The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body.

2020年12月14日 · Orcas (Orcinus orca), often called Killer Whales, are actually the worlds biggest dolphins and are members of the Delphinidae family which also includes species such as Bottlenose Dolphins and Pilot Whales.

2025年1月29日 · killer whale, (Orcinus orca), largest member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae). The killer whale is easy to identify by its size and its striking coloration: jet black on top and pure white below with a white patch behind each eye, another extending up each flank, and a variable “saddle patch” just behind the dorsal fin.

The killer whale, also known as orca, is the ocean’s top predator. It is the largest member of the Delphinidae family, or dolphins. Members of this family include all dolphin species, as well as other larger species, such as long-finned pilot whales and short-finned pilot whales, whose common names also contain "whale" instead of "dolphin."

2025年2月10日 · The ocean’s apex predator has always captivated humans, but our relationship with killer whales has changed from demonizing and fearing them to finding them the subject of fascination. This is a...

2009年1月1日 · This chapter discusses the characteristics, taxonomy, distribution, abundance, and ecology of the killer whale or Orcinus orca. With its striking black and white markings and cosmopolitan range, the killer whale, or orca, is one of the most easily recognized and widely distributed of all cetaceans and is unlikely to be confused with any other ...

Orcas (formerly known as killer whales, blackfish, and murder pandas…), Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), are actually dolphins. And they are the largest of the dolphin family (Family Delphinidae ~ 32 species, including what we normally consider dolphins, pygmy killer whales, Feresa attenuata, and false killer whales, Pseudorca crassiddens).

2018年1月1日 · These ecotypes often employ innovative cooperative hunting tactics to catch prey. Killer whales generally live in stable matrilineally structured groups from which dispersal of individuals may be rare on nonexistent. Killer whales produce highly structured, stereotyped calls that vary among populations and, often, among different maternal lineages.

Orcinus is a genus of Delphinidae, the family of carnivorous marine mammals known as dolphins.It includes the largest delphinid species, Orcinus orca, known as the orca or killer whale.Two extinct species are recognised, Orcinus paleorca and O. citoniensis, describing fossilised remains of the genus. [2] The other extinct species O. meyeri is disputed. [3]

2022年12月6日 · Matthews CJD, Luque SP, Petersen SD et al (2011) Satellite tracking of a killer whale (Orcinus orca) in the eastern Canadian Arctic documents ice avoidance and rapid, long-distance movement into the North Atlantic. Polar Biol 34:1091–1096