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10 Ιουλ 2015 · 1. Type 1 and type 2 killer whales inhabit the eastern North Atlantic (Pitman, 2011). 2. In the eastern North Pacific Ocean, observers have physical and behavioral differences. They categorize pods of eastern North Pacific killer whales into three ecotypes: “transient,” “resident” and “offshore” (Pitman, 2011). 3.
Killer whales can recognize their own pods easily from several miles away based on distinctive songs. Researchers have shown that the more similar the dialects between two pods, the closer they are related. Pods of whales with similar dialects are called clans. Killer whale pods are very vocal when hunting for prey.
The killer whale or orca is a robust medium sized whale – the largest member of the family Delphinidae. Adult male killer whales are about 25% larger than adult females with a tall (>2 m)
Killer whale printable PDF Factsheet. An A4 format fact sheet that can be viewed on a phone or tablet, or printed and laminated to be used on vessels during whale watching tours.
Take a deep breath, gang – because we’re diving to the depths of the ocean with some cool killer whale facts! Weight: Males up to 9,000kg. Females up to 5,500kg. Head and body length: Males up to 9.8m. Females up to 8.5m. Eight tonnes of pure power whacks an ice floe floating in cold Arctic waters.
Killer whales live in cohesive, long-term social units called pods. A pod is a group of individuals which travel together the majority of the time. Within a pod killer whales establish strong social bonds, of which the association bond is between mother and calf. The hierarchy within a group of killer whales is female-dominant.
Killer Whales (Orcinus orca), also known as Orcas, are one of the most deadly marine animals in the world. Despite being called a whale, the predatory species is the largest of the dolphins, growing up to eight metres long- the length of a small bus!
