"THE HEARTBREAKING STORY OF SHAMU THE ORCA"Shamu, the iconic orca, has a tragic story that begins with her capture in 1965. She was just three years old when whalers harpooned and killed her mother, and Shamu refused to leave her mother's side. The young orca was dragged away and sold to SeaWorld San Diego, where she was trained to perform tricks, often through deprivation of food.Shamu was confined to a small tank, a stark contrast to the vast ocean she would have inhabited in the wild.Shamu's