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The "Genus" name is Orcinus orca. Interestingly, Ornicus means "From hell".
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What is the killer whales standard name?
A killer whale's scientific name is and Orca
What is killer whales ecological name?
orca
How do they get there name killer whales?
at first killer whales were viewed as vicious predators that would kill and/or eat anything on sight. which they are not.
Would an orca eat you if you was to swim with it?
No. Resident killer whales only eat fish and squid. Transient whales eat only fish squid seals and other whales. The name killer whales comes from their original name whale killer because they can eat those.
Killer whales colors foodshelter and number of offspring?
what colors are Killer Whales what colors are Killer Whales what colors are Killer Whales
How do they get the name killer whale?
The killer whale is surprisingly not a whale that Is what is often misleading about them. The killer whale is actually a species of dolphin in the oceanic dolphin family delphinidae the reason it got its name is because people saw the dolphin hunting and killing whales at first the killer whale was called the killer of whales but then it eventually got shortened to killer whale
What is the local name for killer whales?
orca whale
What is the population of killer whales?
There are about 3000 killer whales in the world.
What frightening name is another name for the Orca whale?
killer whales
Do killer whales eat puffins?
killer whales do eat puffins killer whales do eat puffins
Why do people call killer whales when they are really dolphins?
because the name whale in in his name hence killer whale
Is there really killer dolphins?
Killer Whales are actually a type of dolphin, however dolphins are usually harmless to mankind.
