ORCA or Killer Whales

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ORCAor Killer Whales
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Where It Lives

• Found in every ocean
• It likes waters by the coast and cool waters

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The Animal Itself
Dorsal Fin Male Straight 5.9
high Female Curved 2.9 high
Tail Muscular tail flukes moves the whale through
the water fast Slaps the water hard to stun
schools of fish
Teeth 20 to 26 teeth in each jaw Curved backward
and inward
Nasal Flap Produces sound to find his food
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How They Hear

• Orcas use echolocation to hear and find food.
  They make beams of sound from their nasal flaps
  that bounce back to them when it hits something.

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Stats

• Weight Up to 16,940 pounds for a male and up to
  12,100 pounds for a female
• Length Up to 29.7 for a male and up to 26.4
  for a female

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Life Cycle

• They live about 30 years
• The mothers have only 1 calf at a time
• There is 2 to 6 years in between the birth of
  each calf
• The families live together in pods

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Protection

• The female and her calves, older females, and a
  male make a pod
• Pod members use whistles, tones, and screams to
  stay together
• Each pod speaks their own language

• Orcas live in groups called pods

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How And What They Eat

• They hunt by themselves for small prey
• They hunt in groups for big prey
• They chase fish into shallow waters to eat them

• Orcas eat fish, squid, sea lions, seals, and
  other whales

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Hunting With The Pack
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Hunting With The Pack
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Facts

• The gray and white color on their backs are all
  different
• They go up to the surface to breathe