TrueLifeAdventures's video: Tilikum Opens Wide For The Camera in 1080p HD SeaWorld Orlando

Tilikum and his grandson Trua interact with guests and each other at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. Tilikum is a large bull orca who was captured near Iceland in 1983. He weighs 12,500 lbs. and is almost 23 feet long. In 2010, Tilikum was involved in the death of Dawn Brancheau, a 40 year old trainer who was working with him during a "Dine with Shamu" show at SeaWorld Orlando. This was the third time that Tilikum had been involved in a death during his captivity. In 2013, he became the focus of a documentary on captive killer whales called Blackfish. Tilikum still performs occasionally during SeaWorld's One Ocean show and actually did so during our visit to the park. Orcas, otherwise known as killer whales, are actually the largest members of the dolphin family and live in tight knit social groups, called pods, in the wild. Known as the wolves of the sea, killer whale pods will hunt prey ranging from seabirds to squid all the way up to blue whales.