Orca
IUCN global conservation status: Insufficient data ACCOBAMS/IUCN global conservation status: In critical danger of extinction (Mediterranean) | |
Mediterranean: Regular to occasional | Black Sea: Absent |
Name: | Scientific: | Either from the name of a god having to do with death, Orcus, or from Greek orkunos = the largest tuna. |
Common: | Inspired to the species’ feeding habits and its spectacular hunting techniques. |
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