Type B (large) Also called Pack Ice orcas, they forage for seals in the loose pack ice around the Antarctic continent. Famous for their cooperative wave-washing hunting technique, they use their tails and bodies to create waves to wash seals off ice floes.
What are the three types of orcas and what do they eat?
- Resident orcas eat mostly fish and sometimes squid. ...
- Transient orcas almost exclusively eat marine mammals, such as seals, sea lions, dolphins and whales, employing highly coordinated tactics to hunt their prey.
What is a Type 2 Orca?
Type 2 orcas prey primarily on other whales and dolphins, particularly minke whales. These rarely-seen orcas are large, with distinctive back-sloping eye patches, and like other mammal-eating orcas, they are especially threatened by high contaminant loads.