File:Killer Whale (Old Tom) and whalers.jpeg
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Detail of still from early documentary film, first shown publicly in 1912. In the foreground is a killer whale (Orcinus orca) named Old Tom, swimming alongside a whaling boat that is being towed by a harpooned whale (out of frame to the right). A whale calf can be seen between Old Tom and the boat. The whalers were based in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Sources for description: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.killersofeden.com/">[1]</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-vn3103733&fullrecord=yes">[2]</a>
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current | 19:39, 3 January 2017 | 580 × 234 (56 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Detail of still from early documentary film, first shown publicly in 1912. In the foreground is a killer whale (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) named Old Tom, swimming alongside a whaling boat that is being towed by a harpooned whale (out of frame to the right). A whale calf can be seen between Old Tom and the boat. The whalers were based in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Sources for description: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.killersofeden.com/">[1]</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-vn3103733&fullrecord=yes">[2]</a> |
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