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Orcinus orca
Orca, Killer Whale
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Photographer: Sharon Chester
ID: 0000 0000 0305 0324 (2005-03-12)Copyright © 2005 Sharon Chester
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jan 15, 1993
location
Offshore Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula (Antarctica)family
Delphinidae
order
Cetacea
notes Pod of killer whales in Antarctic waters. A film of diatoms makes the white patches appear brownish in color.photo category: Animal - Mammal
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Orca Común, Killer Whale, Orca, épaulard (ITIS )
Orca, Killer Whale (photographer)
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