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COMMON NAME: Killer Whale
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Orcinus orca

SUBORDER: Odontoceti

LENTGH: 8m
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Striking black and white colour pattern
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Extremely social, matriarchal societies
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Stable groups of around 15 individuals
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Travel abreast when resting at surface
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Active, curious species
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Spyhops, breaches, lobtails, flipper slap
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