five questions
1. How long do they live?
2. Why do they jump out of water?
3. What's their favorite thing to eat?
4. How fast can they swim?
5. Why are they known as killer whales if they're dolphins?
answers
1. Orcas live 50-60 years.
2. Orcas jump out of water to conserve energy while traveling.
3. An Orca's favorite thing to eat is Salmon.
4. Orcas can swim up to 30mph.
5.They are called killer whales because they're named after the people that hunted them.
Orca
Orcinus orca
Size (length and weight)
Male are 32ft and 10-11 tons and females are 28ft and 7-8 tons
Location in the world
Orcas are found in all oceans.
Diet
Orcas eat mostly fish and occasionally eat seals and porpoises.
Predators
Orcas have no predators.
Other names
Orcas are known as killer whales.
Unusual fact
Orcas are actually dolphins.
Orca sounds
Author's name unknown
www.orca-puntanorte.com
www.pnor.org/wordpress/
Date of last update March 28th 2009
Date of when I looked at it 3/11/10
Author's name unknown
http://www.worldwidewhale.com/index.php
WorldWideWhale.com
Date of last update 8/2002
3-12-10
Author's name unkown
http://www.whale-images.com/info/killer-whale-facts.htm
Whale Images.com
Copyright date 2010
3-12-10
five questions
1. How long do they live?
2. Why do they jump out of water?
3. What's their favorite thing to eat?
4. How fast can they swim?
5. Why are they known as killer whales if they're dolphins?
answers
1. Orcas live 50-60 years.
2. Orcas jump out of water to conserve energy while traveling.
3. An Orca's favorite thing to eat is Salmon.
4. Orcas can swim up to 30mph.
5.They are called killer whales because they're named after the people that hunted them.