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They are classified as dolphines because of what they eat (they eat meat), where they live and what they look like.

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What type of skin do killer whales have?

Killer whales are dolphins and there skin feels slippery and smooth. It doesn't mean that Killer Whales are whales just from WHALES. They actually are dolphins.


What do killer whales actually eat?

Other dolphins, penguins, seals, fish. Will sometimes attack whales. Killer whales are really large dolphins.


What type of skin does the whale have?

Killer whales are dolphins and there skin feels slippery and smooth. It doesn't mean that Killer Whales are whales just from WHALES. They actually are dolphins.


Does killer whale eat dolphins?

Yes they do. Killer whales (orcas) are predators of dolphins actually!


What animals are killer whales related to?

They are actually more related to dolphins than whales.


Is there really killer dolphins?

Killer Whales are actually a type of dolphin, however dolphins are usually harmless to mankind.


Does killer whales eat the same thing as a dolphian does?

Killer Whales are actually dolphins. They are the largest member of the dolphin family.


What are dolphins killer whales and whales?

Dolphins, Killer whales and Whales are all sea mammals Plus dolphins eat crab. Killer whales eat either fish or seal meat.


Are dolphins eaten by killer whales?

Yes, dolphins are attacked and eaten by killer whales.


What are Killer whale related to?

They are actually more related to dolphins than whales.


Are killer whales sharks or dolphins?

Killer whales are not sharks. Sharks are fish and have gills whereas a killer whale is a cetacean or a sea mammal and comes to the surface to breath air like us another thing is a shark moves its tail from side to side whereas a killer whale moves its tail up and down last of all sharks are coldblooded and killer whales are warm-blooded. Killer whales are actually dolphins and is the largest member of the family delphinidae a family of oceanic dolphins. One mistake people make about the killer whale is they say it is a whale because in its name is the word whale. But the killer whale is actually a dolphin the reason it is called a killer whale is because it has been seen hunting and killing whales.


What animal eats the dolphins?

sharks do feed off of dolphins and so do killer whales but a killer whale is a species of dolphin. If we are talking about killer whales the killer whale is an apex predator and eats sharks !