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Späckhuggare
Orcinus orca
Utbredning
Laddar kartrutor och observationsdata från OpenStreetMap och GBIF.
Utbredning: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Bakgrundskarta: Natural Earth (public domain)
Snabbfakta
- Grupp
- Däggdjur
- Familj
- Delphinidae
- Storlek
- 5–8 m (längd)
- Vikt
- 3–6 t
- Föda
- Köttätare
- Livslängd
- 30–50 år
- Livsmiljö
- Open ocean, Coastal waters, Polar seas
Om arten
The orca, or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus Orcinus, it is recognizable by its distinct pigmentation; being mostly black on top, white on the bottom and having recognizable white eye patches. A cosmopolitan species, it inhabits a wide range of marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas, but is more commonly documented in temperate or cooler coastal waters.
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