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GLOSSARY
RESOURCES
INDEX
Neiwert, David.
Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach
Us
. New York: Overlook Press, 2015.
“Orca (Killer Whale).” American Cetacean Society. http://
acsonline.org/fact-sheets/orca-killer-whale/.
Wallis, Ben. “Invasion of the Killer Whales.”
Nature
, season
33, episode 6. Aired November 19, 2014. DVD. New York: PBS/WNET.
Whitehead, Hal, and Luke Rendell.
The Cultural Lives of Whales
and Dolphins
. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2015.
blubber
– the thick layer of fat between skin and muscle
commercial
– used for business to gain a profit
mammals
– animals with a backbone and fur or hair that feed
their babies milk
nutrient
– a substance that gives an animal energy and helps it
grow
Killer whales use echolocation to find prey in total darkness.
calves 12, 14, 28
captivity 24, 25,
26, 31
communication 18,
19, 21, 28, 31
echolocation 8, 24
famous killer
whales 10, 16,
22, 26, 31
habitats 5, 8, 10,
16, 19, 24, 25,
26, 29
physical features
5, 7, 8, 12, 25,
28
pods 18, 19, 20
prey 5, 12, 19,
20, 21, 22, 28
relatives 4, 5,
21, 31
sizes 6, 12, 14,
28
speed 20
swimming 5, 8, 12
