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The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body.
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.
Octonauts is an animated children's television series, produced by Chorion in series 1 and Silvergate Media starting from series 2 for the BBC channel CBeebies.It is based on the children's books written by Meomi, the design team of Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy.
A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed doing the same thing in the 1980s.
According to a release from "The Good Whale," after Free Willy became an unexpected hit, fans learned the orca who played Willy in the movie — a killed whale named Keiko — was ill and living ...
Tahlequah, the orca whale also known as J35, who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving once again.. On Jan. 1, the Center for Whale Research confirmed that Tahelequah's latest ...
In comparison, the modern killer whale has teeth about 10–13 centimetres (4–5 in) in height and 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. [6] The animal in life would probably have had 48 conical teeth in total, [ 2 ] in comparison to the modern killer whale ( O. orca ) which has 40 to 56. [ 6 ]
In comparison, the modern killer whale has teeth around 8 cm (3.1 in) in height and 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. [3] Like the modern killer whale, the tooth lacks a coat of cementum. However, unlike the modern killer whale, O. paleorca had a circular tooth root as opposed to an oval, and the pulp extended more towards the back than the front. [2]