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Orcas: Killer Beauties
Welcome to Orcas: Killer Beauties; always offering information about Orca whales in English and Spanish. You're invited to come inside and feel your self at home; where you can look at photos of these graceful ocean mammals dressed in black. Learn about their behavior, habitat, reproduction, the captivity controversy and many other interesting details.
I want to give special thanks to these great people:
- Rachel E. Penny, for helping me with the English sections.
- Royce B. McClure, for his permission to use and publish his artwork.
- George McCallum, for his permission to publish and use his great photos.
- Yoshihiko Nagatsuka, for his permission to use and publish his CG Artwork and Photos.
- To every one who have collaborated with me on the improvement of this website.
- Many thanks to all the people who actually wrote their opinions in the Guest Book, they're very welcome.
- Edwin A. Gonzalez F.
- The Author
Markings on the dorsal fin.
Credit : © 2001 Yoshi Nagatsuka
Markings on the dorsal fin.
As with many other cetaceans, Orcas all have markings on their dorsal fins. The dorsal fin itself and the markings are always different from those found on other members of the same pod.
The shape of the dorsal fin itself and the markings on them, are what the scientists use to individually identify these animals. Sometimes they identify them with common names, but mostly scientist use the initials of the pod to which the animal belongs and a number, something like "A20-M06"
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(Edwin, I'll never forget you andI'll miss you forever)
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