Instead of specializing in a single species, this group of orcas eat large fish, dolphins, whales, rays, sea turtles and prey as important as the whale shark. These animals have key differences from the other types of orcas already described: the posterior spot of the dorsal fin is very tenuous and the characteristic eye patch has the form of a hook. Dr. Christian Daniel Ortega Ortiz and marine science students from the University of Colima had …
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Instead of specializing in a single species, this group of orcas eat large fish, dolphins, whales, rays, sea turtles and prey as important as the whale shark. These animals have key differences from the other types of orcas already described: the posterior spot of the dorsal fin is very tenuous and the characteristic eye patch has the form of a hook. Dr. Christian Daniel Ortega Ortiz and marine science students from the University of Colima had …