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Orca (Killer whale)

Orcinus orca

Habitat:

Península Valdés.

Notes:

A female with a baby and a teenager making practices stranding on the beach.

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4 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Wonderful scene. Beach patrol.

kozoga
kozoga 11 years ago

Yes, is a hunting technique that uses only the killer whale population of Peninsula Valdes. As it is very dangerous for them, the mother works hard to teach the young. It is a learned behavior that is passed from generation to generation.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Really, practicing? That is amazing! Schooling?

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow

kozoga
Spotted by
kozoga

Chubut, Argentina

Spotted on Nov 3, 2011
Submitted on Sep 13, 2012

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