Orca (redirect from Whale, killer)
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in...
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The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a species of oceanic dolphin that is the only extant representative of the genus Pseudorca. It is found...
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Tilikum (orca) (redirect from Tilikum (killer whale))
trainer killed by killer whale". CNN. February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010. Pilkington, Ed (February 25, 2010). "Killer whale Tilikum to be spared...
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The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its...
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Orca attacks (redirect from Killer whale attacks on humans)
Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild...
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mature, healthy sperm whale has no natural predators, although calves and weakened adults are sometimes killed by pods of killer whales (orcas). Mature males...
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List of captive orcas (redirect from Keet (killer whale))
Orcas, or killer whales, are large predatory cetaceans that were first captured live and displayed in exhibitions in the 1960s. They soon became popular...
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Captive orcas (redirect from Killer whales in captivity)
Dozens of orcas (killer whales) are held in captivity for breeding or performance purposes. The practice of capturing and displaying orcas in exhibitions...
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Keiko (orca) (redirect from Keiko (killer whale))
"Killer whales: What to do with captive orcas?". Earth News. BBC News (news.bbc.co.uk). 25 February 2010. "Watch what happens when you free a killer whale"...
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Orca (1977 film) (redirect from Orca: The Killer Whale)
Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 American thriller film directed by Michael Anderson, from a screenplay by Luciano Vincenzoni and...
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estimated that the genome-wide sequence similarity between beluga whales and killer whales is 97.87%.[citation needed] The beluga's earliest known distinctive...
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The killers of Eden or Twofold Bay killers were a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human hunters of cetacean species...
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The Whale God (鯨神, Kujira Gami), alternatively as Killer Whale, is a 1962 Japanese tokusatsu (kaiju) film produced by Daiei Film based on the 1961 Akutagawa...
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Orca types and populations (redirect from Transient killer whale)
Orcas or killer whales have a cosmopolitan distribution and several distinct populations or types have been documented or suggested. Three to five types...
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The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
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The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to...
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the company had captured a few more species of animals, including a killer whale that was brought to the new facility. The harsh winter climate permitted...
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Namu, the Killer Whale (re-issued as Namu, My Best Friend) is a 1966 American film about a "killer whale" (orca) being studied by a local marine biologist...
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and all other whales with teeth, such as beaked whales and the sperm whales. 73 species of toothed whales are described. They are one of two living groups...
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melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), also known less commonly as the electra dolphin, little killer whale, or many-toothed blackfish, is a toothed whale of...
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Old Tom (orca) (redirect from Old Tom (killer whale))
Old Tom (c. 1860s/1895 – September 1930) was a male orca (killer whale) who cooperated with and assisted whalers in the port of Eden, New South Wales,...
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Southern resident orcas (redirect from Southern Resident Killer Whale)
The southern resident orcas, also known as the southern resident killer whales (SRKW), are the smallest of four communities of the exclusively fish-eating...
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Killer whale predation on minke whales has been well documented. A study in 1975 found that in 49 killer whale stomachs, 84% had consumed minke whale...
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2016). "Blackfish: when killer whales attack". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 10, 2016. "SeaWorld trainer killed by killer whale". CNN. February 25, 2010...
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Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned...
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the orca, or killer whale, the melon-headed whale, the pygmy killer whale, the false killer whale, and the two species of pilot whales, all of which...
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Tahlequah (orca) (redirect from Tahlequah (killer whale))
Tahlequah (born c. 1998), also known as J35, is a killer whale of the southern resident community in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. She has given birth...
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The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean...
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Granny (orca) (redirect from Granny (killer whale))
documentary film. The Hundred Year Old Whale was released in 2017 by filmmaker Mark Leiren-Young, the author of The Killer Whale Who Changed The World. Estimates...
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