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Old Thom is an orca living his best life, with dolphins [1]

['Jason Weisberger']

Date: 2025-09-17

Rather than attacking pleasure boats or eating seals, Old Thom spends his days swimming with Atlantic white sided dolphins. No one quite knows why.

Orcinus orca, or killer whales, are more likely to eat their smaller whale buddies, rather than join their pod and swim around with them, but for years, that is what Old Thom has done. This fascinating video presents several explanations, but no definitive answers. Untell he decides to tell us, it is unlikely we know what's really going down.

Previously:

• Otter hauls self onto boat to escape hungry orca

• Orca rams boat… 2,000 miles from the prior killer whale attacks

• Wild orcas surprise researchers by using kelp as natural loofahs

• Orcas toss yacht 'like a rag doll' in Gibraltar Strait attack

• Yacht-attacking orcas are just typical teenagers

• Humpback whales sure love ruining orcas' hunting

• Orcas are wearing salmon as hats – again

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