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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