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Tillikum

Name: Tillikum
Sex: Male
Capture Size: 11.5 feet
Current Size: 22 feet and 11,000 pounds
Park: Seaworld Florida
Capture Date: October 1983
Parents of: Kayuquet(SWT), Taku, Unna(SWT), Sumar(SWC), Tuar , Tekoa, Nakai(SWC), Kohana(SWC), And a Katina Calf

Tillikum is the only mature male from any Seaworld park that is currently capable of breeding. He has fathered Kayuquet, Taku, Unna, Sumar, Tuar, and Taima's latest calf. He is the largest captive Orca. He is easy to identify with his large body and his completely flopped dorsal, which is about 6 feet tall. He also has some small spots at the front of his left eyepatch.

 

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