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  2. Orca - Wikipedia

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    Orcas also prey on larger species such as sperm whales, grey whales, humpback whales and minke whales. [ 83 ] [ 39 ] On three separate occasions in 2019 orcas were recorded to have killed blue whales off the south coast of Western Australia, including an estimated 18–22-meter (59–72 ft) individual. [ 88 ]

  3. Blue whale - Wikipedia

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    The blue whale's diet consists almost exclusively of krill. [34] Blue whales capture krill through lunge feeding; they swim towards them at high speeds as they open their mouths up to 80°. [34] [69] They may engulf 220 metric tons (220 long tons; 240 short tons) of water at one time. [73]

  4. Livyatan - Wikipedia

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    [1] [3] [4] [24] It is assumed that the hunting tactics of Livyatan for hunting whales were similar to that of the modern killer whale, pursuing prey to wear it out, and then drowning it. [1] [25] Modern killer whales work in groups to isolate and kill whales, but, given its size, Livyatan may have been able to hunt alone. [26]

  5. Toothed whale - Wikipedia

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    Groups even attack larger cetaceans such as minke whales, gray whales, and rarely sperm whales or blue whales. [71] [72] Other marine mammal prey species include nearly 20 species of seal, sea lion and fur seal. [73] These cetaceans are targeted by terrestrial and pagophilic predators. The polar bear is well-adapted for hunting Arctic whales ...

  6. Orca types and populations - Wikipedia

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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 of orcas may be distinct enough to be considered different races , [ 1 ] subspecies , or possibly even species [ 2 ] (see Species problem ).

  7. Orcinus - Wikipedia

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    The genus Orcinus was published by Leopold Fitzinger in 1860, [4] its type species is the orca named by Linnaeus in 1758 as Delphinus orca.Taxonomic arrangements of delphinids published by workers before and after Fitzinger, such as John Edward Gray as Orca in 1846 and Orca (Gladiator) in 1870, are recognized as synonyms of Orcinus.

  8. Minke whale - Wikipedia

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    Minke whales were not then regularly hunted by the large-scale whaling operations in the Southern Ocean because of their relatively small size. However, by the early 1970s, following the overhunting of larger whales such as the sei, fin, and blue whales, minkes became a more attractive target of whalers. By 1979, the minke was the only whale ...

  9. False killer whale - Wikipedia

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    The false killer whale is an apex predator, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters. [32] [33] Generally, the false killer whale targets a wide array of squid and fish of various sizes during daylight hours. [9] [34] They typically target large species of fish, such as mahi-mahi, wahoo and tuna.