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=****__Killer Whales__ ****=

=** __Introduction__ **=

Killer Whales are one of the largest animals in the world. They belong to the dolphin family and are the largest member in this family. Some people think that Orcas and Killer Whales are different animals, but they are not. There are about four names that people gave these animals. The names are **[|Killer Whale], [|Orca], [|Seawolf]** and **[|Blackfish]**. But the biologic name for this animal is **[|Orcinus orca]**. That is still not the original name. The original name of **[|Orcinus]**is **[|Orcus]**. The names you will mostly hear are Killer Whale and Orca. They are called Killer Whales, because they sometimes also eat other Whales. That means that they are Whale Killers.

 =** __Features__ **=

Killer Whales have black bodies with white spots on their bellies and near the eyes. Their bodies are long, round and on the middle of its back is a large **[|dorsal]**fin. To swim they use their big strong fin at the end of their bodies. A male is 7 meters long and weights 7000kg up to 10000kg. A female is 6 meters long and weights 4000kg up to 6000kg. 

 =** __Diet__ **=

Fish, squids, birds, sea lions, seals, penguins, otters, sea turtles, walruses, reptiles, polar bears and other sea mammals are the food of the Killer Whale. They eat about 5% of their body weight a day. That is around 227kg of food. They catch their pray by spying on the animal and then either swimming into them or for the smaller animals they throw them around to kill and eat them.     =** __Habitat__ **=

Killer Whales can live in every kind of ocean that is on earth. But mostly they are found in the Arctic, Antarctic and cold water oceans. This animal is very largely distributed on the earth after the humans. They live 30 to 50 years in the wild life. Killer Whales live together and form pods. In one pod are 20 members. Sometimes two pods come together and form an even bigger[|pod]. Some baby Killer Whales live with the mother the whole live long. 

 =** __Conclusion__ **=

Don’t you think that Killer Whales are amazing animals? They are strong, powerful, big and fast swimmers. Did you know that Killer Whales can swim up to 48km/h and swim down to very deep waters? So don’t forget that Killer Whales are black and have white spots on their bellies and near their eyes. They are carnivores and are mostly live in cold oceans and warm oceans. Like humans they have to come up in the air to take a breath. That’s the reason why we can sometimes see them out of water. Killer Whales jump up to take a breath just like dolphins. That’s the reason why they are in the dolphin family.

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