1. Orcas [Killer Whales]
Ashlyn Heinisch
Win Animal Research Project
November,7,2011

2. Appearance
• Male Orcas average 19 to 20 feet 6 to 7
meters in length; females average 16 to 19
feet 5 to 6 meters long . Orcas are mammals.
Orcas live in every ocean around the world,
but are most common in Arctic and Antarctic

3. Habitat
• Pacific Ocean Atlantic ocean Indian
Ocean.

4. What they eat
• Fish penguins and seals.

5. Interesting Facts
• 1.Orcas are able to reach a speed of
about 30 miles 48 kilometers an hour.2.
Each lobe of the whale’s tail is called
fluke.3. Orcas have good eyesight both