What incredible footage of an incredible woman. Thank you for posting :)

@translanguager

6 жыл бұрын

2make aplaylist nothing heroic about this. She died, not because she was helping them (which would make her a hero). She died because she was utilizing them as slaves for her own profit (and that of seaworld). Sad ending for everyone involved.

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Incredibly stupid.

@elainebines6803

5 жыл бұрын

@Sue Burgess Don't be ridiculous. That's an ignorant comment - Don't watch hun

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Incredibly stupid...

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

Dawn graduated with me from high school. Although not friends she was a bright light, never arrogant and always smiling. Although beautiful and top of her class, she was kind and approachable. Such a loss.

@timothyomara6303

8 ай бұрын

And her family has said she never would have taken the job at SeaWorld if she felt they were abusing or mistreating their animals. That alone speaks volumes

It's pathetic that Sea World tried to blame Dawn for her own death due to wearing a ponytail when you can clearly see in this show 3 days before her death she had the same ponytail.

@SteveWard151

2 жыл бұрын

It’s all about money. These animals shouldn’t be there in the first place.

@abagailhamilton4261

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@lvlysticgirl

2 жыл бұрын

Yup and witnesses said he grabbed her left arm. The pictures of her, IN THE WATER WITH HIM right before he grabs her shows her next to him. On a 4-5" platform or not, she was right next to him, lying down, in the water, where he easily could reach her full body... and he did. SeaWorld should have had much stricter rules for a whale that had already killed 2 people.

@truebeliever7662

2 жыл бұрын

Had nothing to do with her hair🤔.....animals live by instinct, they see black and white.,. uniform....looks like a seal 🦭........🤷🏿

@cocosurgerow

9 ай бұрын

No one swam with Tillikum . He was used for breeding.

My dad always said, "An animal is an animal is an animal. You never know when they have a headache or are having a bad day." So true.

@beckyc5930

2 жыл бұрын

This is true and it's not stupid. And yes I have been in there...unscathed

@bmarie3706

2 жыл бұрын

@@io5246 rude

@nounouxmarley8771

2 жыл бұрын

@@io5246 ive read the animal crap 3 times before thinking « what the hell, that’s bs from a seaworld fan » and…. I guess I was right ^^ let her be, and never stop being rude 🤣

@GinessisOrig

2 жыл бұрын

F**k, my ears are rotting because of this idiotic music

@GinessisOrig

2 жыл бұрын

@@io5246 Agree, Until some kind of terrorist attack is made, the very essence will not reach people

Sharks are afraid of these creatures. Putting these huge predators in a tank for our own amusement and entertainment? Bad idea.

@freetoiletpaperumakeit4u508

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more...

@6_killerbuttrtfly_945

3 жыл бұрын

Christian Banuelos no it would happen sooner or later where talking about one of the biggest predators here trapping them in tanks for our own entertainment? Definitely a bad idea! I see nothing sad about this I only see a orca acting out of rage and anger and to me that’s understandable u can call me heartless but I feel like they deserved it.

@6_killerbuttrtfly_945

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry if I sounded rude and I do feel a bit bad for dawn but I just feel like if they never captured these orcas the wild that would have never happened!

@ironmagma

3 жыл бұрын

It works fine most of the time. Tilikum was abused early in life in Canada and had a really rough life.

@laylaepx1407

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more

It's sad when anyone gets hurt, but be real - these animals do not have a bond to their trainer, as perhaps the trainer has to them. They are not domesticated animals but apex predators that are highly intelligent. They are held captive and given a few dead fish when they do as they are told. They are slaves and they want and deserve their freedom. The performances look amazing, but it's inhumane. Given the choice those animals would want to be with their pods in the ocean, not in a pool with humans.

@marialamb6781

4 жыл бұрын

True! Unlike with zoos, these animals are BRUTALLY captured from the wild and torn from their families. THEN put Inside of a tank which for this animal is like us being in a multi mirrored environment where we just cannot get our bearings ever. Imagine being in a place like that forever and ever and ever. 😡😡😔😔😡😡😔😔😡😡😔😔😡😡😡😡😡

@daniellecurzey1037

4 жыл бұрын

I also thought the performance looked amazing & I felt guilty. Swimming with these animals must be even more incredible than watching it. However, if I cannot swim with them in the wild or watch others swimming with them in the wild it isn't going to happen, because there's far more to this than just watching the performances. The rest of their lives are a living hell & every time we pay to watch them were contributing to their pain & suffering!

@freetoiletpaperumakeit4u508

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely AGREE with you!! Please see my comment earlier in the chat about the sadness of Dawn's death...

@sharonb5812

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you 👍. A chlorinated pool is not an environment for this massively huge animal. There's a reason they have the whole ocean to explore.

@VirginiaDeb1

3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

Absolutely tragic for Tillikum and for Dawn, this should never of happened. These beautiful creatures should not be kept captive like this. They should be in the ocean hunting for their fish not dead fish when they’ve done a trick!! They should be enjoyed by people on a boat watching them in the friggin wild. RIP Tilikum and Dawn xx

Wow! Dawn is an absolutely beautiful woman inside and out!! You can see this light in her presence 💕

Still breaks my heart to this day…I feel as though she never would’ve imagined her dream job would’ve ended her life. She wasn’t evil, she just wasn’t aware on the dangers that captivity entails. Rest In Peace to Dawn, & Tilikum ❤️💔

RIP Tilly and Dawn, both of you are free from hell, greed, and pain

@brownrabbit

5 жыл бұрын

At least Dawn had a choice.

