Theorcahas a behaviour pattern that lends itself to excellent merman mirages.
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By experimenting with different temperature distributions in the layered atmosphere, one can discover numerous situations that convert anorcaor a walrus into a merman.
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Given that a typical maleorcais 9 m long, this is a reasonable value.
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Because the walrus is a smaller animal than theorca, it must be somewhat closer to the observer to have the same visibility.
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This happens immediately if the orca's flipper becomes submerged.
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Its size, 68 cm wide and 30-35 cm high, was somewhat smaller than that of an orca's snout.
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It is, for example, easy to see from theorcasimulation why legends would develop that described the mermaid as ver y white with black hair.
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Once it was completely subdued, the orcas dragged its lower jaw open and gorged themselves on its tongue, then departed without touching the remainder of the carcass.
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Orca, cod, dolphins, porpoises, sharks, rockfish, seabird, whales, squid, sea lions, seals, tuna, salmon, and fishermen are among the predators of these fishes.
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Orcas, the largest species of dolphin, have been involved in fatal attacks on humans in captivity.
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The parks featureorca, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals.
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The decrease has been seen in the populations of: forage fish, salmonids, bottom fish, marine birds, harbor porpoise and orcas.
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The average lifespan of a wild femaleorcais 60 to 80 years.
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In 2006 orcas and harbour porpoises have also been seen but such sightings are rare.
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Large number of whales, orcas in particular, have followed to feed on the herring.
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