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TIL a Puget Sound orca called L25 is the oldest known living wild orca in the world. While her exact age is uncertain, she's estimated to be anywhere from her mid-80s to her mid-90s. In 1976 when the Center for Whale Research's census began, the original estimate for L25's birth year was 1928.

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