The largest recorded Orca

[callmejoe9]

@GuateGojira 

I am currently at a good point for my current regression on killer whale weights. I was able to find way more than I thought. I have compiled 72 data points for my sample. 34 of which came from the Bigg and Wolman paper and  the Yamada 2007 study that a good friend helped me retrieve. Right now I am adding columns where I label the native region for all of my specimens as I have a good enough sample size to create regressions between sex, regions, and ecotypes. I made a comment about not using Tilikum's weight, but apparently he was used in a study in 2013 where his length and weight were officially measured at 6.9 meters and 5,318 kilograms. Not sure how in earlier years, his length was posted to be 26 feet. I always thought that was weird given his ecotype and the fact he allegedly reached that such a growth spurt so late in life. Reply