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    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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    (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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  • 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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  • Look up orca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orca is another name for a killer whale, the world's biggest dolphin species. Orca, ORCA or Orcas may also...
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  • Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 American thriller film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring...
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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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    Keiko (c. 1977/1978 – 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...
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    Tokitae or Toki for short, (c. 1966 – 18 August 2023), was a captive female orca of the southern resident population captured from the wild in September 1970...
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    The ORCA card (standing for One Regional Card for All) is a contactless, stored-value smart card system for public transit in the Puget Sound region of...
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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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    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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  • The Orca is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is under development by Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) for the United States Navy...
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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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    Shamu was the stage name used for several performing orcas at SeaWorld as part of their theatrical Shamu show beginning in 1960s. The original Shamu died...
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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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  • Oedipus Orca is a 1977 Italian sexploitation-thriller directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is a sequel to La Orca, filmed the same/next year. Michele Placido:...
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  • Orca Engineering was a sports car company based in Liechtenstein. Orca designed and manufactured the Orca 113 platform, as well as the upcoming Beck LM800...
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  • Prisoner of Passion (redirect from La orca)
    Passion (Italian: La Orca) is an Italian film directed by Eriprando Visconti. The film was followed with the sequel Oedipus Orca. Michele Placido: Michele...
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    (died March 9, 2023) was a captive orca housed at Marineland of Canada. She was nicknamed the World's Loneliest Orca because she spent the last 12 years...
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    Orca was a male golden retriever trained by the UK charity Canine Partners as an assistance dog. As of 2007[update] he was one of 12 dogs to be awarded...
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    The Orca-class patrol vessels are a class of eight steel-hulled training and surveillance vessels in service with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) at Patrol...
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  • Luna (c. 19 September 1999 – 10 March 2006) also known as Tsux'iit, was an orca born in Puget Sound. After being separated from his mother, Splash (1985–2008)...
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    Jaws (film) (redirect from Orca (Jaws boat))
    For Quint's boat, the Orca, Alves and his team constructed two identical 42-foot models for the film. The second boat, dubbed Orca II, had no motor and...
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  • Bitte Orca is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Dirty Projectors, released on June 9, 2009, by Domino Recording Company. The word "bitte"...
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  • Orca was a "wild child", described by Jamie as "more of a seagull than a person". Orca's parents, Daniel and Amy Bates, had divorced by the time Orca...
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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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    Dawn Brancheau (category Deaths due to orca attacks)
    February 24, 2010) was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld. She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including a leading role in revamping...
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  • Shamu (category Orcas from SeaWorld)
    Shamu /ʃæmuː/ (unknown – August 16, 1971) was a female orca captured in October 1965 from a southern resident pod. She was sold to SeaWorld San Diego and...
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    Morgan (born c. 2007) is a female orca who was rescued in the Wadden Sea, off the northwestern coast of the Netherlands in June 2010. She was found in...
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    approx, died c. 2016), also known as J2, was a female orca of the J pod of southern resident orcas notable for her long life. Early estimates placed her...
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