@c.a.greene8395

5 жыл бұрын

@@brownrabbit Tilly was a slave to corporate greed One day we humans will look back on these barbaric acts as criminal

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

so earth is hell? I dont have to worry about doing evil shit and going to hell when i die?

@dollydaydream7859

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, how this is not illegal I don't know. It's Horrific!

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

unless youre in hell. In that case you are not free from hell.

Exhilarating for Dawn and it was her dream. It must have taken years to be comfortable with such large animals. It showed an incredible amount of trust. Rest In Peace Dawn

@risksikrikak903

3 жыл бұрын

her dream to work w orcas that are kidnapped and enslaved and exploited and fed dead little fish?what a dream.

She let go of her comfort zone with Tilikum and that’s okay, she’s human, sometimes we forget. It’s just sad about the outcome. She tried twice to get out of the water. I’m sure she was petrified. I’ve read the whole report. She died doing something she loved as opposed to others.

@charleselmore7921

3 жыл бұрын

It had nothing to do with letting go of her comfort zone. She turned her head for a split second and he grabbed her. Someone said something and she turned her head. She was as close to him as she always has been. She knew the boundaries that she had to keep with Tilikim. She was one of the best trainers there and had been there for over a decade

@ehh2241

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a he I think

@claytonpatrick7762

2 жыл бұрын

@@charleselmore7921 are you his former trainer

@ilfbforever7292

2 жыл бұрын

@@charleselmore7921 His name was Tilikum 🙂

Her energy was absolutely incredible! Truly beautiful soul.

It is amazing what Dawn could do. She had an amazing way about her. That being said. This is also chilling to watch in a way. The power of these animals is immense. It boggles the mind. To think we ever thought a man could control an Orca. Truly..

@snowysnail2018

3 жыл бұрын

Truly horrific and cruel.

@Wickedlove263

3 жыл бұрын

@@snowysnail2018 Absolutely

@tursiopss

Жыл бұрын

It is not "control" it is just apply the theory of operant condition. The orcas will refuse sometimes to do the behaviors but that's ok, trainers will just an LRS and continue the session to avoid frustration. The key is to keep the animal motivated to colaborate with you, if the animals doesn't want to then nothing will be done.

@Wickedlove263

Жыл бұрын

@@tursiopss Congrats on not comprehending my comment at all. Next time you think of replying. Maybe make sure you understand the context. And are not set off by the use of a word. Because I know all about the theory behind the "training". I don't need your wikipedia copy/paste lol.

@tursiopss

Жыл бұрын

@@Wickedlove263 hey it's ok. I'm just tired of people assuming the animals are some way forced to do everything and by the comment "we ever thought a man could control an orca" it just felt like that... I'm just saying.

Isn't the loud music a problem? It even seems loud to me and as far as I know, whales do hear "better" than humans...

@ripplewavess

3 жыл бұрын

Orcas only hear loud frequency sounds, the why the trainers uses whistles. And humans almost has the power to hear better.

@ironmagma

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds don’t transmit well across an air-water boundary. Orcas are meant to hear sounds under water so they probably can’t hear most of the music.

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

@@ironmagma Rubbish.

crazy how you can be interacting with an animal like that, doing something you love & having that kind of experience ... then 3 days later you’re being dragged & mauled & killed in the same place by the same animal. Wow. I love these animals, was always jealous of how the trainers were able to just swim around with them all the time - they’re incredible. I wanna see an orca up close but I’ll have to wait & see if I see one in the wild (I know she’s not performing with tilikum here I just meant with an orca in general)

She looks like a mermaid. Happy in their own world ❤. I guess Tilikum and Dawn met on the other side of the world. Both in tears, Tilikum shattered and being sorry and Dawn hugging him saying "it wasn't your fault ".

@Katherine_Allen

2 жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful thought. I hope that's exactly what happened on the other side, along with Tilikum being reunited with his family members who have gone ahead.

@Moxie.Blacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

or other way around, all of the humans who've been taking orcas from their families in to captivity would see them and cry and the whales would forgive... :) In any case, its a beautiful thought! Forgiveness is powerful.

@Pokedawn100

Жыл бұрын

❤

@dollycau9099

Жыл бұрын

🐳💖🙂

@Shadamyfan-rs8xc

Жыл бұрын

​@@Katherine_Allen like some of his children 🥺

8:54 could not help the tears in my eyes.. poor Dawn, poor frustrated orcas in SW, I think Dawn really cared about them and all of this just make me incredibly sad. I just hope to be able to see these magnificent creatures in the wild one day (just saw them 2 years ago in San Diego and I still feel guilty for having gone to SeaWorld, realizing some time after how they treat them :-(

@KasatkaTilikum

Жыл бұрын

These whales would die if they were dumped in the ocean.

@perezosa4318

Жыл бұрын

@@KasatkaTilikum What about sanctuaries?

@EquineMetalhead

Жыл бұрын

@@perezosa4318 yeah they could live in sanctuaries

Looks weird to see the trainers in the water now.

@LovelyLilDevilWings

5 жыл бұрын

This was before Dawn was killed.

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

This isn’t now....this was behore the incident.

@289rory

5 жыл бұрын

He/she knows it isn’t now, they mean that after so long of them not being in the water after Dawn’s death, it’s weird to watch videos where they were once allowed to be there.

@sheilamiller2818

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah if ppl would stop buying tickets they would have to shut it down and release them finally from being slaves.

