Physical Characteristics Orcas are marked with distinctive marks. Orcas have big white patch above and behind their eye. Orcas have a large dorsal fin with a dark gray “saddle patch” at the rear.

Habitat Orcas live in the Pelagic ecosystem. Orcas home is in the cold coastal arctic waters. Orcas can be found in all oceans but they seem to prefer cooler and coastal regions. They are usually found in the deep waters of Antarctica.

Family Facts An Orcas family is called a pod. A mother has one baby born alive called a calf. The mother takes care of the calf until it is fifteen years old then it isn’t a calf anymore.

Food Very many other animals have been found in the stomach of an Orcas including a smaller whale. Very occasionally they will munch on another dead Orcas.

Enemies Orcas have no enemies under the sea except man. They are very fearless and attack larger fish too. Orcas are the most active and top predators in the sea.

Interesting facts Orcas have been known to humans since prehistoric times. Orcas are just big dolphins. Orcas usually eat five hundred pounds of food a day.