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Some people hunt killer whales for their meat and blubber.

            More often, killer whales are captured alive.

            They are sold to zoos and aquariums. Most killer whales


            are taken from Iceland and Russia. Animals there

            have learned to flee from ships.













                       in   captivity.  Captive killer  whales  suffer  problems
                   whales       They have   trouble  socializing.  And every       wild
                                                                                that
                                           extremely  rare  in
                                                                the
                  killer                This is                    wild.   captive    killer



                   keep          frequently.   fin.                         killer     whales


                    to              more      dorsal                     whale  has  a  flopped-over   do
                         difficult      sick                                     Their teeth  often  break.  They get   not.






                             It is








                           KILLER WHALE SURVIVAL FACT

              Killer whale brains are five times bigger than human brains.




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