Killer Whale Anatomy | Ocean Today
The dorsal fin acts like a keel, and each dorsal fin is unique for each Orca. The peduncle is the large muscular area between the dorsal fin and the flukes. The caudal peduncle is the part where the flukes meet the body. There aren’t any bones or cartilage in the dorsal fin and flukes.
Orca - Wikipedia
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, they are found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
A Tale of Two Skeletons: Rearticulating Whale Bones from …
2001年7月13日 · This is a story of two whales: an adult female humpback whale known as “Snow” whose Tlingit name is Tsal x aan Tayee Yáay, which translates as “Whale Beneath Mount Fairweather,” and a juvenile female killer whale whose Tlingit name is Keet’k’, meaning “Little Killer Whale.” Read on to learn how these whales, and the people who ...
How Two Biologists Put A Killer Whale Back Together, Bone by …
2019年9月16日 · Mike DeRoos and Michi Main, two of the world's top skeleton articulators—people who rebuild an animal's bones into a scientifically accurate skeleton—would reassemble the cleaned bones in their...
Killer Whale articulation and Installation - Glacier Bay National …
Lee came highly recommended and had previously articulated twenty whale skeletons of various species, four of them killer whales. According to Lee, Glacier Bay's killer whale calf was rare among specimens due to its young age (5 to 6 years), size (11 feet, 9 inches), and pristine condition of the bones.
Killer Whale Articulation Project - Glacier Bay National Park ...
Lee came highly recommended and had previously articulated twenty whale skeletons of various species, four of them killer whales. According to Lee, Glacier Bay's killer whale calf was rare among specimens due to its young age (5 to 6 years), size (11 feet, 9 inches), and pristine condition of the bones.
Killer Whale Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) | SpringerLink
2022年12月6日 · At present killer whales are considered a single, cosmopolitan species, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), by the Committee on Taxonomy of the Society for Marine Mammalogy.
A tale of two whales: applying digital imaging and 3D printing to ...
2022年5月31日 · With the help of the IVL, we enhanced the educational value of our killer whale skeleton by scanning it in its current articulated position (see the “New frontiers” section below for more information). We also digitally reassembled the blue whale skeleton into a natural articulated position with models of each individual bone.
Whale skeletons - Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Suspended from the roof is a spectacular display of five skeletons, including a killer whale, a beluga whale and a bottlenose dolphin. Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) from Magdalena Bay, Spitsbergen, Norway. Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus. Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
KillerWhales: Body Form - MarineBio.net
Skeleton of a killer whale (left) and close-up of flipper (right) from The Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington. (GA images) The flippers, or pectoral fins, are supported by bones - the same types of bones as are found in the human arms (upper arm bone, two lower arm bones, wrist bones, hand bones, and finger bones).