I was extremely surprised when I found out their size..
There were a lot of shows in Loro Park (I wrote a post about it). One of them showed killer whales. It was something incredible. There were also splash zones. Whales tailed on the water and the viewers were covered by the waves. Unfortunately, I was sitting in a regular area.
A typical killer whale distinctively bears a black back, white chest and sides, and a white patch above and behind the eye. Calves are born with a yellowish or orange tint, which fades to white. It has a heavy and robust body with a large dorsal fin up to 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale
The killer whale or orca (Orcinus orca) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and other species of dolphin. They have been known to attack baleen whale calves, and even adult whales. Killer whales are apex predators, as no animal preys on them. A cosmopolitan species, they can be found in each of the world's oceans in a variety of marine environments, from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas, absent only from the Baltic and Black seas, and some areas of the Arctic Ocean.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale
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