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#401: Killer Whales Aren't Whales Fact Casual

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Whether you were first introduced to them in Free Willy or SeaWorld (yikes...), orcas are hard to forget. They're fast, smart, and part of the whale family? Well, at least the first two statements are true. Now, let's find out if killer whales are really whales.Sources:https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ocean-giants-whale-fact-sheet/7567/https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/facts-about-orcas/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/o/orca/https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/03/13/o...

Whether you were first introduced to them in Free Willy or SeaWorld (yikes...), orcas are hard to forget. They're fast, smart, and part of the whale family? Well, at least the first two statements are true. Now, let's find out if killer whales are really whales.Sources:https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ocean-giants-whale-fact-sheet/7567/https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/facts-about-orcas/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/o/orca/https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/03/13/o...

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