what are their different varieties?
There are three to five types of killer whales
Killer whale
The three to five types of killer whales may be distinct enough to be considered different races
where does the term killer whale come from The genus name "Orcinus" means "of the kingdom of the dead", or "belonging to Orcus". what is this organism? The killer whale or orca is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member.
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Killer whale [SEP] Types
The three to five types of killer whales may be distinct enough to be considered different races, subspecies, or possibly even species (see Species problem). The IUCN reported in 2008, "The taxonomy of this genus is clearly in need of review, and it is likely that "O. orca" will be split into a number of different species or at least subspecies over the next few years." Although large variation in the ecological distinctiveness of different killer whale groups complicate simple differentiation into types, research off the west coast of Canada and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s identified the following three types: Transients and residents live in the same areas, but avoid each other.