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ORCAS

ORCAS. By Paige Osmond. Although Adélie penguins are capable of descending to approximately 170 metres (about 560 feet) beneath the surface of the ocean in search of prey, they prefer to hunt within the first 50 metres ... . DIET. Fish, such as anchovies and pilchards (sardines)

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ORCAS

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  1. ORCAS By Paige Osmond

  2. Although Adélie penguins are capable of descending to approximately 170 metres (about 560 feet) beneath the surface of the ocean in search of prey, they prefer to hunt within the first 50 metres ...

  3. DIET • Fish, such as anchovies and pilchards (sardines) • are staples of the diet; however, blue penguins also eat squid and crustaceans • including krill. Blue penguins are preyed upon by fur seals ...

  4. The toothed whales include more than 65 species in six different families

  5. Cetaceans hunt as individuals or in schools. When hunting in schools, dolphins or whales herd their prey in order to concentrate a large volume before eating.

  6. Orcas can grow up to 1 meter (3 feet)

  7. BIBAGRAPHY blue penguin. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.co.uk/eb/article-302300 • killer whale. [Photograph]. In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.co.uk/comptons/art-6238 • killer whale. [Photograph]. In Encyedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.co.uk/comptons/art-6238

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