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Re:Orca Rams into Yacht Near Scotland, Suggesting the Behavi... by Scarblac on Saturday July 01, 2023 @01:38PM (#36552671)
Just to be pedantic: orcas are dolphins, not whales (despite also being being called "killer whales").
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Re:Orca Rams into Yacht Near Scotland, Suggesting the Behavi... by Tepix on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:02PM (#36553028)
"The orca (Orcinus orca), also called killer whale, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member."

So it is both a dolphin and a whale.

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Re:Orca Rams into Yacht Near Scotland, Suggesting the Behavi... by jamiek88 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @08:26PM (#36556831)
Is a crow a corvid?

Ah, unidan. Back when Reddit drama was low stakes.

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