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KILLER WHALE SURVIVAL FACT
Killer whale brains are five times bigger than human brains.
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.
