The largest recorded Orca

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(02-27-2015, 12:29 PM)'tigerluver' Wrote: On Tilikum, I might be missing what makes him obese. I compared him to some wild pictures:

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He's certainly thicker than the whale in the top picture, but similar to whale in the second picture. How exactly does one gauge between fat and a robust body between orcas? In land animals fat is easy to see, but orcas are so round yet compact. Could his thickness be a characteristic of his ecotype? There are a lot of ecotypes, and each's physique can be significantly different. 

 

Both of these are females, not males.

The first is clearly a captive specimen, you can even see the edge of the pool in the lower right corner. The second seems wild, but she could be pregnant.

Here are some wild males:

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With these few images, I also can't see to much differences, apart from the fact that a wild male orca is MAGNIFICENT!!!

Check how strong and powerful are these males!!! [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

However, when I saw the image underwater I could see that even when they are so massive, that male doesn't look so "fatty" in comparison with Tilikum.

Maybe this wild males could weight "more", thanks to its muscles, while Tilikum and other captive wild-born males could weight "more" thanks to its fat layers.
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