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Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Orca/Killer whale research- Esol

COMMON NAME: Orca(Killer Whale)

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Orcinus orca

TYPE: mammals

DIET: Carnivore

GROUP NAME: Pod

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN WILD: 50 to 80 years

SIZE: 23 to 32 feet

WEIGHT: Up to 6 tons

Orcas, or killer whale, are massive. It's one of the world's most power full
predator. They are black and white, smart and social, orcas make a wide
variety of communicative sounds. Each pod has distinctive noise that it's
member will recognise even at a distance. Orcas are apex predator, at the
top of the food chain. No other animal (except for humans) hunt Orcas. Killer whales needs about 150 to 300 pounds of food per day.





  

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