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Blackfish orca Tilikum lived 'a tragic life'

The killer whale at the centre of an influential documentary film 'Blackfish' has died. 'Tilikum' spent much of his life in the marine park SeaWorld and was responsible for the deaths of three people.

Jeffrey Ventre, a Former SeaWorld trainer, who worked with Tilikum for two years and appeared in 'Blackfish' described the orca's legacy.

(Photo: Tilikum the killer whale. Credit: AP)

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