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3 giorni fa · The orca ( Orcinus orca ), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus. Orcas are recognizable by their black-and-white patterned body.
7 mag 2024 · Ten facts about orcas (killer whales) Orcas are the largest member of the dolphin family. A male orca can be nearly ten metres in length and weight 10,000kg. Orcas are highly intelligent and able to coordinate hunting tactics. Female orcas are thought to live to 80 years of age or more.
14 mag 2024 · Since 2020, orcas have disrupted dozens of sailing journeys in these high-traffic waters, in some cases slamming vessels hard enough to cause critical damage. Last November, orcas slammed a yacht ...
2 mag 2024 · Here are some highlights from our reporting. 1. Rogue orcas are thriving on the high seas—and they’re eating big whales. In March 2024, scientists reported a brand-new population of killer ...
4 giorni fa · killer whale. A pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca)—a species with a patchy distribution in all oceans—swimming at the surface off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, 2012. (more) Killer whales live in small groups, usually called pods, that number fewer than 40 individuals each.
14 mag 2024 · The orcas are at it again. A group of the highly social marine mammals, also called killer whales, attacked and sank a 50-foot-long sailing yacht on Sunday, the New York Times reported .
15 mag 2024 · A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives. The researchers used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to 11 northern and...
