The social structure of the killer whale is quite complex and stable. They live with their mothers for their entire lives. Their family includes an older female, her sons and daughters, and the descendants of her daughters. With a life expectancy of nearly 90 years for female killer whales, ...
Killer Whale and Man Contrary to popular belief that killer whales are aggressive, there is no evidence that any of these marine mammals have ever killed a human, apart from mishaps in the oceanarium. Although human remains were found in the abdomen of one specimen, there was no indication t...
Though SeaWorld claims, "Neither the shape nor the droop of a whale's dorsal fin are indicators of a killer whale's health or well-being," collapsed dorsal fins are extremely rare in the wild. When they do occur, they are the result of serious injury or environmental contamination. Two ...
(20%)AThe name “killer whale" strikes fear in the heart of people.(26),this name isn't veryaccurate at all. It was originally just a reference to the fact that these whales hunted ingroups and conducted(27)attacks on their prey. Killer whales, also known as orcas,are actually very i...
Dietary specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters Two forms of killer whale (Orcinus orca), resident and transient, occur sympatrically in coastal waters of British Columbia, Washington State, and southeas......
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We present the current available knowledge about sexual behavior and mating systems in the killer whale, Orcinus orca, focusing primarily on the most well-studied ecotype, the Residents of the eastern North Pacific. Resident killer whales display lifetim