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Orcas are highly social animals that live in groups or pods where they hunt together and share responsibility for raising young and taking care of the sick or injured.<ref name=":1">[https://medcraveonline.com/IJAWB/orcas-are-social-mammals.html Orcas are social mammals] MedCrave online</ref> They have evolved a complex culture: a suite of behaviors animals learn from one another. They communicate with distinctive calls and whistles and can live 60 years or more. They stay in tight-knit matrilineal groups led by older females that model specific behaviors to younger animals<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/understanding-orca-culture-12494696/ Understanding Orca Culture] Smithsonian Magazine</ref>. | Orcas are highly social animals that live in groups or pods where they hunt together and share responsibility for raising young and taking care of the sick or injured.<ref name=":1">[https://medcraveonline.com/IJAWB/orcas-are-social-mammals.html Orcas are social mammals] MedCrave online</ref> They have evolved a complex culture: a suite of behaviors animals learn from one another. They communicate with distinctive calls and whistles and can live 60 years or more. They stay in tight-knit matrilineal groups led by older females that model specific behaviors to younger animals<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/understanding-orca-culture-12494696/ Understanding Orca Culture] Smithsonian Magazine</ref>. | ||
[[File:Killer Whale Types.jpg|alt=Known types of Orca|thumb|Known types of Orca]] | |||
Orcas have demonstrated captivating social habits, such as living in highly distinctive lifelong pods, as well as exceptional memory and communication skills (amongst other qualities), which have enabled them to acquire immense popularity amongst cetacean admirers<ref name=":1" />. Based on observations both in captivity and in the wild, orcas seem to exhibit a wide range of emotions, including frustration, anger, fear, joy and even self–awareness, which makes them enthralling to observe as social mammals<ref name=":1" />. | Orcas have demonstrated captivating social habits, such as living in highly distinctive lifelong pods, as well as exceptional memory and communication skills (amongst other qualities), which have enabled them to acquire immense popularity amongst cetacean admirers<ref name=":1" />. Based on observations both in captivity and in the wild, orcas seem to exhibit a wide range of emotions, including frustration, anger, fear, joy and even self–awareness, which makes them enthralling to observe as social mammals<ref name=":1" />. | ||