale involved in the incident is named Tillikum, and that whale has been involved in at least one other incident at the park.
Tillikum, nicknamed "Tilly," has a controversial past. The large whale was blamed for the drowning of one of his trainers in 1991 while he was performing at Sealand of the Pacific in British Columbia.
Sold to SeaWorld as a stud in 1992, the whale was involved in a second incident when authorities discovered the body of a naked homeless man lying across his back in July 1999.
Dude, this whale seriously sounds evil:Quote from: Los Angeles TimesLocal 6 is reporting that the whale involved in the incident is named Tillikum, and that whale has been involved in at least one other incident at the park.
Tillikum, nicknamed "Tilly," has a controversial past. The large whale was blamed for the drowning of one of his trainers in 1991 while he was performing at Sealand of the Pacific in British Columbia.
Sold to SeaWorld as a stud in 1992, the whale was involved in a second incident when authorities discovered the body of a naked homeless man lying across his back in July 1999.[/size]
Wow.
Tillikum was later shipped to SeaWorld of Orlando, the HSUS noted, and in 1999, "a man who had apparently stayed in the park after closing hours jumped into Tillikum's tank ... He was found dead the next morning, naked and draped across the whale. The man's swim trunks were found in the water, and his body was scraped up, a sign that Tillikum had dragged him around the bottom and sides of the tank."
This wouldn't have happened if the trainer was armed and trained in how to properly use a firearm.
:lol
I think we need a whale deal-with-it emote, preferably with a Michael Meyers descending onto his face instead of glasses
Dude, this whale seriously sounds evil:Quote from: Los Angeles TimesLocal 6 is reporting that the whale involved in the incident is named Tillikum, and that whale has been involved in at least one other incident at the park.
Tillikum, nicknamed "Tilly," has a controversial past. The large whale was blamed for the drowning of one of his trainers in 1991 while he was performing at Sealand of the Pacific in British Columbia.
Sold to SeaWorld as a stud in 1992, the whale was involved in a second incident when authorities discovered the body of a naked homeless man lying across his back in July 1999.[/size]
Wow.
omg
I wonder how many bodies are hidden under his cage, holy shit
The whale "took off really fast in the tank, and then he came back, shot up in the air, grabbed the trainer by the waist and started thrashing around, and one of her shoes flew off."
What are they gonna do with the whale? he will probably kill and wear anyone that tries anything against him.
I don't trust dolphins either for the record. Marine mammals are some of the smartest sociopaths in the wild.
(http://idealog.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b2ee69e201053690a6bb970b-320pi)
Needs to happen.
Free Willy(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_EHZsoUS6SIA/S3HTmv-9UbI/AAAAAAAAGBM/qOW-zgthGWU/freebloodywilly.jpg)
I think we should hunt down all these violent animals in retaliation. I have on good authority that they are man eaters:[youtube=560,345]ap-OO0xqTe4[/youtube]
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
http://kotaku.com/5479632/killer-whales-violent-past-includes-deadly-attack-on-ultima+obsessed-drifter
Lord British, why hast thou forsaken me!
I don't trust dolphins either for the record. Marine mammals are some of the smartest sociopaths in the wild.
I knew there was something I liked about you.
Dolphins :yuck :yuck :yuck
HOW CAN THERE BE SO MANY WHALE AND DOLPHIN HATERS ON THIS BOARD
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE
"There is no sense of foul play. Right now this appears to be an accident," said Mr Solomons.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
http://kotaku.com/5479632/killer-whales-violent-past-includes-deadly-attack-on-ultima+obsessed-drifter
Lord British, why hast thou forsaken me!
During an interview years ago, Garriott, creator of popular computer role-playing game Ultima, told me that it was [Daniel] Dukes who broke into his castle-like home in Austin in the late 90s. It's a story he tells with the ease of someone one who's told and retold the tale countless times.
Garriott says that the man, who he described as an obsessed Ultima fan, slipped into his fenced property, smashed out a glass door with a rock and headed to the stairs to his bedroom. Frightened, Garriott says he pulled out a gun and told the man to stop. When Dukes didn't, he fired off a warning shot leaving a bullet hole in the wall.
Ignoring the shot, the man walked up to Garriott's bedroom, stripped and got into bed. That's where police found him when they responded to Garriott's 911 call.
Eventually, Dukes found his way to Florida, hanging out in the Coconut Grove Hare Krishna Temple.
:lolHOW CAN THERE BE SO MANY WHALE AND DOLPHIN HATERS ON THIS BOARD
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE
Typical Himumu Muslim response, justifies murder by blaming everyone else.
...SeaWorld officials said they intended to continue using Tilikum -- who delights audiences with outsized splashes -- in its performances.
"This is really a wonderful animal and his participation in our shows, his engagement in our interactions and so forth is very important to his overall health and husbandry,"
Tilikum has been valuable property for the resort, both as a stud who has fathered 13 calves and as a performer.
Chuck Tompkins, corporate curator of animal behavior for SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, said the park's female killer whales typically want Tilikum around them only when they are sexually active.
"We're hoping if we get new eyes on this, we'll find something we missed," he said.
This is an outrage! He should be put to the sushi platter or at least be renamed O.J. Tilikum.