Factfile:
- Also known as ‘killer whales’, orcas aren’t actually whales at all! They are in fact more closely related to dolphins and porpoises.
- Tilikum is infamously remembered for the attack on trainer Dawn Brancheau, who died as a result of injuries sustained after the killer whale pulled her into the water during a show in 2010.
- SeaWorld have ceased their killer whale breeding program, and will no longer capture or breed orcas to keep in captivity.