Orca, The Killer Whale

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1. What is the only enemy of an orca whale? other species of whale shark man other orcas

2. From a distance, the female and juvenile orca whales can be confused with three other whales and dolphins. Which one of these can they not be confused for? bottlenose dolphin Dall's porpoise false killer whale Risso's dolphin

3. What is the only difference in features between the male and female orcas? size & color tail fluke & flippers color & fin shape size & fin shape

4. Where can orca whales be found? Pacific ocean all oceans Atlantic ocean Arctic ocean

5. What does it mean when an orca breaches? tips ice floe to catch prey on top leaps out of water and makes huge splash makes ready to give birth beaches itself

6. When an orca is spy hopping, what is it doing? diving great depths to hunt raising its head high above water and looking for prey leaping in and out of water playfully tossing prey into the air

7. Why is the orca called the "killer whale"? has attacked humans only cetacean that preys on warm-blooded animals has vicious personality will kill and eat each other

8. The orca whales were scientifically identified as Orcinus orca in 1758 by whom? Linnaeus Cuvier Owen Gray

9. What did the Nootka Indians of Vancouver Island call the orca whale? black fish water king killer fish black giant

10. About how fast can an orca swim at top speed? 15 miles per hour 25 miles per hour 20 miles per hour 30 miles per hour