the orca or killer whale
The orca is the largest dolphin species.
Orcas are in fact the largest species of dolphin, also known as the killer whale.
Dolphin weight varies from species to species. For the smallest dolphin the weight can be 30 Kg. and the largest species like the orca can weight up to 5 t I hope this helps.
The killer whale (orca)
No acctually it is the largest species of dolphin
No, an orca whale is not a dolphin. Despite being commonly referred to as killer whales, orcas are actually the largest species of dolphins.
the beluga is the first largest dolphin
A myth is that they are whales when actually orcas belong to the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family.
A bottlenose dolphin is approximately 2.6-meters long, or 8.5 feet. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to lengths of more than 6 meters, or 20 feet.
Orca aka killer whale is the largest. Not the 2nd largest. So what is the 2nd largest dolphin ?
Pink river dolphin
The Orca is the largest member of the dolphin family. Dolphins and porpoises belong to the order cetecea, sub-order odonteceti, or 'toothed whales'. There are 33 species of marine dolphins and 4 species of river dolphins. They range in size from the massive Orca to the tiny Buffeo, a river dolphin from the Amazon basin are of South America. Dolphins are characterized by conical teeth, 'beaks', and a streamlined appearance, among other things.