An orca is a big dolphin.
It is black and white.
It lives in the ocean.
It lives in a pod.
A pod hunts as a team.
A baby gets milk.
Words to know
- pod: a family group
Facts
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Sources
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/killer-whale
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