Tobias and “Draak”

Tobias (8 years old, from the Netherlands) went out on the boat with Láki Tours just after Christmas 2015, and got to see his first orcas. He felt so inspired by what he had seen, that he decided to do a presentation about orcas in school, and asked for help from our director Marie. On the 1st of April, 2016, he showed up in class with a big inflatable orca, and delivered a very informative and well-explained presentation. Best part? He even finished his speech with a message to the class: Don’t throw rubbish into the sea – you could kill an orca!
For this excellent work, we decided to let him name an orca calf (SN212 in our catalogue). After he had asked all his classmates and family, and changed his mind a thousand times, Tobias decided to call the orca calf “Draak” (“Dragon” in Dutch), as he loves dragons a lot. Great idea!
Draak (SN212) is part of the core group of Shasha (SN084), who is a very distinct female with a cut-off fin tip. Draak’s mum, however, is SN086 Sedna. Tobias hopes to return to Iceland with his family soon to have another orca encounter, and maybe even spot Draak!
(On the right: Tobias with inflatable orca just before his presentation.)