- fisheries. In late 2005, the
southern resident orcas were
placed on the U.S.
Endangered Species list.
Orcas are not
usually a
threat to humans, and no fatal...
-
Dozens of
orcas (killer whales) are held in
captivity for
breeding or
performance purposes. The
practice of
capturing and
displaying orcas in exhibitions...
-
Orcas Island (/ˈɔːrkəs/) is the
largest of the San Juan
Islands of the
Pacific Northwest, in
northwestern Washington,
United States. The name "
Orcas" is...
-
which claims that
orcas in
captivity suffer psychological damage and
become unnaturally aggressive. Of the four
fatal attacks by
orcas in captivity, Tilikum...
-
Orcas (or
killer whales) are large,
powerful aquatic apex predators.
There have been
incidents where orcas were
perceived to
attack humans in the wild...
- of wild
orcas, but
remained on the periphery, at
distances of 100–300 meters (109 to 328 yards), with his head
pointing toward the
closest orca.(p 696)...
-
orca lifespans are
equivalent to that of humans, with male
orcas living up to 75
years and
female orcas living up to 80 years.[citation needed]
Orcas...
- The
Seattle Orcas are an
American professional Twenty20
cricket team that
competes in
Major League Cricket (MLC). The team
plans to be
based in Seattle...
-
United States such as
SeaWorld have not
collected wild
orcas in over 35 years. 25 of the 33
orcas on
display in the US, Argentina, Spain, and
France were...
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Washington state Orcas Island Airport, the
correspondent airport of the
island Orcas Village,
Washington (sometimes just
called Orcas), a
community on...
