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Killer Whales
Common name: KILLER WHALES

Scientific name: Orcinus orca

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Size: lengths of metres
Life Span: yearsCurrent Status: endangered in some areas of its range
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Fast facts:
Three killer whales and two calves swim in McMurdo Sound. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center are studying the whales to determine if there are three separate species of Antarctic killer whales. Photograph by: Donald LeRoi, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center National Science Foundation