Males are bigger than females, but they both vary in size and weight. The largest orca ever recorded was a staggering 32 feet (9.8 meters) long and weighed 22,000 lbs. (10,000 kilograms).

A typical male is 6 to 8 meters long and weighs 6 tons, while a female is 5 to 7 meters long and weighs 4 tons. Orca peeking out the water. Image by Farzn Dehbashi via Unsplash There are many places ...

2:11 Orca carries body of her dead calf, just as she did for weeks in 2018 As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island ...

The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...

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This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, during which she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles. Tahlequah was last seen still carrying her ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

Orca pods are typically matriarchal, with leadership often lying in the hands of the eldest female. This tight-knit family structure emphasizes the importance of familial bonds, where members rely on ...

Going back to 2017, the Navy began developing what has become known as the Orca. This is a multi-mission platform designed for a multiplicity of important mission sets, ranging from surveillance ...