Orcas

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Orcas

• Haley Hammond

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Classification

• Kingdom- Animalia       
• Phylum-Chordata           
• Subphylum-Vertebrata 
• Class-Mammalia
• Order- Cetacea
• Family-Delphimidae 
• Genus- Orcinus
• Species- Orca
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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.

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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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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.

 
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Family Life

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  Offspring born 1
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  Gestation period 12 to 18 months
• Most claves are born during the winter.
• The males and females
• in the pod help raise the
• calf.

 
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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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O.K. thats the end. Thanks for watching! ?

• -Haley H.