How to Use killer whale in a Sentence

killer whale

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  • The killer whales played with the blow-up craft for about an hour.
    — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • But the dolphins are not so small as to be a negligible threat to a killer whale.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • These included those of killer whales, pilot whales, Risso’s dolphins and humpback whales.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • However, among almost a dozen books about killer whales, two serious inaccuracies stood out.
    — Claire Eamer, Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Why pilot whales and Risso’s dolphins behave differently in response to the threat from killer whales is unclear.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • The park already has several other similar experiences like the dolphin encounter and killer whales up close tour.
    — Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 June 2018
  • In 2016, SeaWorld ended its orca, or killer whale, breeding program.
    — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The researchers hypothesize that these kinds of calls could be used by groups of killer whales to communicate during hunting—a clear sign for any potential prey in the area to take action.
    — Matt Warren, Science | AAAS, 12 June 2018
  • Orcas, popularly known as killer whales, are invading Monterey Bay off the California coast in search of food.
    — Don Sweeney, sacbee, 8 May 2018
  • But Towers said the encounter primarily revealed how much more there is to learn about killer whale behavior, especially regarding mating.
    — Author: Amy B Wang, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The discovery indicates killer whales also engage in infanticide, a behavior found in primates, rodents and in some cases dolphins, the report stated.
    — Fox News, 5 Apr. 2018
  • But the yacht will be lucky: The killer whales are nowhere to be seen.
    — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • Last week, a group of killer whales broke the rudder and pierced the hull of a sailboat in the area.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 May 2023
  • Images of killer whales can be sent to oceaniceologyrg@gmail.com.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Now, new research shows the same may be true for killer whales.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Humpbacks, killer whales and dolphins are this week’s stars of the show.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 12 June 2019
  • What is the significance of a hideous mask made from the hide of a killer whale?
    — Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The week’s great reads A killer whale punted a sea lion 20 feet in the air to show calf how it’s done.
    — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The second episode dives deeper into the killer whales and their prey.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Hey, that reminds me of another joke: What did the seal with one fin say to the killer whale?
    — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Huggins takes skin samples from where the killer whale teeth marks are.
    — Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The killer whales are also seen nudging the boat's rudders.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 23 June 2023
  • The last time the town saw an incident like this was in 2005, when a pod of killer whales became trapped the same way.
    — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The center killer whale brings the great white closer to the surface, biting the dead shark near the liver.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The 50 foot and 60-ton shark could devour a killer whale easily.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • Tl'uk is a Bigg's killer whale, a transient type of orca that hunts seals and sea lions up and down the West coast.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Two boats taking part in the The Ocean Race had run-ins with killer whales on Thursday, the race reported.
    — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
  • In 2018 an emaciated killer whale calf turned up in the sound.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The male whale doesn’t bear the usual black-and-white coloring of other killer whales.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • For the first time, killer whales have been documented hunting sharks in a small marine park off the coast of Mexico.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024

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