Genus Orcintis 



O. orca: Killer Whale or Grampus. All seas. With a high dorsal 

 fin and black and white coloring, aggressively bold and carnivorous, 

 with singular cunning and intelligence. Fourteen seals and thirteen 

 porpoises have been found in the stomach of a male measuring 21 

 feet. The male is usually about 30 feet in length. 



Genus Pseudorca 



P. crassidens: The False Killer Whale or Lesser Killer Whale. All 

 seas. 



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