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Thanks for being with us this friday. Found in every social the killer whale is among the most lethal apex predators on the planet if you happen to be a fish or a seal. Yeah, despite their fearsome size and monster bite and that name, man is none on the menu but captive killer whales have turned on their trainers over the years and the most recent one inspired blackfish which questions the wisdom and morality of keeping them in tanks for tourist, but seaworld is fighting back in a big way which means the film may get a bigger audience than anyone imagined. Heres abcs linsey davis. Reporter the scene seems so joyful. Video of seaworld trainer dawn brancheau performing with tilikum, a spectacular killer whale. She plays with him, bonds with him as they lie down together in Shallow Water and then something goes terribly wrong. This whale grabbed her, pulled her in the water. Reporter tilikum, the 12,000pound 22notlong killer whale kills the 40yearold trainer igniting a controversy that is still playing out today. Its fuel for a bitter back and forth between seaworld and this documentary filmmaker, gabriela cowperthwaite, her new documentary, blackfish out today raises the troubling question, can or should killer whales be held in captivity. I didnt understand why a killer whale would bite the hand that feeds it. You know, his trainer. Reporter but now the film has seaworld going on the offensive. Seaworld told abc news in a statement instead of a fair and balanced treatment of a complex subject, the film is inaccurate and misleading and regrettably exploits a tragedy that remains a source of deep pain for drawn brancheaus family, friends and colleagues. Seaworld also sent film critics an email pointing out what it says are errors in the film. An unusual move. Most companies would just ignore this. It is a limited release film and this is a controversy that actually will probably get people to see the movie. Reporter brancheaus death was practice areally shocking because she was one of the most gifted and experienced trainers at seaworld. Dawn was the poster child for seaworld. She was a top, top trainer. You cant blame dawn. She did everything right. Reporter but should this incident have been a surprise . There have been four deaths involving killer whales in captivity and tilikum has been associated with three of them. In 1991, at sea land of the pacific a trainer fell into a pool with tilikum and two other whales and was killed. The whale grabbed her back foot and pulled her under. Reporter in 1999, tilikum now at seaworld was found one morning with a body draped across his back. The park visitor had managed to stay after the park closed and what exactly happened and what role tilikum played, if any, remains unknown. And then finally, dawns death in 2010. For sun who never met him, spent any time with him, how would you describe him. I always thought tilikum was a real puppy dog. Kind of shows you how naive i was. Reporter but tilikum is a crowd favorite providing a big splash to the delight of crowds. What is the lore that causes people to fall in love with these animals. So impressive to look at. The capacity of those animals, the intelligence. When you look it their eyes you know somebody is home. Theyre spectacular. Reporter in the wild they live in tightly bound community. They live in these big families and they have life spans very similar to human life spans. The females can live to about 100, maybe more. Males to about 50 or 60, but the adult offspring never leave their mothers side. Reporter killer whales have never been responsible for loss of life in the wild. Just human life. This is true. Theres no documented case of a killer whale ever killing anybody in the wild. Its only in captivity where these incidents have happened. Reporter buffettalities arent the only concern. The very behavior of a killer whale isnt 100 predictable. From 1988 to 2009, before dawn brancheaus death, seaworld generated 100 incident reports of killer whales engaging in undesirable behavior including nearly a dozen that involved injuries to trainers. If we fell off then you would have injuries related to aggression with the whales for sure. Reporter in one the trainer made the mistake of putting her foot on and off a killer whale. Watching the video knowing orca, your stomach drops because you know whats probably going to happen. Grabbed her foot. You hear her scream out somebody help me. Reporter the trainer was eventually released but not before having her arm badly broken. Shes very lucky to be alive. Thats for sure. We embarked on the sort of 40year experiment here the marine park experiment to understand killer whales and i think we actually in the process of that we fell in love with them but i think the results of this 40year experiment are that we can just never ever truly give them what they need. And that its actually very dangerous for us to try. Reporter the government agreed and in the wake of brancheaus death osha undertook an investigation and ordered seaworld to keep trainers further away from killer whales even placing them behind barriers ending the dramatic acrobatic work that once thrilled audiences. Seaworld continues to appeal the decision and says osha has a fundamental misunderstanding of how to properly and safely care for and work around these animals. And that since 2010 the company has voluntarily implemented changes to the training protocols for the killer Whale Program that have proven to be safe and effective and seaworld believes marine parks play a crucial role in society and says seaworld rescues, rehabilitates and returns to the wild hundreds of wild animals every year and that seaworld commits millions of dollars annually to conservation and scientific research. Theyre trying to get a message out that theyre as passionate about animals as the people who visit this park and the documentary is presenting a biased onepointed view of their business. You want to show your shareholders, you want to show the people that go to your parks the Animal Community that you have a point of view. That you love animals, that you have a message to get out there. That you care about animals deeply and t why this is a smart strategy. Reporter even cowperthwaite says she doesnt want to see seaworld close down, just change. I think that they have the Financial Resources to be able to sort of shift this whole marine park circuslike environment into one of education. Reporter with summer here, thousands of visitors will be coming to seaworld in orlando think thrilling to the site of tilikum performing in captivity as he has for the past 21 years. For nightline, im linsey davis, in new york. Blackfish opened today in new york and los angeles and our thanks to linsey. Just ahead, not just hollywood stars love their slimming magic, no, millions of women and a few men swear by spanx and it has made the inventor a billion dollars. The great outdoors. And a great deal. Thanks to dad. Nope eeeeh. Oh, guys lets leave the deals to hotels. Com. Ooh that one nice. Got it oh my gosh this is so cool. Awesome perfect yep, and no angry bears. The Perfect Place is on sale now. Up to 40 off. Only at hotels. Com details are really important during four course. I want to make sure that everything is perfect. 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