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Killer Whales

• Increasing the likelihood of success allows animals to work together to overpower larger or faster prey (take down prey that would be too dangerous to target alone)
• Can drive evolutionary adaptations by favoring traits that enhance cooperation and social interaction among these animals

Pack Hunting

Pack hunting refers to cooperative hunting where groups of the same species work together to capture prey.

Niches

Environment

Diet: depends on the areas they live Resident orcas: primarily eat fish Transient orcas: feed on marine mammals like seals, sea lions, other whalesOffshore orcas: consume fish and sometimes sharksHabitat: Prefer coastal waters and areas rich in prey but offshore populations live in open oceans Behavior Social lives - pods that consist of mother led and groups of 10-20 individuals - Use echolocation for hunting and communication using different calls, clicks, and whistles

Killer Whales are found in all oceans - They prefer colder waters which is in Antarctica, Norway, and Alaska

Tail thrashing

Blow

Back dive

Belly flop

Importance

Significance of Behavior

These are all important for hunting tools esepcially when pack hunting to communicate with their pods. They can adapt different hunting techniques to different environments and prey types

Back dive: leaps out of water exposes two thirds or more of its body and lands on backBelly flop: leaps out of the water, exposes two thirds or more of its body, landing on ventral side Blow: surfacing blow hole exhale before taking in a gulp of fresh air Tail thrashing: violently thrashes a tail flike through the water surface to disrupt and confuse school of fish and create turbulence making it harder for prey to escape

Citations

• Pack hunting - (environmental biology) - vocab, definition, explanations. Fiveable. (n.d.). https://library.fiveable.me/key-terms/environmental-biology/pack-hunting
• Everything you need to know about orcas. Born Free. (n.d.). https://www.bornfree.org.uk/animals/orcas/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi_G5BhDXARIsAN5SX7qFBxqnBmZ6Y00RI9X7D_FKw3dbv99xIXY3VNNj2DwlAG177j5_ux0aAtlLEALw_wcB
• How can you describe the niche of orcas?. Dolphins World. (n.d.). https://www.dolphins-world.com/how-can-you-describe-the-niche-of-orcas/
• Fisheries, N. (2024, October 22). Killer whale. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/killer-whale#:~:text=Killer%20whales%20are%20found%20in,the%20eastern%20North%20Pacific%20Ocean.
• Center for Whale Research - Orca Behaviors. CWR. (n.d.). https://www.whaleresearch.com/orca-behaviors/1000

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