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Orcas exist in oceans all over the world, from Arctic regions to tropical zones, and are notable for their distinctive, black-and-white coloration. There are several distinct groups of orca ...
Orca show at SeaWorld San Diego. Orcas, or killer whales, are large predatory cetaceans that were first captured live and displayed in exhibitions in the 1960s. They soon became popular attractions at public aquariums and aquatic theme parks due to their intelligence, trainability, striking appearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size. [1]
Over 2,000 individual resident-like orcas and 130 transient-like orcas have been identified off Russia. [29] At least 195 individual orcas have been cataloged in the eastern tropical Pacific, ranging from Baja California and the Gulf of California in the north to the northwest coast of South America in the south and west towards Hawaii. [ 31 ]
The pulsed calls of orcas may sound to humans like forms of speech, music, or wordless squeals, [74] [75] "with distinct tonal qualities and harmonic structure. These calls, typically 0.5–1.5 s in duration, are the primary social vocalization of killer whales."
Orcas, also known as killer whales, live in groups called pods, which can be made up of three to 20 whales, the park said. Typically, orcas don’t stray from the pods they’re born in, according ...
Orcas are among the few animals that undergo menopause and live for decades after they have finished breeding. [ 147 ] [ 148 ] The lifespans of wild females average 50 to 80 years. [ 149 ] Some are claimed to have lived substantially longer: Granny (J2) was estimated by some researchers to have been as old as 105 years at the time of her death ...
Bigg was the first to identify transient orcas as significantly different in eating habits, behavior, and distribution from resident orcas; hence they bear his name. His recommendation in the late 1970s that orcas be placed on the endangered list in Canada fueled interest in protecting the animals throughout the region.
Corky II (born c. 1965), 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 from Pender Harbour off the coast of British Columbia on 11 December 1969. [2] She has lived at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California since 21 January 1987.