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Echolocation: Highly developed echolocation ability allows them to detect and track prey over long distances, even in dark or murky waters.

Eyes: Good vision both above and below water.

Hearing: Acute hearing to pick up sounds over long distances and communicate with other orcas.

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Eyes: Excellent vision, allowing them to detect prey and potential threats.

Chemoreception: Highly sensitive chemoreceptors on their arms suction cups that detect chemicals in the water, sending signals to the brain to help locate the prey.

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(image of Orcas hunting Great White)

Orcas produce clicking sounds, helping stun prey during pursuit

Their travel group of pods aids them in warmth and in their pursuit of prey

Wave wash is a hunting technique employed by orcas. Collectively they create waves to dislodge prey (seals) from ice floats

Orcas have only 1 type of tooth present in the jaw. Teeth are large and conical, growing up to 10cm in length and 3cm in diameter

Serrations on teeth help to cut precise chunks out of prey like blades

Bite force of 19,000 PSI compared to 4,000 in great whites show why orcas easily outmatch them

Alternatively, smaller prey are swallowed whole by orcas

Orcas with a large body size and high speed acceleration are amongst the fastest marine animals. (32-56 Km/h)

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Body Shape: Streamlined and muscular body with a prominent dorsal fin, allowing for fast and efficient movement through water.

Teeth and Jaw: Large, interlocking teeth designed for grasping and tearing prey.

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Marine Mammals: Orcas are apex predators and feed on a variety of marine mammals including seals, sea lions, dolphins, and even whales.

Coordinated Hunting: They often hunt in pods (social groups), employing cooperative strategies to surround and exhaust their prey.

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Swimming: Powerful tail flukes propel them at speeds up to 34 mph, allowing for rapid pursuit of prey.

Surface Active: Orcas can breach the water surface and porpoise to increase speed and momentum while chasing prey.

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Jet Propulsion: Octopuses expel water through a their siphon, allowing for them to make quick movements in the water to ambush prey

Crawling: Octopuses can also crawl along the seafloor and through crevices, allowing them to sneak up ontheir prey with minimal disturbance.

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Largest species of dolphin

Feed on fish, squids and small crustaceans. Some also hunt for marine mammals

They play with their food and end up not eating it

Considered the fastest marine mammal. They are able to traval up to a speed of 34mph

They have a long gestation period, pregnancies can last between 15-18 months

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Octopus use their arms to taste, touch, and act on their own accord

Male octopus die after mating

Use ink and detach their arm as a defense mechanism

They have three hearts

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Crustaceans: Crabs, shrimp, and lobsters

Mollusks: Bivalves like clams, mussels, and scallops

Fish: Smaller fish species or juveniles of larger species

Other cephalopods: Some octopuses may prey on smaller octopuses or other cephalopods like squid.

Polychaete worms: These marine worms are sometimes consumed, especially by smaller octopus species.

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Flexible Body: Flexible, boneless body, allows them to squeeze through small crevices and and fit into tight spaces, enabling effective ambush strategies.

Camouflage:Ability to change their skin color and texture to blend in with their surroundings, making them practically invisible to their prey.

Suckers: The octopus's tentacles are equipped with powerful suckers, which they can use to latch onto and manipulate prey, as well as to adhere to surfaces for hiding and ambushing.