Killer Whales Behavior

Killer Whales are very smart and very social. They have been developing in the sea far longer than humans have been developing on land. Why is this important you may their brains that humans don’t have. Their insular cortex, frontal operculum, and limbic lobe are much bigger than the ones in human’s brains, even when taking brain to body into consideration ratios. The insular cortex is used to hear and listen for things, the bigger it is the better you can hear. The frontal operculum is used to speak and process speech, the lager it is the more sounds you can produce. The limbic Lobe is used for emotional behavior and memories.Killer Whales are one of the most interesting and smartest mammals in the sea, they have been held in captivity since
In the Wild Killer Whales have a very distinct behavior. In the wild Killer Whales are very social. Killer Whales travel in packs called pods of about 5 -30 other Killer Whales. These Pods or groups are usually led by the Female Killer Whales. A calf or a baby Orca says by their mother sides all of their life. Killer Whales behavior in the wild is very friendly and nice.There has not been one recorded accident of Killer Whales in the wild, and only one recored death. Killer Whales are separated into pods, each pod has it’s unique way of living and communication, you could even say that they are different cultures. Even thought most of the communication is in their pod they also socialize with other pods. Killer Whales way of hunting is very special and interesting. They eat see mammals, fish, squid and sometime shark, they tire their victims before killing them. Killer Whales are always socializing, playing or hunting, 75% of their life is spent moving. They are one of the fastest mammals alive today reaching 150 km per
Killer Whales have been held in captivity since 1961 and over 151 Killer Whales have been taken or have been born in captivity. Killer Whales are kept in a pool in very small dimension. The standard dimension are 70 feet in length,45 feet wide and 25 feet deep.This equal to a human in 9.8 m in length, 5.7 wide and 2.1 deep.Killer Whale Behavior in Captivity is very different that in the Wild. Killer Whales are separated from their mothers at a very young age so they become aggressive. Killer Whales in captivity are aggressive towards each other and their trainers. There have been over 100 recorded aggressive acts of Killer Whales towards humans and 4 deaths. The health risks that a Killer Whale in captivity faces are many, more than you could count. A collapsed Dorsal Fin is very common in captivity, this is caused by lack of exercise and movement. Killer Whale Depression is also very common, this is when a Killer Whale repeats the same thing over and over. Usually In captivity Killer Whales die at the age of 25 and in wild the can live up to 60