What species are orcas members of?

Answer 1

Orcas (Killer Whales) come fron the toothed whales family, but Orcas are actually a dolphin despite the fact there also called a Killer Whale. So you can say it's from the Toothed Whale family or the Oceanic Dolphin Family.

Answer 2

A dolphin. In fact, the largest.

It is a large dolphin that is black and white, has a short, blunt snout and a large dorsal fin (in males).

They are so intelligent and strong, they can kill great whites. Although they mainly kill seals and sea lions, They can kill blue whales in pods, ripping out their tongue and biting their fins off.

Diet: Mainly seals, sea lions and bottlenose dolphins. Also sharks (including great whites), False Killer Whales, Sperm whales and even blue whales.

Size: Males up to 10 meters long. Females up to 7 or 8 meters long.

Conservation status: Unknown, mainly thought to be Near Threatened.
It's a mammal, and largest of the dolphin family. The species is called Orcinus Orca. They exist in all oceans of the world, so no one knows exactly how many there are. They live in groups called Pods, and communicate with one another through a variety of different noises such as whistles, and clicking sounds. They're extremely intelligent, and each have their own very distinct personality. They eat birds, fish, and other marine mammals.

Answer 3

Their species name is: Orcinus orca.*

* This classification will probably be changed in coming years, as pressure increases for a review of orca classification.

Answer 4

Not at all. Orcas aka Killer Whales is a member of the dolphin family and not the whale family.

Answer 5

Orcas are mammals.