Orca-Jennings

Orca ﻿ ﻿﻿ By:Vaughn Jennings
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kingdom

Fitzinger ||
 * Animilia ||
 * Phylum: || Chordata ||
 * Class: || Mammalia ||
 * Order: || Cetacea ||
 * Suborder: || Odontoceti ||
 * Family: || Delphinidae ||
 * Genus: || Orcinus
 * Species: || O. orca

Movement:Orca whales can swim up to 50 km/hr and swim from 120-160 km every 24 hours.

Metabolism:Depending on the pod orcas eat different amounts of food. a pod is the group the orcas live with, usually family. They eat squid, fish, seals and even whales, thats how they got the nickname killer whale.

Growth: A girl Orca can have up to 3 babies. calves are 2.6 meters. it takes about 10 years to become an adult.

Respose to stimuli: Orcas call out to each other, there call can be heard miles through the ocean. they also recongize their black and white color. they usually will stick together though.

How they eat: Orcas will grab a seal and rip it aroung, then lets go so the seal wont scratch them. Diferences: Orca females are usually larger and live longer than the male. females are 7.9 meters and males are 7.5 meters.

Family: Orcas are related to dolphins, for example, the island dolphin and the blue dolphin.



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