Killer Whale

Killer Whale also known as Orca. They are marine mammals. They are toothed whale belonging to Oceanic dolphin family. They are the largest member in the dolphin family. Orca has black body with white underside. Killer Whale's eyes are on each side of it's head. It's eyes are about the same size of cow's eyes. Killer whales can grow to be 23-32 feet long almost as long as a bus. They are found in all the Oceans. They are most abundant in coldest water like Norway, Antarctica and Alaska. They are highly social and intelligent mammals. Adult Orcas are eat up 100-300 pounds per day.

Common Name	Killer Whale
Scientific Name	Orcinus orca.
Lifespan	Female= 10-45 years and Male=10-30 years
Length	Male=6-8m and Female= 5-7m
Speed	56 Km/h
Diet	Carnivore
Mass	3,600-5,400Kg

Scientific classification about Killer whale.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
class	Mammalia
Order	Cetacea
Family	Delphinidae
Genus	Orcinus
Species	orca

Killer Whale size relative to the Human.

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Killer Whale Skeleton.

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False killer Whale.

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They are a species of Oceanic dolphins. False Killer Whales are found in oceans worldwide specially in tropical, sub tropical and warm temperate water. False Killer Whale are highly social animals. They earned their names because their skull, not their external appearance is similar to the killer whales (Orcas). They are eat squid, large fish like tuna. Their swimming speed around 29Km/h. Their flippers are narrow and pointed. They have slender body with an elongated, tapered rounded head and 44 conical teeth; 12-21 in upper teeth and 16-24 in lower jaw. Fales Killer Whale's have black or dark body and slightly lighter underside. Some whales have paler gray body. False Killer Whale's have dorsal fins witch sickle shaped. Their dorsal fins can grow around 18-40cm high. They can echolocate using it's melon organ.