Ripe Old Age: SeaWorld's Killer Whale Tilikum Near Death at 35
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 19:20
in Biology & Nature
The killer whale named Tilikum, who made headlines after killing his trainer at SeaWorld in 2010, has a respiratory infection that may ultimately take the orca's life, at age 35. But compared with its counterparts in the wild, the aquarium showstopper has