An old VHS tape shot 18 years ago by audience members at a SeaWorld orca show reveals disturbing behavior from one of the whales and the clip is even more potent now, in light of recent backlash against the park stemming from the documentary Blackfish., The clip, which can be seen in its entirety below, was shot in 1995 at SeaWorlds Ohio location, which closed in 2001. The whale and two females blocked her from getting out of the pool and tossed her back and forth in the air between them like a toy.In 1999, there was a case so bizarre it made headlines around the world: A man sneaked into Tilikum's pool at SeaWorld and his naked corpse was found the next day splayed on the whale's back.Experts chalked up both incidents to the orca's misguided attempts at playing. Other witnesses claimed they saw Tilikum "hit her" as she tried to escape, and that at points he was carrying her around by her arm, and torso. A veteran. March 22, 2010: Legal Fight Over Whale Attack Video Not Over Following the near-death encounter, Smith reportedly earned the nickname Jonah, after the biblical figure. Among his long list of injuries were a series of cuts to his torso, bruised ribs, a ruptured kidney, and a six-inch gash on his liver. The footage of "Tilikum" drowning trainer Dawn BranCheau has hit the internet, and let me say there is no amount of money that anyone could ever pay me to get in water with a Killer Whale, after watching Tilikum kill. At last, at 2:45, Kayla comes up and over the wall, her head so close to the audience members that they can (and do) reach out and touch her. Tourist's Camera Rolls Seconds Before Killer Whale Attacks SeaWorld Current subscribers: You will continue to receive e-mail unless you explicitly opt out by clicking, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. But the autopsy report has been released today, and it makes it very clear that Dawn Brancheau's last moments were filled with tremendous suffering. Around 2:30, she lunges up and onto a protective wall, then falls back into the water. July 25, 2012 -- The just-released 2006 video of a veteran trainer at SeaWorld being grabbed by his leg and dragged under water by a 5,000-pound killer whale indicates that the animal might have been trying to send a message, the journalist who obtained the video said. SeaWorld reopened on Saturday for the first time since a trainer was killed during a performance earlier this week, drawing over 2,000 visitors. PICTURES: Dawn Brancheau SeaWorld Trainer Killed Todd Connell videotaped seven minutes of footage which shows Brancheau working with Tilikum the killer whale. PETA, however, said whales and dolphins should not be kept in captivity and that they should be released to seaside sanctuaries where they have more room to roam. But SeaWorld ignored the risks, permitting the perilous situations to continue. !A veteran trainer at Orlando's SeaWorld was dragged under water to her death Wednesday in the jaws of Tilikum, the oldest and largest killer whale in captivity, as horrified onlookers watched.The normally docile orca had killed twice before.Tourists eating poolside at a daily event called \"Dining With Shamu\" watched the whale drown 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau.Tourists in an underwater viewing area saw the whale swim by, flipping the bleeding trainer over and over in his mouth.\"It was terrible. One of my children pointed out that they saw blood in the water," she said.
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