What is the youngest orca at SeaWorld?

The specialists who cared for her at SeaWorld are heartbroken. The cause of death will not be known until the results of a post-mortem examination are complete. The examination may take two weeks to complete, according to SeaWorld. Amaya, whose name means night rain, was the youngest orca at SeaWorld.



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Tilikum's death Following Brancheau's death, Tilikum stayed at the park until he died in 2017 from a lung infection.

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How many people did Tilikum kill?
  • Dawn Brancheau. Brancheau, who was a highly experienced orca trainer at Seaworld, had been feeding Tilikum fish near the end of the Dine with Shamu show and was on the edge of the pool rubbing the orcas head. ...
  • Keltie Byrne. ...
  • Daniel P.


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Horrified visitors who had stuck around after a noontime show watched the animal charge through the pool with the trainer in its jaws. Workers used nets as an alarm sounded, but it was too late. Dawn Brancheau had drowned. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.

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