- Orca - Wikipedia
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family The only extant species in the genus Orcinus, it is recognizable by its black-and-white-patterned body A cosmopolitan species, it inhabits a wide range of marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas
- Facts about orcas (killer whales) - Whale Dolphin Conservation USA
Orcas (also known as killer whales) are marine mammals They belong to the sub-order of toothed whales (known as odontocetes) but are also the largest member of the dolphin family
- Orcas (Killer whales) | National Geographic
Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators They're immediately recognizable by their distinctive black-and-white coloring
- Killer Whale - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
Also called “orcas,” killer whales are incredibly intelligent predators, which hunt a variety of prey species Because killer whales can be kept in human care, we conduct more thorough scientific research about them than some of the other whale species Read on to learn about the killer whale
- Scientists discover orcas using tools to groom each other in . . . - CNN
Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something other than hunting prey
- Killer whale | Definition Facts | Britannica
Survival in the storm-battered waters of the Shetland Islands Learn about the orcas in the waters off Scotland's Shetland Islands killer whale, (Orcinus orca), largest member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae)
- Top 10 facts about Orcas - WWF
Discover more about orcas aka killer whales, How big orcas are and what an orca eats along with the issues and threats they are facing and how you can help
- Orca (Killer Whale) - U. S. National Park Service
Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest member of the dolphin family, reaching a length of 23 to 26 feet and weighing four to eight tons Seeing orcas attack large whales, eighteenth century Basque whalers called the predator “ballena assasina” meaning, “whale killer ”
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