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Photo gallery: Old Thom the orca off Cape Cod

Old Thom the orca was spotted off Chatham on the Fourth of July by folks on a charter boat captained by Bruce Peters. Old Thom has been seen in New England waters before, but sightings of orcas around Cape Cod are rare.
Old Thom the orca was spotted off Chatham on the Fourth of July by folks on a charter boat captained by Bruce Peters. Old Thom has been seen in New England waters before, but sightings of orcas around Cape Cod are rare.
Cape Cod Times
An orca named Old Thom was photographed off Chatham on the Fourth of July by those aboard Capeshores Charters, captained by Bruce Peters. Sightings of orcas, also known as killer whales, are rare around Cape Cod but not unheard of.
An orca named Old Thom was photographed off Chatham on the Fourth of July by those aboard Capeshores Charters, captained by Bruce Peters. Sightings of orcas, also known as killer whales, are rare around Cape Cod but not unheard of.
Cape Cod Times
The dorsal fin of an orca named Old Thom was seen above the water off Chatham. Old Thom was spotted off Cape Cod on the Fourth of July. This photo was sent in by Jack Brackin, a teen from Tampa, who was on a charter boat that first encountered the killer whale.
The dorsal fin of an orca named Old Thom was seen above the water off Chatham. Old Thom was spotted off Cape Cod on the Fourth of July. This photo was sent in by Jack Brackin, a teen from Tampa, who was on a charter boat that first encountered the killer whale.
Cape Cod Times
The tail of an orca named Old Thom was seen breaching the water off Chatham. Old Thom was spotted off Cape Cod on the Fourth of July. This photo was sent in by Jack Brackin, a teen from Tampa, who was on a charter boat that first encountered the killer whale.
The tail of an orca named Old Thom was seen breaching the water off Chatham. Old Thom was spotted off Cape Cod on the Fourth of July. This photo was sent in by Jack Brackin, a teen from Tampa, who was on a charter boat that first encountered the killer whale.
Cape Cod Times
An orca named Old Thom was spotted off Cape Cod on the Fourth of July. This photo was sent in by Jack Brackin, a teen from Tampa, who was on a charter boat that first encountered the killer whale.
An orca named Old Thom was spotted off Cape Cod on the Fourth of July. This photo was sent in by Jack Brackin, a teen from Tampa, who was on a charter boat that first encountered the killer whale.
Cape Cod Times