General Description
Killer Whale are come in categories of the mammals. They have black and white markings
on their bodies. They are swift, sharp, and dodgy and their average sprints have been recorded up to 56 km/h. The length of a killer whale’s fin can be 6ft. They
have 20-26 sharp teeth. The length of each tooth can be 2 inch
long.
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Classification
They are classified into three groups:-
· Resident
· Transient
· wonderer
Habitat
Killer whales live in
all oceans round the world. They can exist both in hot and icy waters. They do
not migrate from one place to other. They can live upper, middle and lower surface of water.
Communications
The most interesting
thing of the killer whale is, the shrilly sound
it produces. They travel in pods and each pod ( group of fish) is marked with
distinctive sound which can be clearly recognized by a person who hears this
sound again and tells you which pod is passing on.
Social behavior
All the three groups of
killer whales have distinct habits. They live in the groups
of 5-25 whales. Most of the time, they make calls and follow each other every
where.
Breeding
One calf after 8 years with a gestation period of 17 months. Life can 35-60 years (female 90 years)
Hunting technique
They are quieter,
deceptive and clever hunters. They
like to hunt in a team. The trap the fish in between their pod and drive them to the shore when the
fish reach the shore get entangled with killers’ pod and hunted. They may jump out to the sea shore to catch sea animals resting
on the beach.
Food
Killer whales are the over eaters. They swallow almost every
animal. Their most attractive foods are : seals, sea lions, dolphins, fish,
dugongs, turtles, penguins, gulls and other whales more than 10 time their
size.
Distribution
Killer whales are found
in all oceans through out the world. They can be found in Polar Regions as well
as Equator Regions.
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