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Which family is the killer whale from?
Killer whale's are from the Dolphin Family. Killer whale's are the largest member of the Dolphin Family.
What family is the killer whale from?
a killer whale is actually a spicies of dolphin NOT a type of whale
Is a killer whale a type of dolphin?
My opinion I think a Killer Whale (Orca, Dutch meaning) should be categorized as a whale but the scientific Animalia category the Killer Whale is, is a dolphin. They are also considered the biggest dolphins. Even is the Killer Whales meals are sometimes dolphins they are a dolphin.
What is the largest member of the dolphin family?
The largest dolphin is the Orca, also known as "Killer Whale".
Is a killer whale a dolphin or a whale?
A killer whale despite its name is a dolphin. The killer whale is in the family delphinidae a group of oceanic dolphins. You may be wondering why then do we call it a killer whale? The answer is simply because researchers and whalers saw the dolphin killing whales, that is why we call them killer whales because they kill-whales :)
What type is a kill whale?
A killer whale is a toothed whale in the oceanic dolphin family delphinidae.
Is a killer whale really a whale or a dolphin?
It is a mammal, a member of the dolphin family. The killer whale's scientific name is 'Orcinus Orca', And it is actually the largest of the dolphin family. It got its name Killer Whale, which was shortened from Killer OF whales, as they sometimes kill other dolphins, and whales. They are NOT a porpoise, whale or fish (although the name porpoise is sometimes applied to them).
Are false killer whales a type of whale?
The false killer whale belongs to the oceanic dolphin family.
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
Is a killer whale truly a whale, or is it classified as something else?
A killer whale, also known as an orca, is actually a type of dolphin, not a whale. Despite its name, it is classified as a member of the dolphin family.
How many Killer whale species are there?
The killer whale is a species of the dolphin family; there are 5 types, based of geography.
Are killer whales in the dolphin family?
Not quite. Dolphins are part of the whale family - to which, Killer Whales are included.
