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Orcinus orca (Killer whale)

orca [English]; moordvis [Afrikaans]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia >  Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals) > Placentalia (placental mammals) > Laurasiatheria > Ferungulata > Cetartiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans) > Whippomorpha > Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) > Family: Delphinidae

Orcinus orca (Killer whale)

Killer whale. [Illustration Noel Ashton ©]

Orcinus orca (Killer whale) Orcinus orca (Killer whale)
Killer whale with calf. [Illustration Noel Ashton ©] Killer whale with gray whale. [photo Jeff Poklen ©]