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Title: Orcas


1
Orcas
  • Haley Hammond

2
Classification
  • Kingdom- Animalia       
  • Phylum-Chordata           
  • Subphylum-Vertebrata 
  • Class-Mammalia
  • Order- Cetacea
  • Family-Delphimidae 
  • Genus- Orcinus
  • Species- Orca
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3
Dimensions
  • Length - 31.98 ft
  • Height - its a whale its not tall
  • Weight - 15,840 lbs or 7.5 tons
  • Shape streamlined
  • Colors and markings - black and white.

4
Habitat
  • Part of the world orcas live in-
  • they prefer colder climate waters though
  • they can be found in tropical waters. 
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5
Diet
  • Orcas are carnivores. They eat things such
    as...Seals, sea lions, smaller whales and
    dolphins, fish, sharks, squid, octopi, sea
    turtle, sea birds, sea otters, penguins, polar
    bears, and other animals.

 
6
Family Life

  • Offspring born 1

  • Gestation period 12 to 18 months
  • Most claves are born during the winter.
  • The males and females
  • in the pod help raise the
  • calf.

 
7
Social Behavior
  • Social behavior-very social and complex animals.
    Can live in a pod with up to 50 whales.
  • Temperament- there are very few records of orcas
    ever attacking humans.
  • Habits and unique behavior- some orcas that live
    in more tropical waters eat stingrays.

8
Defenses
  • Defenses It can bite with its big teeth, ram an
    enemy or slap it with its tail
  • Acquiring food They hunt in pods and share food
    with other pod members
  • Life span In captivity up to 16 years and in the
    wild 30-50 years

9
History
  • When did Orcas first appear?
  • Orcas first appeared about 11 million years ago
    but the first primitive whale was around 53 to 54
    million years ago
  • Are Orcas endangered?
  • Not officially but humans are polluting the water
    they live in and we take their food by overfishing

10
Relationship to humans
  • We have never extensively
  • hunted
    Orcas. They are capable of attacking things much
    larger then humans but dont often attack humans
  • Shamu is a popular example of a captive Orca,
  • Orcas can be
  • trained to do
  • tricks and such.

11
 
  • Sources
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Questions!? o. O
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O.K. thats the end. Thanks for watching! ?
  • -Haley H.
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