The Resume

(circa 1981-January 6, 2017)
Captured near Iceland (November, 1983)
Resided at Sealand of the Pacific in British Columbia (1983-92) and SeaWorld Orlando (1992- )
22 feet 5 inches long
Weighs 6.1 tons
Largest orca in captivity

Why he might be annoying:

After trainer Keltie Byrne fell into his tank (February 21, 1991), he grabbed her leg, dragged her to the bottom of the pool, then passed her back and forth with two female orcas until Byrne drowned.
He was on the scene of another death when Daniel Dukes was discovered floating naked in his pool (July 6, 1999).
He is no longer allowed to do water work with trainers, since he does not seem to realize his own strength.
He had to be relocated to SeaWorld after being bullied by the females sharing his tank, Haida and Nootka. (He's whipped!)
He has never been allowed with his offspring out of fears that he would accidentally injure them due to his size.

Why he might not be annoying:

The investigation into Byrne's death concluded that the three orcas, who were not used to having humans in their tank, had been 'playing' with her.
Dukes, who had stayed in SeaWorld after closing and evaded security to enter the orca tank, had died from hypothermia, so Tilikum was not to blame.
He has been the most successful orca sire in captivity, with 13 offspring.
He is popular in the splashing portion of SeaWorld shows, able to soak the first fifteen rows.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 13)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• Dolphins and Whales
• I Accidentally Killed Someone
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 35)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 35)
• Killer Animals
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• Menagerie of Animals
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25657)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20170106)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 88 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 144 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 45 Votes: 68.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 62.22% Annoying