2019年3月25日 · When you go whale watching off the shores of Victoria and south Vancouver Island, you may get a chance to see a very unique whale named Tumbo. Tumbo or T2C2 as …

T002C2 "Tumbo" (pronounced TUM-bow) was a 15 year old male Bigg's transient killer whale. Tumbo was born in 2005 to T002C "Tasu". He was her second calf. Tumbo was named after …

2023年2月7日 · PAST MEMBERS T002C2/Tumbo: male, 2005-2020 T002C2 had scoliosis that became more pronounced as he aged. Because of this he was unable to hunt or keep up with …

2018年4月13日 · It is the apex predator of the ocean. A transient orca casually tosses a seal, like a cat playing with its dinner. But even these killers have a soft spot for one of their own. T2C2, …

Tumbo can be recognized by the unusual shape of his spine. Tasu and her children have been seen together in the waters around Vancouver Island in 2016, in the same waters where once …

2022年12月15日 · Maybe you’ve seen his enormous 6ft tall dorsal fin surrounded by the smaller dorsals of his mother Tasu and little sisters. Or perhaps you’ve heard of his late younger …

This is Tumbo, a transient killer whale living off British Columbia. His most remarkable feature is his severe scoliosis: his spine veers from left to right and back, leaving his body crooked and …

Transient killer whales, also known as Bigg’s killer whales are a genetically and culturally distinct population or ecotype of orcas within the Pacific Northwest and prey exclusively on marine …

What makes this family so memorable is T2C2 Tumbo, who has scoliosis. Like several of his ancestors, this has led to him being physically deformed, although more severely, as he has a …

2019年6月26日 · This is Tumbo, a transient killer whale living off British Columbia. His most remarkable feature is his severe scoliosis: his spine veers from left to right and back, leaving …