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

but thats part of their job as trainers. why . would it be weird theyre in water?

Not Dawn's fault, but we as humans are ALL guilty of being so arrogant to think we know what's best for all species. We as humans want to be left to our own to pursue our own life liberty and happiness. Why can't we respect the same right to others?

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry but I had nothing to do with this nonsense. And and it was absolutely her fault. She put herself in a danger ever time she worked alongside these killer whales...She was part of the machine. Only a deranged delusional , sadistic maniac could imagine a relationship that was positive when the other party is an out right hostage.. This 🦓 was a prisoner and had to beg for food. DB was a run of the mill asshole. She obviously had no respect for the animals instinct to kill and for how inferior she was when alongside theses creatures in their element. If no one forced her in....and no one did. It’s absolutely her fault. Rest in pieces.

@kevinmalone3210

5 жыл бұрын

Greed, selfishness, arrogance, not caring, you know, all the good stuff that compromises human nature.

@savetheanimals982

5 жыл бұрын

@@timtube1171 right sadly she was stupid!! Man I say dont get in the water with the KW and live to lie another day!!! They're all liars about orcas! From life span to dorsal fin collapse! Etc etc the only truth is they live in the OCEAN...

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Because we are pursuing our own life liberty and happiness. and KW tricks bring happiness to people from 8 years old to 88 years old. So our happiness is comtigent on thjeir misery but wee do have that right and its written in the bible.

@savetheanimals982

5 жыл бұрын

@@timtube1171 rest in pieces, ouch lol

Absolutely disgusting the way they treat these magnificent mammals should be protected

This is wonderful footage of Dawn!! She really loved her job. You feel the love she had for these whales.

@sparkswillfly007

3 жыл бұрын

@sayara sami That's my thoughts too. And she would have had leverage had she spoke out about them. Dawn would have had the knowledge a lot of us don't have. It's a shame all around.

You can tell she genuinely loved these animals,and what she did. She’s certainly brave; there’s absolutely no way I would go anywhere near (let alone get into) any water that deep with anything that big. Truly magnificent animals. So sorry what happened to her however.

Poor orcas :( there not surfboards or meant for anything like that

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

yeah man they're not Jet Skis, or water skis either. Theyr're fishies.

@kristinedreyer6032

5 жыл бұрын

Mammals, but still I agree with you

@marilyncatalano6478

4 жыл бұрын

I like your comment. They're no surfboards, they're creatures who should never be taken out of the ocean to perform for humans, greed and money. At least they got it right when they let those final elephants go from Ringling Bros. Circus. Those poor, social, highly intelligent animals are not meant to entertain us. Free Willy and every animal that's used to make money. Boy oh boy does God have a place for you all. It's called hell.

@ironmagma

3 жыл бұрын

No one said they are surfboards. But they do like when you ride on their back. They’re intelligent animals, they don’t do things they don’t want to do. Seaworld orcas get fed the same amount of food every day whether or not they do tricks.

@rideordis810

3 жыл бұрын

@@ironmagma - According to the SeaWorld PR machine. According to people who actually worked at SeaWorld food is withheld for training and retraining purposes.

The thing about this that makes me sad is that I don't think the trainers are all that evil. From the interviews I've watched with former trainers I think they really do love the whales but most of them don't fully understand problems with captivity and what they're actually doing until it's too late. Like the guy who use to work alongside Dawn and quit after her death because SeaWorld tried to blame Dawn for her death and now he's speaking out on what they did to the whales and still do allegedly

@leahframe1

2 жыл бұрын

No they love the whales

@tursiopss

Жыл бұрын

You really think someone who is working there for years doesn't understand but you who might have read some article and watch some documentaries know much better about thjs? Come on...

@Pokedawn100

Жыл бұрын

@@tursiopss you can have zero knowledge and still make a correct assumption about what would have to be done to make the whole show a success.

@KasatkaTilikum

Жыл бұрын

You’re wrong!!!!

@tursiopss

Жыл бұрын

@@Pokedawn100 I'm sorry but you need to have some understanding on animal welfare and behavior before consider what would be best for them, otherwise people tend to go through anthropomorphic ideas

Anyone else find this incredibly creepy? I know she wasn't with Tili in this show but just knowing what happened to her I can't watch these clips with out getting goose bumps. How could you blame him? He was tired of doing the dog and pony show and being starved. Maybe it's not such a bright idea to keep a KILLER whale couped up in a pool and hungry with humans in the water. Greedy Sea World knew he had killed two other people. How these places are still open is beyond me.

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

I never seen the shows with the killer whales and the dogs and ponys but I agree that the killer whale was definitely the star and yeah he prolly got tired of the dogs doing the doggy paddle all around the pool ad the ponys shitting in the pool, etc.

@trua7129

4 жыл бұрын

The most likely reason tillikum attacked Dawn was that he missed the signal for a trick and did it wrong. He got frustrated when there was no treat and attacked. You can watch the footage leading up to her death and you can see it happen. ( not her death, the trick going wrong)

@AyurHom

2 жыл бұрын

@@trua7129 please give the link...

@trua7129

2 жыл бұрын

@@AyurHom kzread.info/dash/bejne/d52Ij6iKhtzVlZs.html At the end of this video, when Dawn is laying down next to tili, just a few seconds later is when he bites her and drags her in. Just watching this clip makes me very sad. Dawn was an amazing beautiful woman who was so great at what she did.

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

@@timothyh6670 idiot.

