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The Southern Resident killer whales’ language is so sophisticated that it contains three distinct dialects, one for each of the pods—J, K, and L—with vocalizations that are unique to each pod. However, some calls are common across all three pods, facilitating communication across the community, which allows them to socialize, bond, and mate with other pod members<ref name=":2" />. | The Southern Resident killer whales’ language is so sophisticated that it contains three distinct dialects, one for each of the pods—J, K, and L—with vocalizations that are unique to each pod. However, some calls are common across all three pods, facilitating communication across the community, which allows them to socialize, bond, and mate with other pod members<ref name=":2" />. | ||
== Diet == | |||
Orcas have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialise in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and other species of dolphin<ref>[https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/orca-diets-provide-insight-into-climate-change-impacts-on-arctic-food-webs/ Orca diets provide insight into climate change impacts on Arctic food]</ref>. Their diet consists of chinook and coho salmon, herring, halibut, rockfish, and mackerel<ref>[https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/quick-questions/what-do-killer-whales-eat.html What do killer whales eat?] Natural History Museum</ref>. | |||
Killer whale pods have eating habits comparable to the individual food cultures of different countries. Variation in diets across pods is very common, even when they live in the same habitat, as each pod learns a different set of hunting behaviors that dictate what prey they catch and eat<ref>[https://wildlifetrip.org/what-do-killer-whales-eat/ What Do Killer Whales Eat? Discover the Orca Diet] Wildlife Trip</ref>. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||