Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers before she was mauled to death by Tilikum the killer whale in front of a packed audience. The 40-year-old trainer was set to put on a ...

SeaWorld Parks President Dan Brown speaks briefly to the press after a 40-year-old animal trainer died Wednesday after falling into the tank of a killer whale.

The female learned to "speak" a handful of human words by copying a trainer ... Killer whales, or orcas, are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators. They eat ...