Dawn & Tilli are together in Heaven, all is forgotten, and he is giving her rides in the eternal sea of tranquility. What a beautiful dream :).......

@dollycau9099

Жыл бұрын

💖💖💖💖

Ms. Brancheau clearly loves what she was doing! How many of us can do that much living in a lifetime, that she managed to do in her years as a trainer? I admire her tenacity and energy, and am so sorry she died. Sympathies to her family and friends for their tragic loss.

@lindajones2699

Жыл бұрын

That's living taking advantage of that poor captured animal.

@elizabethwilliams3813

Жыл бұрын

She was 40 and knew they were being abused.

They play that music so that humans will be moved by the horrify things these animals have to go through. I would never go to sea world !

@kevinmalone3210

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, at least you're not part of the ignorant masses that cater to these shows.

@rideordis810

3 жыл бұрын

Proud to say our family has never and will never go to SeaWorld. Inhumane what SeaWorld did kidnapping baby Orcas meant to live with their pod for life. Forcing them into chlorinated water with forced “family” and forced breeding. Seriously so immoral.

@lbabytutorials4852

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine these orcas having to hear this song 6xs a day 365 days a year 😳

@dachshundlover-saveukraine2004

2 жыл бұрын

They should have been thinking twice before she died by a orca…….they shoulda been in Icelandic rivers where Tilikum came from… it was the owners fault not Dawn or The killer Whales… All of this was the owners fault….. just as they should know…

@ilfbforever7292

2 жыл бұрын

Erica, exactly my thoughts too. Zoo and all kinds of facilities where animals are being kept for entertainment are a taboo for me.

I know its bad for them to be in captivity and it's dangerous as hell to swim with them because they rip up sealions like lunch meat but seeing them be sweet to the trainers is adorable.

@marinakoch7625

5 жыл бұрын

Actually this doesn't even look like anything "natural" to me.

@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353

3 жыл бұрын

@456 546465 They need air, too. They're mammals. They pull them underwater to send a clear message that people are too stupid to figure out. They're saying, "How does it feel to be held against your will in an environment you're not meant to be in?". They're highly intelligent animals. If they wanted to rip people to pieces, they'd do it and be done with it. They just want their damn freedom.

@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353

3 жыл бұрын

Swimming with wild orca really isn't dangerous. They don't consider humans a food item.....in fact, in the wild there have been no attacks on people. When Orca do run into people (in the wild) they're often friendly and inquisitive. In captivity, however, their mental state is very different. They're not happy, they're not relaxed, they're stressed out and often depressed. They're entirely different when they're free.

@rizaryubi3681

3 жыл бұрын

There doo these tricks because they need food if they don't do it there not gonna get food

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

They have learnt to do so, or no food..

RIP Tilikum and Dawn 😪

So sad..3 days later he kill her and swallow her arm even yet she's obviously under the impression they are bonded here and he cares for her. His whole entire life was so sad. The footage of him being captured as a baby screaming and his mom trying so hard to save him..he never forgot

@MH-ti4vm

3 жыл бұрын

It is so sad.

@dachshundlover-saveukraine2004

2 жыл бұрын

Whale in heaven: trainer will you forgive me?? 😢 I’m sorry Dawn ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜 Dawn: don’t do that again to other trainers. I forgive you. Wanna swim together for our lord so he can see that we are naturals together? Whale: YAY!! Btw my great nanny is seeing her in heaven… she just died in November 😭😭😭😭

@katsuminara4036

2 жыл бұрын

The poor mother probably died of heartbreak too...

@stripesareawkwardpolkadots2576

2 жыл бұрын

This whale isn’t Tilly. Because of his past with two other deaths trainers couldn’t do this kind of waterwork with him.

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

He did not swallow her arm, look up the autopsy, it describes the condition of the amputated arm, all marks on it.

REST IN PEACE TILIKUM !

@louisamccann8531

6 жыл бұрын

Willian Ramos & Dawn

@willianramos5650

6 жыл бұрын

TILIKUM SUFFERED 33 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY , DAWN SUFFERED JUST 33 MINUTES IN THE JAWS OF TILIKUM

@melaniewalker5226

6 жыл бұрын

Willian Ramos I totally agree with you.

@willianramos5650

6 жыл бұрын

THANKS

@annetteslife

5 жыл бұрын

@@willianramos5650 but still she was just as much of a victim of corporate greed as Tilly was. Her death if it wasn't for her family taking SeaWorld to court, would have brushed under the table just like the deaths of these whales

She was a beautiful and compassionate woman. She loved Tili and all the whales. May we all achieve our dreams.

Thank you so very much for posting this, Dawn has been my idol since I was a little girl! My grandparents would take me to see her and I would tell my grandmother that I wanted to be just like her (Dawn). As soon as I saw Dawn I bawled my eyes out

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

well at least now you know you dont really want to be like her.....DEAD

@jessicaj8564

2 жыл бұрын

you want not only front row seats but be ACTIVELY involved in animal abuse! yikes

@KaylaAlicia_

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicaj8564 guess you missed the part when I said “little girl” it’s okay, reading is hard

@jessicaj8564

2 жыл бұрын

@@KaylaAlicia_ “she has been my idol SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL” Meaning she’s still your “idol” apparently it’s really fcking hard!- for you

If anyone is wondering what whale she's preforming with, it's Katina. :)

@TheWilliammoreShow

5 жыл бұрын

Good so it not are ”the killer ”

@ScousePets

5 жыл бұрын

It's kayla

@urobleps

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, looks like Kayla.

