Orcas are the biggest of the dolphins, and they are nightmare fuel for anything they decide is food.
Are you a great white shark that just smelled an orca? Better nope out to the other side of the planet before the orca eats your liver.
Are you a seal just swimming along? Oops, an orca just yeeted you 30 ft into the air with a tail slap, and is going to eat your stunned ass when you land.
Are you a smart seal who thinks they’re safe on the ice? Nope. Orcas will break up the ice and knock you off using waves.
Are you a grown ass moose casually going for a swim without a worry in the world? Forgot about one of your only natural predators. Now you’ve been eaten by an orca.
Orcas, despite being dolphins, are commonly called ‘killer whales’ due to a mistranslation of the Spanish phrase ‘asesino de ballenas’ which means ‘whale killer.’ This name comes from ancient sailors observing them hunt larger whales.
A more technically accurate translation would’ve been whale killers.
Orcas are the biggest of the dolphins, and they are nightmare fuel for anything they decide is food.
Are you a great white shark that just smelled an orca? Better nope out to the other side of the planet before the orca eats your liver.
Are you a seal just swimming along? Oops, an orca just yeeted you 30 ft into the air with a tail slap, and is going to eat your stunned ass when you land.
Are you a smart seal who thinks they’re safe on the ice? Nope. Orcas will break up the ice and knock you off using waves.
Are you a grown ass moose casually going for a swim without a worry in the world? Forgot about one of your only natural predators. Now you’ve been eaten by an orca.
There’s a reason they’re called killer whales!
But they’re not whales…
Yes, they are. Dolphins are a type of whale (And orcas are a type of dolphin).
Well, that’s cheating!
Shut up simian. Eat a banana or something.
Yeah, vegetables are healthy.
Sure they are now continue eating the bananas, you definitely can’t get radiation poisoning from them.
relevant XKCD
They are. But are jackdaws crows?
Technically, no. However, they are corvids.
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
I would say yes.
You’d be wrong, it’s a taco
Disagree unless it’s eaten with a tortilla rather than bread. The materials used matters, not just the shape.
Is a taco not a sandwich?
It’s a bit of a misnomer.
Orcas, despite being dolphins, are commonly called ‘killer whales’ due to a mistranslation of the Spanish phrase ‘asesino de ballenas’ which means ‘whale killer.’ This name comes from ancient sailors observing them hunt larger whales.
A more technically accurate translation would’ve been whale killers.
Dolphins are a kind of whale, so the name works either way.