Has there ever been a killer whale in the Thames?

In 1759, a 24ft grampus or orca was caught at the mouth of the river and brought to Westminster bridge on a barge. In 1772, another grampus, 18 feet long, was caught; in 1788, 17 sperm whales stranded on the Thames' lower reaches. And in 1791, a 30ft orca was chased up the river as far as Deptford, and slain.



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