@lennyattew734

5 жыл бұрын

How can u tell

@lennyattew734

5 жыл бұрын

William med Vänner tilikum did it because captivity isn’t natural so to call him a killer seems very harsh

Those orcas aren’t happy in those tanks. That’s just cruel for Tilikum to be there. Please just stop forcing orcas to do tricks. Let them go that’s why an orca and the baby were crying. He just wanted to be set free from that tank. Bad idea for them to be stuck in a tank.

It's very surprising that you can swim with these powerful creatures in the wild without being attacked. At least so far. But ultimately, they are wild animals and unpredictable. I had the good fortune of seeing one up close in the San Juan Islands just off the coast of Washington State. I was on the beach and one swam away from its pod and came close to me to have a look. It was amazing.

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was really interested in you as a person and wanted to get to know this mysterious Milky Way weirdo. Your lucky he didn’t grab uyour delusional ass and dragged you out to sea.

@Lilliz91

5 жыл бұрын

It’s well known that captivity stresses them out like a motherfucker and is equivalent of putting a human in a closet. That can’t in a anyway or form be healthy physically or mentally to whales.

@kevinmalone3210

5 жыл бұрын

@@timtube1171 What an ugly hateful thing to say. You are not the judge of this person and what they observed. Of course, your comment fits in with all the ugly hateful ignorant comments in the yt comments section.

I swear, if I had been a SeaWorld employee, hearing that song all day, day in and day out, I would have gone out of my mind.

RIP Dawn.. SEA WORLD SHOULD NOT EXIST! Amen

SeaWorld claimed dawn was dragged in by her ponytail when she was supposed to have a bun. That’s BS tho because here it’s clearly okay to have a pony tail. Also that was their way of blaming her (even tho she did nothing wrong) when the whale grabbed her arm anyways. It’s not the whales fault that we drove it to do this.

@bravo795mp

4 жыл бұрын

I know this is old; but I read reports that all three ended up going after her after the initial attack.. were there 3 in the tank similar to this on the day of the attack?

I love Dawn & Tilikum. May they Rest in Peace!

Man, sea world doesn’t get crowds that size anymore.

It’s so sad she died. She seemed like such a wonderful person, you can really feel her happy energy through the screen from any footage I’ve seen of her. I hope both Dawn and Tilly have found peace now, wherever they are. It’s honestly also sad the orcas can’t have the trainers in the water anymore. I’m sure that was a big part of their enrichment and given how much social bonds mean to orcas it wouldn’t surprise me if they miss them. Just think about how many years Dawn had been at SW without any problems before. To be clear, I hate that there are captive orcas. It never should have happened and sometimes just thinking about it is enough to make me cry. There are no words for how I feel about the people who took these magnificent creatures from their homes and put them in small tanks for our amusement and to earn money. But I don’t agree with people who act like training them is part of the cruelty too. Think of a highly energetic and intelligent dog breed-if you can’t let them work with what they were bred for, like herding or hunting etc, you HAVE to be a very dedicated trainer and spend hours every day giving them mental stimulation, or else they could never be happy. There must be a suitable substitute for the natural drives. Now imagine how much smarter an orca is than a dog. As much as I wish we could release them, the orcas can’t just be let back into the wild. They depend on humans now. So it’s up to humans to make sure they’re as happy as they can possibly be. Surely training them to keep their minds stimulated is a huge part of that.

@Sunrise-fr9jb

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. And even if they can’t be in the water with them they should still let them do tricks and stuff

Wow she was incredible and so young and vibrant. That was so beautiful. Thank you for posting.

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

Young? Not for a woman. Her womb had already dried up and no more periods. Young is like a Taylor Swift.

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

jeez...

Such a beautiful woman... Missing you everyday, Dawn. May you rest in peace. We love and miss you.

Rip dawn and tili! Hopefully they're playing together in a big ocean

@translanguager

6 жыл бұрын

_Navii not really, if that involves incarceration for the whale...

@barneyandthewiggles

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think animals go to the same Heaven as humans do

@zaharahvaldes3469

5 жыл бұрын

Just let us hope, please

@atiehfallah6600

5 жыл бұрын

he DID kill her!

@brownrabbit

5 жыл бұрын

Sahlo, I doubt very much that they would want to play with each other ever again. That would be more like Hell than Heaven.

Rip tili and dawn now they in heaven with each other 😍

@AimieNeish

6 жыл бұрын

miss kitty 2582 why heart eyes tilikum killed her ?

@x0xTHLover4Lifex0x

6 жыл бұрын

Aimie Neish Sea World killed her. letting her in a swimming pool with a 12,000 pound apex predator

@Djangoes

6 жыл бұрын

x0xTHLover4Lifex0x She earned money with torturing this animals, no eegret foe her!

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Till and Dawn ...keep it on and on.. and dont stop Till youve totally broken Dawn.

@rilianelucifendautriche229

4 жыл бұрын

@@Djangoes when trainers go work there They are not told anything or they don know They wont tell even about the deads so we cant blame trainers its seaworld owner who does that

The whales in this video are Kayla, Taima, and Kalina if anyone was wondering!

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

No;pe. Couldn’t are less.

@kshamenkwaves6656

4 жыл бұрын

orcinidae thank you! Rest In Peace to all of them

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

No.

That tiny pool is sad.

