The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the...
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Vladimirov, 1983 and Orcinus nanus Mikhalev and Ivashin, 1981 are considered synonyms of Orcinus orca, the existing species of orca. Orcinus means "of the kingdom...
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Around 25,000 orcas are estimated around the Antarctic, and four types have been documented. Two dwarf species, named Orcinus nanus and Orcinus glacialis...
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Shawn (2020). "Epimeletic behaviour in a Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)". Canadian Field-Naturalist. 134 (4). doi:10.22621/cfn.v134i4.2555....
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Orcinus citoniensis is an extinct species of orca identified in the Late Pliocene of Italy and the Early Pleistocene of England. It was smaller than the...
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Beginning in 2020, a subpopulation of orcas (Orcinus orca) began ramming boats and attacking their rudders in waters off the Iberian Peninsula. The behaviour...
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Orcinus paleorca is a fossil species of Orcinus, the genus of killer whales (orca), dated to the Middle Pleistocene. The holotype specimen, a tooth fragment...
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(c. December 1981 – 6 January 2017), nicknamed Tilly, was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. He was captured...
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Orcinus meyeri is a fossil species of Orcinus (killer whales) found in the Early Miocene deposits of southern Germany, known from two jaw fragments and...
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2015. "World's oldest orca spotted near Vancouver Island". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. "Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)". Retrieved September...
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(1977). "A Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca L.) Attacks and Sinks a Sailing Boat" (PDF). Natura. 68 (3–4): 218–220. Hoyt, Erich (2013). Orca: the whale called killer...
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of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774844307. Douglas, John (2012). "The Resident Orcas Of J-Pod". "Killer whale (Orcinus orca)"...
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Whales (Orcinus orca) and Determination of a Hearing Impairment in a Rehabilitated Killer Whale"., Aquatic Mammals Journal "WATCH: SeaWorld orca 'beaches'...
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(Orcinus orca) in Canada". April 27, 2011. National Marine Fisheries Service (2008). "Recovery Plan for Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)"...
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Keiko (c. 1976 – 12 December 2003) was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979, and widely known for his portrayal of Willy in...
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Gray put the false killer whale in the genus Orcinus, which had been known as the killer whale (Orcinus orca). Until 1861, when the first carcasses washed...
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Globicephala melas Grampus griseus Peponocephala electra Orcaella brevirostris Orcinus orca Pseudorca crassidens The Delphinidae are the most diverse of the cetacean...
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Tokitae or Toki for short, (c. 1966 – August 18, 2023), was a captive female orca of the southern resident population captured from the wild in September 1970...
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2023). "Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinct". livescience.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023. "Orcinus orca — Killer Whale, Orca". Department...
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2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007. Jett, John; Ventre, Jeffrey. "Orca ( Orcinus orca ) captivity and vulnerability to mosquito-transmitted viruses". Journal...
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purposes. Orca echolocation Call of an orca Orca calls and echolocation Problems playing these files? See media help. Like other delphinids, orcas are very...
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(Orcinus orca) in Canada". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. June 1, 2018. Griffin, Rachel (January 1, 2016). "Northern Resident Killer Whale, Orcinus orca...
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Carousel feeding (category Orcas)
Carousel feeding is a cooperative hunting method used by Norwegian orcas (Orcinus orca) to capture wintering Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus)...
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several ecologically distinct populations of orcas (Orcinus orca). The area supports three major ecotypes of orcas: northern residents, southern residents...
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R.; Klinghammer, Erich (12 January 1970). "The Behavior of the Whale Orcinus orca: a Review of the Literature". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 27 (7):...
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Hemisyntrachelus cortesii Hemisyntrachelus pisanus Orcinus Orcinus citoniensis † Orcinus meyeri † Orcinus orca Orcinus paleorca † Platalearostrum † Platalearostrum...
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M; Gennari, E (January 2, 2024). "Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa". African...
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Mediterranean cetaceans (section Orca (Orcinus orca))
once in the Mediterranean, probably as a stray group. The killer whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest delphinid species, easily recognized by its size, which...
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often referred to as just Corky, is a female captive orca from the A5 Pod of northern resident orcas. At approximately the age of four, Corky was captured...
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Katina (born c. 1975) is a female orca who lives at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. She was captured off Iceland at approximately three years of age on 26...
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