Orca
Orcinus orca
Mammalia
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 30-90 yrs
- Size
- Huge
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Social
- Pod
- Biome
- Open ocean
- Range
- Worldwide
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Size
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Orca, the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family, is a toothed whale and a cosmopolitan species, inhabiting a wide range of marine environments. It is recognizable by its distinct pigmentation, being mostly black on top, white on the bottom, and having recognizable white eye patches.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Orcinus
- Species
- Orcinus orca