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The Curious Case of 'Old Thom,' an #Orca Traveling Alone in the North #Atlantic
The solitude of #OldThom is more inexplicable because most researchers believe he is, in fact, a fish-eating orca, given his peaceful coexistence with #dolphins and other #marinemammals. And fish-eating #killerwhales typically never ditch their pods. “So, where’s his family?” Giles asks.
To date, there’s no sign of an orca population residing along the Northeast #UnitedStates. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-curious-case-of-old-thom-a-killer-whale-traveling-alone-in-the-north-atlantic-180987346/ #whale #whales