ORCA
Orcinus orca
The "Killer Whale"
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The orca or killer whale is a toothed whale that is an efficient predator, even attacking huge young blue whales. Their only enemy is human beings.
Orca
Orca (Orcinus orca)
commonly known as Killer Whale
Species Code: OROR ...
Orca Culture?: Different orca populations can have very different vocal behavior, hunting techniques and social behavior. These behaviors are learned and passed on to subsequent generations, much like human culture.
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Orcinus orca, Orca (Killer Whale) [+]
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Family Delphinidae Genus Orcinus Species: Orcinus orca [Endangered Status +ITIS +WoRMS]
Description & Behavior ...
Orca
Mammal. Orcas belong to the dolphin family, although they are often referred to as killer whales. Like dolphins, orcas use echolocation - that is, bouncing sound off objects to determine their location and locate prey.
Burnie D, Wilson DE. 2001. Animal. London: Dorling Kindersley. 624 p.
Sessine S. 2000. Orcinus orca, Animal Diversity Web. June 14, 2007.
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The Orca - Killer Whale
The Killer whale is the largest member of the dolphin family. This distinctive jet-black, brilliant white and grey marked, huge dorsal finned male, makes this animal relatively easy to identify.
Orcinus orca
Also Called: Orca
The killer whale is actually not a whale. It is the largest member of the dolphin family. Killer whales have a very distinctive black and white coloration.
Orcinus orca
Killer Whale
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae ...
Species: Orcinus orca
Geographic Range
Orcinus orca is found living in all oceans of the world. They have been spotted from as far north as the Artic Ocean near pack ice to as far south as the Antarctic Ocean.
Orca breaching, Hood Canal, Washington
Photograph by Minette Layne. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
Orca in Hood Canal, Washington ...
Killer Whales (orca) are found in all the worlds oceans both hot and cold from the freezing waters of the North and South poles to tropical seas.
Southern killer whale, southern orca
Orcinus glacialis
Orcas are one of the fastest animals in the sea. The record holder is a male timed at 55.5 km/h (34.5 mph). They are also one of the most widespread mammals on Earth.
Killer Whale
Order Cetacea : Family Delphinidae : Orcinus orca (Linnaeus) ...
Orca bullies: Humpback whales are preyed upon by Orcas. The result of these attacks is generally nothing more serious than some scarring of the skin. However, it is likely that young calves are sometimes killed.
Orca Rubbing Beach - Received from Amanda in Arizona
Q: Have you heard of "The Rubbing Beach". Whales (primarily orcas) go there and give birth and rub against the smooth peebles at the bottom. It is very popular place. Where is it located?
Orca (Orcinus orca)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Mongo (Stomatepia mongo)
Tilapia (Tilapia bythobathes) ...
Orca, cod, dolphins, porpoises, sharks, Rockfish, seabird, Whale, squid, Sea Lion, Seal, tuna, Salmon, and fishermen.
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Transparent eggs with the eyes visible, one larva hatched. Observe the yolk.
ORCA
Orcas are killer whales. An orca eats hundreds of pounds of fish (including sharks) and marine mammals every day.
ORYX
Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa and Asia.
The Orca can also be seen in warm water areas such as Hawaii, Australia, the Galapagos Islands, the Bahamas, and the Gulf of Mexico. Such sightings are rare, but show that this creature lives everywhere.
The orca, or "killer," whale is the largest member of the dolphin family.
Status:
Endangered in Oregon, Washington, and California.
The orca swims the fastest of all the members of the dolphin family. It can reach speeds of up to 50km/h, although for normal swimming, it moves at 10-15km/h.
Orcinus orca
Offshore waters; stranded in Barnstable & Dukes counties; observed in Plymouth & Suffolk County waters.
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin ...
OFFSPRING:
Orca gestation is 13 to 16 months. A calf is born in autumn weighing almost 400 pounds and measuring up to 7 feet in length. A calf will remain with its mother for at least two years.
Killer Whale (Orca) Range
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Fast Facts
Type: Mammal Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 50 to 80 years Size: 23 to 32 ft (7 to 9.7 m) Weight: Up to 6 tons (5,443 kg) Group name: Pod Size relative to a ...
Large Oceanaria in the United States, like the ones in San Diego and Miami have built their successes solely upon the huge drawing power of animals like the Orca - the so called 'killer whale'.
or grampus, a large, rapacious marine mammal, Orcinus orca, of the dolphin family. Male killer whales may reach a length of 30 ft (9 m) and females half that length.
Orcinus orca
These highly intelligent, social whales have developed ways of hunting in groups that are similar to the hunting methods of wolves and lions.
It has a large mouth with small teeth, a broad rounded snout (observers have mistaken it for a young orca), a generally brownish-blackish color on top and white underneath, and an asymmetrical tail with a long upper lobe, ...
The orca, also known as the killer whale, is the largest member of the dolphin family. The head of this marine mammal is conical in shape.
5 m (30 ft) and ten tonnes (the Orca or Killer Whale). They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid.
killer whale (Orcinus orca): Also called orcas, these predatory whales probably feed upon gray seals.
northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis): A gray, gull-like seabird that feeds on fish and other marine creatures in coldwater seas.
The Irrawaddy dolphin is closely related to the orca, also known as the killer whale.
The gestation period for this dolphin is 14 months.
The Irrawaddy dolphin is the only dolphin that spits water during feeding and socializing.
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And the killer whale or orca-which is itself a dolphin species-is another answer to the "What eats a dolphin?" question, although this seems to happen only infrequently.
Killer whale, Orcinus orca
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Where are they found? Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean ...
Size The Amazonian River dolphin is the smallest of the dolphin species at five feet in length. It weighs about 100 lbs. The largest dolphin species is the orca. Male orcas grow to about 18 feet in length and weigh about 19,000 pounds! ...
A predator looking up from below (such as an orca or a leopard seal) has difficulty distinguishing between a white penguin belly and the reflective water surface. The dark plumage on their backs camouflages them from above.
There are 36 species, or kinds, of dolphin, including bottlenose dolphin, Risso's dolphin, false killer whale, Pacific whitesided dolphin, orca (killer whale, the biggest dolphin), longfinned pilot whale, shortfinned pilot whale, ...
2 metres (4 feet) and 40 kilograms (88 pounds) (Maui's Dolphin), up to 9.5 metres (30 feet) and 10 tonnes (the Orca). However, the average length for most North American species is 13.89 feet in length.
Close by although not seeming to be associated with the mother and calf was this larger male Orca ...
 See also: Manatee, Chipmunk, Armadillo, Gopher, Shrew
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