LATIN NAME Orcinus orca LENGTH Males: 6m – 7.9m (20 ft – 26 ft) / Females: 4.8m – 7m (16 ft – 23 ft). The largest recorded male orca was 9.8 m (32 ft) WEIGHT Males: 6+ tonnes / Females: 3 – 4 tonnes. The largest recorded male killer whale weighed 10,000 kg (22,000 lbs) LIFETIME Males average … Read more
LATIN NAME Phoca vitulina LENGTH 1.6m – 1.8m (5.3 ft – 6.1 ft) WEIGHT 54 kg – 167 kg (120 lb – 370 lb) LIFETIME Maximum 36 years for females and 31 years for males PHYSICAL TRAITS They possess a unique pattern of spots, either dark on light or light on dark background. They vary in color from brownish … Read more
Beaked whales are one of the most poorly understood mammals. That’s because these mysterious cetaceans are some of the deepest-diving whales, and rarely spend any time at the ocean’s surface. A new study has combined visual and acoustic monitoring to track these elusive creatures in the deep Foz de Amazonas basin off the north-eastern coast of Brazil. … Read more