killer whale
Black-white dolphin
A killer whale is a large black-and-white toothed whale found in all oceans, the largest member of the dolphin family.
Also called orca.
Despite their name, they rarely attack humans in the wild, though they hunt seals, fish, and other whales in coordinated groups.
We watched killer whales breach near the boat.
Marine mammal theme park
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
- Free WillyOrca liberation tale
- tankLarge storage vessel
- trainerOne who conditions others
performance · captive breeding · Shamu · marine park · controversy · animal welfare · release · sanctuary
Echolocating marine mammal
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
- humpbackBaleen whale species
minke · baleen · blowhole · echolocation · marine mammal · calf · pod · migrate
Seed case or cetacean group
- matriarchFemale family leader
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- residentOne who inhabits
- transientTemporary, soon departing
offshore · dialect · matrilineal · clan · superpod · bonding · communication · family group
Fish's rear stabilizer
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- pectoral finFish's chest flipper
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
rostrum · melon · eye patch · black-and-white · countershading · streamlined · tail slap · breaching
SeaWorld
Marine mammal theme park
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
- Free WillyOrca liberation tale
- tankLarge storage vessel
trainer · performance · captive breeding · Shamu · marine park · controversy · animal welfare · release · sanctuary
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
humpback · minke · baleen · blowhole · echolocation · marine mammal · calf · pod · migrate · aquatic mammal
pod
Seed case or cetacean group
transient · offshore · dialect · matrilineal · clan · superpod · bonding · communication · family group · kinship
dorsal fin
Fish's rear stabilizer
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- pectoral finFish's chest flipper
teeth · rostrum · melon · eye patch · black-and-white · countershading · streamlined · tail slap · breaching · logging
Pacific
Earth's vastest ocean
Norway · Patagonia · coastal · pelagic · temperate · polar · fjord · Puget Sound · Iceland · New Zealand
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
salmon · ambush · pursuit · ramming · stunning · food chain · carnivore · predation · pack hunting · herding
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- apex predatorsgreat white shark, tiger, lion, orca, polar bear
- aquatic predatorsshark, great white shark, great white, tiger shark, bull shark
- Cetaceansdolphin, dolphins, porpoise, whales, orca
- toothed whalesorca, beluga, narwhal, bottlenose dolphin
- whaleshumpback, orca, bowhead, narwhal, beluga
killer whalebaleen whale
Plankton-filtering marine mammal
blue whale · humpback whale · gray whale · right whale · fin whale
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