Around 9 years old
Female killer whales become sexually mature (can have babies) at about fifteen years old. They have about one baby every five years, and can breed until they are about forty years old, meaning that a female will have around five babies in her lifetime.
Killer whales can live from 50 to 80 years old
Killer whales can live about 80 years in the wild; and about 20 years in capitivity.
killer whales can be 13
killer whales can live up to be 50 to 80 years old
Killer whales can live from 50 to 80 years old
killer whales can live up to be 50 to 80 years old
Well besides humans, Big sharks are known to attack and kill killer whales. Killer whales main shark predators are the Great White shark as they can attack a full grown male killer whale. Other sharkscan kill ill,injured,old or young killer whales.
The Killer whale is the top predator of the oceans, having no threats other then people when it reaches adulthood, however baby, old, and ill whales often fall prey to other predators such as sharks
The gestation period for Killer whales is about 16-17 months. Female orcas reach maturity at 6-10 years old, and males at 12-16 years old. So technically 1 female can have up to 7 calves in her life time generally but sometimes is lesser than that.
We can help the killer whales by learning all we can about them. The more we learn about them, the better we can help and protect them. As a top predator, the killer whales fill a spot in nature by eating the weak, old, and sick sea creatures.
When it is almost 30