Mammal
ORCAS
The orca is a magnificent creature. What most people don't know is that orcas are not whales! I know it's very interesting. The question is if their not whales what are they? Well orcas are the largest species of dolphin! Yep thats right everyones favorite sea mammal collides with the most popular sea mammal in B.C.. Their are 3 different kinds of orcas: resident, transit, and offshore. The resident orcas are the most popular kind. Being close to shore they are the most known species.
Transient Killer Whale
DIET:
Marine mammals including seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoise
HABITAT:
Open ocean from Alaska to California, and shorelines and near rocky outcrops when hunting
PREDATORS:
No natural predators, they are at the top of the food chain
Steller Sea Lion
HABITAT:
Haulout on rocky shorelines
DIET:
Carnivores - they feed on fish including herring, pollock, flounder, Pacific cod, salmon, rockfish, sculpins, and invertebrates such as octopus and squid
PREDATORS:
Killer Whales
