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TZIH: The Law Of The Tongue - Killer Whales Killing, Uh, Whales

TZIH: The Law Of The Tongue - Killer Whales Killing, Uh, Whales

All Aussie Hour
42 min
15 Jun 20
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Aquatic Tale Enthusiast/Whale Fearer Josie tells Mel about a pod of killer whales who worked for a company of human whalers in Eden, NSW back in the 1800s. Credits: 2014 Scientific American blog by Bec Crew https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-legend-of-old-tom-and-the-gruesome-law-of-the-tongue/ 2010 Sydney Morning Herald article the King of the Killers by Steve Meacham https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/the-king-of-the-killers-20100916-15er7.html 2017 History Cooperative article by Meghan No Surname https://historycooperative.org/history-whaling-twofold-bay/  Geneaology website Monaro Pioneers, a 2016 post by Cheryl Moore http://www.monaropioneers.com/davidsonaw.htm   2010 ABC South East NSW article by Bill Brown http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/09/17/3014987.htm    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.