WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
KILLER WHALES

image01 Killer whales (orcas) are highly social: They travel and hunt in groups called “pods.”

image01 An orca may beach itself to scare seals or penguins into the water, where pod members will attack them.

image01 Orcas hunt animals as small as fish and as large as other whales.

image01 An average orca tooth is 3 inches long and curved backward to help shred prey.

image01 An adult orca may eat 500 pounds of food each day.