Orca Itsy Bitsie Cuddly Toy

Product Description

Measures 8cm Soft velour material Stuffed toy firm to touch Suitable for ages 3 years & up You'll have a 'whale of a time' playing with this mini Orca. He might be small but he still sports the distinctive black & white pattern of the real life wild cousin. Small but perfectly formed, he's fuzzy, soft & just the right size to be totally portable. Take this cute soft toy wherever you go... Physical Characteristics Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphins & one of the world's most powerful predators. Orcas are immediately recognizable by their distinctive black-&-white coloring & are the intelligent, trainable stars of many aquarium shows.

Size: 23 to 32 ft (7 to 9.7 m) Weight: up to 6 tons (5, 443 kg). Life span in the wild is on average 50 to 80 years. They have teeth that can be four inches (ten centimeters) long. Habitat Though they often frequent cold, coastal waters, Orcas can be found from the polar regions to the Equator & is the most widely distributed mammal after humans. The maximum density of Killer Whales is found in the Artic, the Antartic & cold water regions. Behaviour Killer Whales make a wide variety of communicative sounds, & each pod has distinctive noises that its members will recognize even at a distance. They use echolocation to communicate & hunt, making sounds that travel underwater until they encounter objects, then bounce back, revealing their location, size, & shape. Breeding Killer Whales are polygamous & Summer is the common breeding season. Killer whales are protective of their young, & other adolescent females often assist the mother in caring for them. Mothers give birth every three to ten years, after a long 17-month pregnancy. Diet Undoubtedly, killer whales are one of the most active, opportunistic & top predators in marine environment. They are the largest predators of warm-blooded animals. Sea lions, seals, squids, fishes, penguins, otters, sea turtles, birds, walruses, reptiles, polar bears, cetaceans & moose form the diet of a killer whale. Individuals surround the prey & then attack it. In case of a large whale, members of the pod attack it from various angles. Strange & Interesting Facts The black & white colouration of the killer whale serves as a camouflage. When seen from the top, the black back mixes well with the dark water beneath them. When seen from the bottom, the white belly blends with the sunlit water above them.