Slinky Meets Shamu

Very big orca in a small tank, he keeps swimming the same pattern. In the Shamu show I noticed that no one gets in the water with him, I wonder why that is when they ride the other ones.

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Pets & Animals

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• Sea
• world
• Shamu

[tmouse86]

Yeah he is really big, and now I think I remember something about him almost drowning someone. He don't do many tricks, Jump up and splash people, thats about it.

[Frogger0neXx]

How can dog fighting be any worst than this?

[TorridPassion]

Look up "tilikum water works" on YouTube. There's a video by OceanLovex3 of him doing water works to "Something Far Greater", proving he can do other behaviors besides splashing.

[Dolphin8050able]

The trainers don't swim with Tillikum anymore because he attacked a trainer once (I think) and I think the trainers are afraid that they are going to get attacked by Tilli,too.

[OrcaMelody]

Tilly's not th most aggressive orca in captivity. He's actually really friendly. Kaliamammamia said it, he was never trained to behaviors with the trainers in the water. He's unpredictable basically because he isn't aware of how big he is. He could hurt someone too easily. An actually, splashing is his favorite thing to do. He does do a variety of behaviors though. Check out my channel!

[sparklywindsield88]

I've heard that the reason they don't swim with him is that

1 males are a little unpredictable

2 he's more powerful than the other whales they swim with. (Females.)

[Kaliamammamia]

All bulls are unpredictable, it's just their nature, Tilikum was never trained for water works was most of the reason, he is large though and that does have part.

[fighter4paula]

I heard Tillikum is fairly agressive. Not too much, but he can be, which is why trainers don't do waterworks with him anymore I assume. Also, he is enormous! Even if he doesn't mean to he has the potential to hurt somebody.

And yeah, he does swim sideways all the time for some reason. He's the only one I've seen do that.

[Kaliamammamia]

It's called a nick, probably from one of the dominant females.