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It scientific name is Orcinus Orca, and is often called Orca.

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What is the killer whales standard name?

A killer whale's scientific name is and Orca


How did killer whales get their name?

Killer whales got their name from their reputation as skilled hunters that sometimes prey on other marine mammals, earning them the nickname "killer whale."


Killer whales predator?

The killer whales' predator is man. Man hunt the killer whales and take their skins to sell them.


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.


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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.


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 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 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