Orcas or killer whales are covered in a thick layer of blubber that helps to keep them warm and insulated in the water. This blubber is made up of:
The blubber also helps Orcas to streamline their bodies while they swim. On top of this Orcas have a thick layer of dark grey skin that helps them to blend in with their environment.
Ardella Ernser
An orcas habitat is the colder body parts of the ocean up north.
The integumentary system covers and protects the body.
The skin covers and protects the body.
Skin covers a whale's body just like it covers your body.
At least 98% skin covers our body
Short fur covers the body af a gazelle.
The integumentary system covers and protects the body.
They eat 3% to 4% of their body weight
The Larger Orcas have no natural predators. However only the lost calves are at risk from Large sharks. Orcas are highly social animals and protect their young fiercely. Sharks and Orcas avoid each other. However a mother with a calf with ram into the shark's body to severely damage it.
integumentary, as in the skin that covers your entire body
The skin is an organ, and it is the organ that covers and protects the body.
Epithelial tissue is the tissue that covers the outside of the body.