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Michаel Frаnkis marked "File:Orca wal 2.jpg" as trusted on the "Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)" page.
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Michаel Frаnkis marked "File:Killerwhales jumping.jpg" as trusted on the "Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)" page.
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Michаel Frаnkis marked "File:Orca pod southern residents.jpg" as trusted on the "Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)" page.
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Katja Schulz commented on "Image of Orcinus orca":
Actually, the orca is a kind of oceanic dolphin. It's just a very unusual dolphin because it is so large. When you look at the classifications on the Orcinus orca page, you will see that this species' placement within the family Delphinidae (the dolphins) is undisputed. Within toothed wales (Odontoceti), the use of common names can be a bit confusing. Basically, they are all whales, but many of the smaller species are called dolphins in the vernacular.
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Judith Andrews commented on "Image of Orcinus orca":
This is an orca and not a dolphin. The image should not come up on the dolphin page. It needs to be corrected, especially as it is the first image that appears for dolphin.
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