[ Tilikum ] Goodbye, Friend.

HD please.. ♥

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This video is especially dedicated to my friend Milena. I know how much he meant to you dear, I can't put into words how awful I feel for you. This situation is horrible, and you loved him unconditionally. I can't imagine what you're feeling right now, but I know you'll pull through. You're strong, you got this. ♥

I also dedicate this video to everyone who knew, met, cared for, or worked with Tilikum. He left a huge impact on anyone who met him, I'm sad to say I never got the chance to see him...

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When I heard Tilly had passed, the world froze. My heart started racing, I went into a panic. The tears began flowing, I didn't know what to do. I felt so shocked, so shaken... no words can properly describe the shock of his passing.

Tilikum was special. He had a place in everyone's heart. Especially the one's who knew of his existence before the "Blackfish" disaster... It breaks my heart when you look up Tilikum, and every article you saw before his passing was Blackfish related or "the whale killer". Now, every article about his death says "Tilikum, the whale who killed his trainer, is dead." That just... doesn't settle with me. I don't want him to be known as the whale who killed. I want him to be known as the great giant, the love-bug, the "big guy." I guess that's impossible now...

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:: F o o t a g e s ::

~WHFRDJEmmie, Jacqueline van Leeuwen, forgetmynamex07, TimPictures, Roberto Severo, Lizzy Collotta, Olivier Acker, CRAIG-CRAIG, Marine Mammal Freedom Foundation, Brian Scott, CetusCetus, EchoBeluga, MakaniWindProductions, OrcaMelody, RockstarTrua, SeaWorld, SeaWorld Photography, Shamurocks111, ShipShapeSeal, Steve Gray.

~All pictures belong to their rightful owners. I pulled them off of saved pictures from my computer, so please let me know if they're yours and I will credit you.

Please tell me if I forgot anyone.

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:: S o n g ::

~Hymn For The Missing - RED

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Tilikum.

November 9, 1983 - January 6, 2017.

Your legacy will live on in our hearts. Forever.

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