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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    "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 (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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    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 (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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    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 (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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    Cetacea (redirect from Whale pod)
    Long-finned pilot whale Melon-headed whale Minke whale Narwhal Orca Pacific white-sided dolphin Pygmy killer whale Pygmy sperm whale Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed...
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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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    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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