They are truly beautiful and intelligent. They can relate to humans, maybe because they are family oriented with their pods. Precious but wild. After watching them interact, I love them. But they belong in the sea with their families. They do what humans want, but only for so long. Please let's give them back to the ocean.

thank you for share this video and may they both rest in peace

Loud music, small tanks, making wild animals do silly stuff for dumb people, Its animal cruelty , and Dawn Brancheau unfortunately was part of the problem. How anyone can think that this is an appropriate way to deal with these huge wild animals is beyond me. Brancheau and her co workers all around the world who work in similar shows obviously never thought twice about what they were doing there...and of course the owners of Sea World are nothing but money counting criminals...sorry but its true.

@jessicaj8564

2 жыл бұрын

100%

@louisehanrahan1807

2 жыл бұрын

Santacruz I totally agree with you sorry but that woman knew what she was doing

@inekev6566

2 жыл бұрын

Agree , this is pure Animal cruelthy, when people visits this shows then you sponsors cruel animal suffering, no mercy for the trainer, feel sadness for this poor animals

Nice to people comment on both Dawn and Tillikum, don't have to be to have a life. Would have preferred to see sea world shut down and remaining Orca's to have peaceful life. Rip Dawn.

I just noticed it wasn’t Tilikum too! That’s crazy she didn’t see it coming!! She died doing what she loved 💙Rest in peace Ms. Dawn😇🙏🏾

I will always love Dawn!!! Amazing woman who absolutely loved Killer Whale's💝She will never ever be forgotten. God Bless her soul🙏🙏🙏🙏

It's really creepy to think of what will happen 3 days after this...

I went in the 80s. After watching several documentaries including Blackfish and Voiceless I could never support this again😫😫😫

Thanks for sharing! Tilikum was not allowed to do shows because of his aggressive/possessive behavior... He had killed 3 before, when they invaded his space... Dawn was amazing and loved what she did! This was not Tilikum

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

He had killed 2, then Dawn.

Nothing pisses me off more than knowing that these remarkably intelligent, emotional, and self-aware animals are kept in tiny tanks for stupid human amusement.

who knew 3 days later she would be gone.. :( at least she got to work with the beautiful beasts

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

i kinda knew....but like i didnt wanna jjst come oiut and say it....ya know? But i jad a feelimng.

@phyllisruthmick5391

5 жыл бұрын

Yes she did get to work with those beautiful and amazing creatures but it's wrong, plain and simple, no two ways about it. It's wrong! Those Orca are imprisoned and they've done nothing wrong! Those Orca are only guilty of being beautiful and amazing and uneducated people, unthinking people and selfish uncaring people who are still attending these horror shows are perpetuating and extending these creatures misery on and on!!! And they're drugged all the time and mistreated, abused even! It's shameful and shocking!

@hauntgod

4 жыл бұрын

OSHA did state prior to the tragedy that if someone hadn’t died yet because of the killer whales, it was bound to happen sooner or later. a death was a bit anticipated, but also extremely preventable. i do express an abundant amount of empathy for dawn, despite it being nearly a decade ago since her departing.

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

yeah or even if it was 4 days later...

Respect! X Went there as a young boy and had the best 2 weeks of my life in Orlando :D

25 years ago I took my kids to sea world, it was the first time we had been to America. We did all the attractions, as you do. It was amazing but never did I once think back then about how dangerous, or about the way the whales were being used . I am ashamed to say. Things were different back then. Now it makes me very upset to think these and many other animals lose there natural life just so people can make money from it. I wonder if things will EVER change. I think not. 😪😪

@kevinmalone3210

5 жыл бұрын

It can change if enough people are educated about how much abuse these killer whales have to go through. They need to be boycotted and put out of business.

r I p beautiful tilikum you was too good for this world!

@thedynastycontinues945

5 жыл бұрын

Thats not Tilikum in the video

@danielledewitt1

4 жыл бұрын

The Dynasty Continues Sure looked like Tillikum, I mean this was before he attacked Dawn, that attack by the way was seaworlds fault.

@giannaluva65

4 жыл бұрын

Danielle Dewitt nobody swam with tilikum

@danielledewitt1

4 жыл бұрын

AJS Entertainment Dawn did.

@72cgray

4 жыл бұрын

How about RIP to both Dawn & Til?

Amazing what SHE did with those animals... It's a shame what was done to those animals though

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t excuse her. She toook a paycheck generated by the KW’s and she knew what. Was going down.

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

so which side are you on?

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

Pedronimus Piace yes it was amazing yet abhorrent. Something. For everyone!

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

yeah and she did that bad part too.

@dolphinetlywhalesfootages3385

3 жыл бұрын

This is the exact comments I want to see! A mix of a little pro cap but still a bit of anti!

Hey! Would you mind if I used this footage (with credit) in one of my future videos for Dawn?

@AmeliaGreen

7 жыл бұрын

All the video or just the part with Dawn? If it's just that part, sure!

@hellarebellious2638

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just the part with Dawn. Thank you so much! :)

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

Dawn doesn't mind.

It's spooky, watching this now, and *knowing* that Tilikum will kill her three days later.

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

How childish...*spooky*!

We shouldn’t blame Dawn or tilikum. Seaworld knew Tili showed aggression in the past and they still kept him in captivity. Tili should have been set free

@johnbigelson7471

2 жыл бұрын

no, he should have been punished. Orcas are incredibly intelligent, they have self-awareness, and they know what they're doing.

@dennmod24

Жыл бұрын

@@johnbigelson7471 he's been punished his whole dam life!

