Killer WhalesKiller Whales

By: Aliya HallBy: Aliya Hall

OutlineOutline

What it isWhat it is NamesNames Where it livesWhere it lives DietDiet TypesTypes BehaviorBehavior

Life CycleLife Cycle MythsMyths Physical AppearancePhysical Appearance KeikoKeiko Interesting factsInteresting facts

What is a Killer Whale?What is a Killer Whale?

Largest species of Largest species of the dolphin familythe dolphin family

Appeared about 11 Appeared about 11 million years agomillion years ago

Predatory black and Predatory black and white toothed whalewhite toothed whale

3-5 types of killer 3-5 types of killer whaleswhales

Other names for the Killer WhaleOther names for the Killer Whale

BlackfishBlackfish GrampusGrampus OrcaOrca Killer Whale is Killer Whale is

from the Spanish from the Spanish asesina ballenas asesina ballenas meaning whale meaning whale killerkiller

Where they liveWhere they live Found in all oceans Found in all oceans Mediterranean and Mediterranean and

Arabian seasArabian seas Prefer cooler Prefer cooler

temperature and temperature and polar regionspolar regions

Large populations Large populations live off the coast of live off the coast of Iceland and Iceland and Argentina watersArgentina waters

DietDiet Fish and other cold Fish and other cold

blooded prey (i.e. blooded prey (i.e. salmon and salmon and sharks)sharks)

Mammal prey (i.e. Mammal prey (i.e. grey whales and grey whales and seals)seals)

Bird prey (i.e. Bird prey (i.e. penguins)penguins)

Some even eat the Some even eat the Great White Great White SharksSharks

TypesTypes ResidentResident: most : most

commonly sightedcommonly sighted TransientTransient: vocalize in : vocalize in

less complicated less complicated dialectsdialects

OffshoreOffshore: smallest of : smallest of the three, eat the three, eat mammalsmammals

3 new killer whale 3 new killer whale types have been types have been recently documented recently documented in Antarcticin Antarctic

BehaviorBehavior

Frequently Frequently active at active at surface doing surface doing acrobaticsacrobatics

Very vocalVery vocal PlayfulPlayful

Life CycleLife Cycle

Live with their Moms Live with their Moms for entire lifefor entire life

Mature around age 15Mature around age 15 In first 6 months of life In first 6 months of life

37%-50% of all calves 37%-50% of all calves diedie

Female lifespan Female lifespan averages 50-90 yearsaverages 50-90 years

Male lifespan Male lifespan averages 29-60 yearsaverages 29-60 years

MythsMyths Genus name Orcinus Genus name Orcinus

means “of or belonging to means “of or belonging to the kingdom of the dead”the kingdom of the dead”

Gave people idea that it’s Gave people idea that it’s the "whale that brings the "whale that brings death" or "demon from death" or "demon from hell.“hell.“

Name is also similar to Name is also similar to Orcus, Roman God of the Orcus, Roman God of the underworldunderworld

People focus on “People focus on “KillerKiller” ” part of the namepart of the name

Now people see that they Now people see that they are friendly the negative are friendly the negative stereotype fadesstereotype fades

Physical AppearancePhysical Appearance marked with a black marked with a black

back, white chest back, white chest and sides, and a and sides, and a white patch above white patch above and behind the eye.and behind the eye.

Heavy robust bodyHeavy robust body Dorsal fin with grey Dorsal fin with grey

“saddle patch” at “saddle patch” at fin’s rearfin’s rear

Calves yellow or Calves yellow or orange tintorange tint

KeikoKeiko Captured in IcelandCaptured in Iceland Developed Skin LesionsDeveloped Skin Lesions Starred as Willy in Starred as Willy in Free Free

Willy Willy During his time in Oregon During his time in Oregon

he gained a lot of weighthe gained a lot of weight Plan of returning him to Plan of returning him to

wild caused controversywild caused controversy They tried to set him free They tried to set him free

but no orca pod would but no orca pod would adopt himadopt him

He died of pneumonia in He died of pneumonia in Norway on December 12, Norway on December 12, 20032003

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

World’s most powerful World’s most powerful predatorpredator

Mothers give birth Mothers give birth every three to ten every three to ten years, after a 17 years, after a 17 month pregnancymonth pregnancy

23-32 ft. in size23-32 ft. in size Weight up to 6 tonsWeight up to 6 tons Each tooth about 7.6 Each tooth about 7.6

cmcm

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