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orca

[awr-kuh] / ˈɔr kə /




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Such fieldwork will be difficult to carry out, since orca hunts are rare and expensive to monitor.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

The project's team also contains people who were involved in a whale sanctuary that was created to house Keiko – the orca who starred in the 1993 movie Free Willy.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

Brimming with dark humor, the novel follows a failed Pitbull impersonator’s encounter with a captive orca at the Miami Seaquarium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

I’ve written about sailors trading tips online over orca attacks and how savvy TikTok marketing revived a restaurant’s business.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

Cole spotted the glistening keel-like fins of an orca whale guiding her young calf along the shoreline in search of food.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen