An orca was a type of toothed whale indigenous to the planet Earth. It was a cetacean species also known by its scientific name orcinus orca and the common name killer whale.
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In the year 1986, several models of orcas were displayed in the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito, California. Three life-size models were suspended from the ceiling, depicting two adults and a calf, and two smaller models of a male and female were displayed within a glass case along with information about the species.
In 2286, the image of an orca appeared on a display within the HMS Bounty when Spock searched for a match for the sounds of the Cetacean Probe amongst Earth's animals. (TOS movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Later that year, a pod of orcas swam around Santa Barbara Island to get at the sea lions sunning on the island. (FASA RPG module: The Hottest Blood of All)
In 2293, a black and white picture of two orcas hung from the bulkhead in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters on the USS Enterprise-A. (TOS movie: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
In the 2360s, a type of orca, the Takaya's whale, lived and worked aboard Galaxy-class starships such as the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG references: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints)
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- Orca article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Killer whale article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.