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[axeskyhigh]

Are ORCAS dolphins?

Yes, the Orcas are also Dolphins. They are the biggest species in the =
family Delphinidae. But what does that mean? You know, we scientists =
like to have everything organised (otherwise we make a big mess out of =
our work), so we classify all the organisms in several levels. This way =
we put organisms that are alike in the same groups. That is what happens =
with the cetaceans. All cetaceans are more related with each other than =
with any other mammal, and therefore they are grouped in a group called =
Order Cetacea. But insides that group the cetaceans with teeth are more =
related with each other than with the cetaceans with baleen, and are =
grouped in the Sub-Order Odontoceti, and in this group there are several =
groups called Families. One of these families is the Delphinidae, where =
between other species we find the Orca (the scientific name is Orcinus =
orca).=20

read first line numbnuts
Yes, the Orcas are also Dolphins. They are the biggest species in the = family Delphinidae
in other words they are not dolphins but could fit into the wider clasification that dolphins occupy i.e delphiidae
lool

http://whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask98/0401.html


YAWN.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale Go back on strike mate, you might learn something

[Welsh]

where's the comment?

[IceT-Bag]

Pwned? ...or Jedi mind games?

[umbongo(uk)]

whats scary is when you put a wiki link up to back up your claim

but yes they are the largest of the dolphin family

but then again dolphins are fcking whales

should read the links you post mate and you too would be enlightend. i my self use the genus tree when a particular animal takes my fancy Mustelidae in my pants

[Welsh]

Nonono.....a Killer whale is a 'Whale Killer'

The english cocked the translation up, so in the english language, they are killer Whales. Then, you can't teach the yanks anything...and anythjing with a badass name like that they will not listen to sense. And english pride means it won't be changed so yeahh....

Orca's are dolphins

[umbongo(uk)]

Odontocetians or Toothed Whales. These have teeth for feeding, and are very active predators. Some use echolocation to track down their preys in the same way man uses echosounding (SONAR). The largest in this group is the sperm whale (up to 60 feet long) and dive down to 3,500 feet.

what translation. you mean they misheard a man saying whale killer pissed in the pub after a hard days blubber n baleen collecting . cant find any foreign name for the beast that even come close to whale killer as the only one tranlated means killer demon and i dont think many people speak inuit in the 18th century (please feel free to peruse t,internet)

if you have a chip shop like we do with the fish posters up (not many do nowadays). they have one of all the whale ,dolphin ,porpoise (because the porpoise is not a true dolphin due to the missing beak and diffrent teeths)) on all under the title WHALES

think they might have taken that one down as no one like,s to be reminded flipper got drowned while harry the haddock went into your butty and terry the minkie got a proppelor shaft thru the head lol

Orca's are dolphins part of the whale family genus pool

the library has better books on it than the web ,more in depth boom booom

[Welsh]

The orca (formerly known as the killer whale), Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), is actually a dolphin. It is the largest of the dolphin family (Family Delphinidae ~ 32 species, including the dolphins, pygmy killer whales, Feresa attenuata, and false killer whales, Pseudorca crassiddens). Orca reach a maximum length of over 9 m and can weigh 7,257 kgs. Because of their fierce reputation, orca are sometimes called the Ballena asesina ("assassin whale") by the Spanish. They were referred to as "whale killers" by sailors who witnessed their attacks on larger cetaceans, and over time this name was changed to "killer whales." They are called this not because they harm humans but because they do sometimes kill other whales, hunting them in packs thereby earning the title "Wolves of the Sea."

http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=84 Credible source.

Whale Killer.

Ballena=Whale
Asesina=Assasin

An assasin is a killer (just to point out to the norfern ones....)


'Even more surprising, orcas have been seen in fresh water rivers around the world such as the Rhine, the Thames, and the Elbe. One orca was reported to have even traveled some 177 km up the Columbia River in search of fish.'

Also, there is only one type of the three categories of Orcas which eat other Whales. Now, stop making me research this and let me revise damnit Bongo! I know im right.....i watched free willy!

[Welsh]

Conservation Status/Additional Comments


Center for Biological Diversity: Puget Sound killer whales

No attack on a human by an orca has ever been recorded in the wild. Orcas are not yet regarded as an endangered species overall. In 1946, 14 countries formed the International Whaling Commission (IWC) by signing the International Whaling Convention. The IWC set regulations of whaling to protect the future of whale stocks as a resource to humans.

Currently the IWC has no jurisdiction over dolphins such as orcas. However, now that the harvest of most large whales has stopped, the IWC has expressed an interest in playing a role in managing smaller cetaceans as well.


That's interesting too. They're Whales? or not?

But yes, you are right about them all being related. Bloody incestuous creatures.

[M3rC]

Like I said, they're orca's. Not whales.

[IceT-Bag]

this has to be the most educational thread we've ever had on this forum - I could breeze through an A-Level dolphin test now...should the need arise.