@johnbigelson7471

Жыл бұрын

@@dennmod24 That's probably fair, all I'm saying is its a topic rarely discussed - if they have intelligence near chimps or dolphins, closer to humans that any other animal, yet no one seems to wonder if they're able to harbor more human-style dark emotions, like harboring resentment yet concealing it...

@tracymarquez6875

Жыл бұрын

Tillikum showed aggression when he was too hungry! He weighed 12,000 pounds and needed enormous amounts of food daily, but as he performs over and over sometimes he only received a handful of little fish. That’s torture to an energetic extra large animal!

RIP Dawn. An inspiration to mankind, hope u and tili have talked things out and are good friends

@halfcab81

6 жыл бұрын

Alastair's Aviation Channel so you think that Orcas can speak in heaven?

@r-erin2go380

6 жыл бұрын

The Naturaliste Hub No one sits higher than God and Jesus Christ, you my friend are not the judge of who gets into heaven

@sean5520

6 жыл бұрын

The Naturaliste Hub No actually- I believe your response denotes a lack of intelligence

@hollyrachels4295

5 жыл бұрын

You dumb twit - This woman had to have knowledge keeping in orca in captivity wasn’t going to end well I’m not saying her death is warranted but what fool would get in the pool with a killer whale

@Niki-im5yn

5 жыл бұрын

Hardly an inspiration she aided and abetted the crime, seriously how do people justify this cruelty.

can I use a split second of the segment with dawn for an educational video?

@AmeliaGreen

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, as long as you credit me with a link to my video :)

@BenDover-ew8tk

6 жыл бұрын

Amelia Green thank you!

@timothyh6670

4 жыл бұрын

They have plenty of video. And its funny how no one, no one? got any video on their phone? and the one video on. u toob shows her minutes before and then suddenly nothing else. Sea World Good Squad.

Dawn is by far the best and most elegant performer

They came here together to teach us. Both the beauty and the Beast forever swimming together in the solar seas free to be.

It's a tragity for both. An animal is an animal and will behave like one. I am sure Dawn never thought this would happen. The problem is, we put human emotions on animals and predicte there behavior as a human would react. It's not just orcas but big cats, lizards, snakes and forth. Everyone who died at the hands of their pet forgot that it's an animal and will behave like one. I watched a video we're a family has a coyote and let's it sleep with their child. A tragity waiting to happen. None of these creatures should be kept in captivity.

@kevinmalone3210

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, even a domestic house cat can turn on you. For a measly 15 lb animal, they can be vicious.

She tied a pony tail in this also!!! I'm sure tilikum was starved and unwell on that day

@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353

3 жыл бұрын

What? Her pony tail had nothing to do with anything. Many female trainers wore their hair that way. Orcas didn't care about her hair style. If they wanted to grab her, they had 2 legs or two arms to grab her by. Or, they could've grabbed her by the waist. Or, the head. They didn't need her hair a certain way in order to grab her.

@saranyadass16

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353 @ that's what I also told dear according to the sea world theory the whale got upset due to her pony tail !!! But she usually ties her hair that way !! So it's clear that tilikum was unwell and starved !!!

@wolffisu

3 жыл бұрын

@@saranyadass16 They originally said her ponytail was fault until eye witness reports said otherwise. She was pulled in my her arm and SeaWorld refuses to take the blame and admit that their cruel training style is at fault.

@ecas4315

3 жыл бұрын

@@saranyadass16 he had previously killed another trainer in Canada, and a man who wandered into the tank - he had a history of being dangerous around humans and seaworld lied and covered it up hence why Dawn is dead

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

@@saranyadass16 How patronising of you..*dear*. Seaworld put that theory forward. in order to absolve themselves from responsibility..unsafe practices.

The orcas at seaworld eat what is similar to a fast food diet. They get frozen fish which lacks the proper nutrients they need and totally cuts out their predator instinct to hunt their own food and because the fish is frozen it is severely lacking in the water content that the orcas need to survive. Keep in mind these animals swim hundreds of miles a day and hunt things as big as sea lions and even in rare cases, Great White Sharks which have a lot of water content to satisfy these large animals. Seaworld supplements the animals lack of water by feeding them gelatin which is extremely calorically dense and makes the orcas appear fatter than they would be if they just had the fish diet. But some orcas in their care are still considered underweight when compared to wild orcas. It’s so sad that it took multiple people losing their lives for change to start happening in the marine park industry. Still Seaworld has the Orcas and other intelligent marine creatures in their custody, and while they’ve stopped the circus style shows they still have the orcas perform instead of releasing them to be rehabilitated in their natural habitat. Of course Sea World will hold onto their Orcas for as long as they can because they are by far the biggest money drawing aspect of the park but it’s sad to see that these orcas could very well languish in the park for another 50 years instead of being allowed to live in open ocean.

@joshuawillis602

8 ай бұрын

You’re very uneducated. Releasing these orcas who have never hunted or been in the ocean would be the same as killing them

She was extremely angelic. Her swimming skills are magnificent

they performed so well together like best of friends sadly one never knows

@tracymarquez6875

Жыл бұрын

True, but frequent hunger over many years can turn a kind obedient animal into a savage attacker! Tillikum had enough/was fed up of abuse/withheld food, and he just wanted to perform then happily eat his fish food 🐠 Dawn didn’t reward him with fish after he failed to return to her once she signaled to him with her whistle, and he went ballistic enraged tossing her around like a rag doll!

