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Orca

Orcinus orca

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 222, February 192, March 200, April 248, May 241, June 177, July 152, August 155, September 196, October 200, November 258, December 199.
United States18,345
Canada7,976
California2,438
British Columbia2,279
Washington1,436
Alaska1,091
Newfoundland and Labrador142
Oregon63
Argentina41
Quebec38

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SocialLives in groups or coloniesFrom its classification
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningFrom its classification
  • Apex predatorTop of the food chain in its ecosystemChecked by the maintainer

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyOceanic Dolphins · Delphinidae
GenusOrcinus

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