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...

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...

Around 25,000 orcas are estimated around the Antarctic, and four types have been documented. Two dwarf species, named Orcinus nanus and Orcinus glacialis...

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...

(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...

Beginning in 2020, a subpopulation of orcas (Orcinus orca) began ramming boats and attacking their rudders in waters off the Iberian Peninsula. The behaviour...

2015. "World's oldest orca spotted near Vancouver Island". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. "Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)". Retrieved September...

(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...

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...

(Orcinus orca) in Canada". April 27, 2011. National Marine Fisheries Service (2008). "Recovery Plan for Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)"...

Shawn (2020). "Epimeletic behaviour in a Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)". Canadian Field-Naturalist. 134 (4). doi:10.22621/cfn.v134i4.2555....

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...

Globicephala melas Grampus griseus Peponocephala electra Orcaella brevirostris Orcinus orca Pseudorca crassidens The Delphinidae are the most diverse of the cetacean...

Keiko (c. 1976 – 12 December 2003) was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979. He was best known for his portrayal of Willy in...

of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774844307. Douglas, John (2012). "The Resident Orcas Of J-Pod". "Killer whale (Orcinus orca)"...

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...

purposes. Orca echolocation Call of an orca Orca calls and echolocation Problems playing these files? See media help. Like other delphinids, orcas are very...

2023). "Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinct". livescience.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023. "Orcinus orca — Killer Whale, Orca". Department...

2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007. Jett, John; Ventre, Jeffrey. "Orca ( Orcinus orca ) captivity and vulnerability to mosquito-transmitted viruses". Journal...

Whales (Orcinus orca) and Determination of a Hearing Impairment in a Rehabilitated Killer Whale"., Aquatic Mammals Journal "WATCH: SeaWorld orca 'beaches'...

several ecologically distinct populations of orcas (Orcinus orca). The area supports three major ecotypes of orcas: northern residents, southern residents...

Carousel feeding is a cooperative hunting method used by Norwegian orcas (Orcinus orca) to capture wintering Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus)...

Hemisyntrachelus cortesii Hemisyntrachelus pisanus Orcinus Orcinus citoniensis † Orcinus meyeri † Orcinus orca Orcinus paleorca † Platalearostrum † Platalearostrum...

M; Gennari, E (January 2, 2024). "Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa". African...

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...

brain mass of any extant animal, averaging 7.8 kg in mature males. Orcas (Orcinus orca) have the second largest known brain mass of any extant animal. (5...

(Orcinus orca) in Canada". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. June 1, 2018. Griffin, Rachel (January 1, 2016). "Northern Resident Killer Whale, Orcinus orca...

Whale Orcinus orca: a Review of the Literature. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 27(7), 828–839. C. Howard, Brian (2013). ""Astonishing" and Rare Orca vs...

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...

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...