Cruelty at th highest height! Unnatural and exploitive! R.I.P Orca & Dawn 😢

"Are you not entertained ?" From "gladiator". What an incredible tragedy, both for dawn and the captive orcas

@kevinmalone3210

5 жыл бұрын

True, but the old saying, if you play with fire, you're liable to get burned.

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

Glad he ate her before the gang bang.

Rest In Peace Mrs. Brancheau. I'll see you on the other side.

@jaicourvoisier341

6 жыл бұрын

Lucas Ammons Lol. Like you knew that bitch.

@LADYVIKING05

5 жыл бұрын

Lucas Ammons WHAT OTHER SIDE?

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

yeah then you can try to get in her wet suit.

@Ghostmanetx

4 жыл бұрын

Timtube1 Fax, that nigga is just horny. Hey Lucas Ammons, go fuck yourself

@ripplewavess

3 жыл бұрын

Timtube1 Your disgusting. How do you live with urself

Playing with his food, he was bound to eat it eventually...what we do to these poor creatures

that wale wasn't trained enough to be fully trusted at that time and thats why he bit her like that sea world knew this and didnt tell those trainers important information

@charlottehudson2261

5 жыл бұрын

Tillikum was a very very well trained Orca that had been a performing whale since he was very very young. The training was not the reason for Dawns death. Watch Blackfish.

@matthewmccain5432

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t just a little bite and bleed out either. She was mutilated watch blackfish.

@AlexSmith-px4gy

2 жыл бұрын

He got tired of being used and starved and held in a tank that is ten times less than what he would swim in the ocean

Beautiful woman and my biggest inspiration

I just never liked how loud the music is..

There's not another way to learn about this great creatures?..

this was actually painful to watch. Another example of man's exploitation of nature for money. Whales should be in their natural habitat, not imprisoned in these small tanks and forced to do stupid tricks with humans.

Unlike with zoos, these animals are BRUTALLY captured from the wild and torn from their families. THEN put Inside of a tank which for this animal is like us being in a multi mirrored environment where we just cannot get our bearings ever. Imagine being in a place like that forever and ever and ever. 😡😡😔😔😡😡😔😔😡😡😔😔😡😡😡😡😡

Oh my gosh! My heart stood for a Second as i saw the Trainer in the water with the orca! I think it was just obviously something like this would happen!!!

All these people in the stands haven’t a clue about what these orcas go through in captivity. They should not be used in this manner. It’s nothing more than a money maker at the expense of these beautiful animals. It’s very sad to say the least.

@timothyh6670

5 жыл бұрын

yeah but the kids really seem to enjoy the shows. Do it for the kids.

@aliciadantini338

5 жыл бұрын

Gramma K you are so right it’s so sad they are taken from the ocean away from the iPod which they live with them for a lifetime they are the smartest animals in the ocean the elephant is the smallest am on my end it’s sad and disgusting and when you’re not performing there are held in a small cage with bars and given a couple of dead fish when they really hunt Seals Can you imagine being in jail that’s what it’s like for them however someone kidnapped you from your family would you like it I hate the people that Own SeaWorld I can’t wait for the doors to be closed

This whales are sooo sweet...but sad at the same time...

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

They’re not sweet. They are cold blooded predators.

@LpsfudgeandMlpTV

5 жыл бұрын

@@timtube1171 shut up you're a human and were the most evil creatures on earth so stop targeting these beatiful animals becase the world would be a much better place without people like you. Give me one good reason as to why they're evil creatures!

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Tanja Brkic they’re not whales.

@timtube1171

5 жыл бұрын

Lpsfudge and MlpTV did I say evil? I said they’re predators . Fudge is a very bizarre handle. . Carvel used to have fudgey the whale ice cream cake.

@LpsfudgeandMlpTV

5 жыл бұрын

@@timtube1171They are wales they're called Orca Wales. Are you stupid or are you stupid. Very funny taking the mick out of my channel name now go on Timothy run along to school now kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqOKstySkqqsgdo.html

I don't like whales being kept at SeaWorld, but you can see the love and respect she had for the whales. truly a sad story for such a person, but I think she died doing something she loved and that more to say than a lot of us. I don't think she died with life regrets.

Shamu studios in the court: "they have no idea what dangerous job they are doing"....

Each time one of these trainers interacted with one of these killer whales, they were putting their lives in danger. That looked odd how one of the trainers yanked that guy out of the tank, as if he might've been in possible danger.

@pandamoniemma8991

4 жыл бұрын

He did it because the guys suit came unzipped.. not because he was in danger

This is so wrong in so many ways...

Does anyone know why the red light on the stage is activated? I thought that was a system they put in place after Dawn died?

They blamed her ponytail which is a lie. Witnesses say he grabbed her arm. She had a long ponytail in all these shows. No one was supposed to be in the water with him and she was in the water, albeit on a platform, but still submerged in 4-5 inches of water and right next to his face in the pool. It wasn't the ponytail. He had an opportunity and he took it. They did not take his 2 prior murders seriously and even had code "Tilly Talk" at SeaWorld indicating that he you wouldnt survive if you got in the water with him. She should have been protected better by her employers who should have had much stricter rules.

I have to acknowledge the bravery of the trainers to even get into the water with Killer Whales and put their lives at risk but I would never visit Sea World because it’s inhumane to keep wild animals in unnatural environments just for entertainment. Sea world are mostly interested in making money and not the wellbeing of the Whales or the trainers.

I was there on a field trip 3 weeks before she was killed.

@sueg2286

Жыл бұрын

How interesting.

So sad to watch knowing that they're both dead😥💔

Amazing tribute