and the genital region. The blubber and bones remain unharmed and are then used by the whalers. The law of tongue dates back to indigenous Australian history, similarly to the food offering to the "beowas" by locals for generations. Old Tom Old Tom was present yearly during the migration season (May – September) from the 1860s to 17 September 1930, where he was found washed up dead close to shore by George Davidson. To present it is unclear whether Old Tom was a female or a male, and the exact age is also unknown. According to Davidson's oral family history, old Tom was present yearly for 80 years. Old Tom measured 6.7m (22 feet), with a 1.02m skull and 13.4 cm long teeth, weighing 6 tons. He was distinguishable by his extra long dorsal fin, with a bend at the top and his "sense of humour". The Davidson family described Tom as an athletic and skilful whale hunter, who would commonly be seen towing smaller fishing boats by their anchor line. As killer whales pods are typically matrilineal, consisting of the mother and her immediate family, the mother is normally the leader of the pod, hence the sex of Tom is uncertain. His size was smaller than other male killer whales, however the average age and size of killer whales is determined by killers in captivity and due to the limited amount of whales in captivity the numbers are not accurate. His pod Over the course of the whaling history in Eden, the pod of Old Tom returned every winter during the migration season occurring from late May until early September ). Throughout the course of 80 years the pod consisted of 20 – 30 killer whales. While the exact number of whales in the pod is unknown, 21 whales are known by name, identified by their differences in dorsal fins: Stranger, Jackson, Hooky, Humpy, Cooper, Typee, Big Ben, Young Ben, Kinscher, Jimmy, Sharkey, Charlie Adgery, Brierly, Albert, Youngster, Walker, Big Jack, Little Jack, Skinner, Montague. Many of the names are derived from dead Aboriginal whalers. The pod distribution determines the food preferences, hence the killer whales in Twofold Bay would commonly be seen eating seals and dolphins while waiting for the migratory baleen whales. Hunting methods of the Whale Orcas utilise countershading as camouflage, the black back makes them less visible from above and the white belly makes them