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An '''orca''' was a type of [[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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| Classification= [[mammal]]ian [[cetacean]]
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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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==History==
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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.
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In [[2286]], the image of an orca appeared on a display within the {{pre|HMS|Bounty}} when [[Spock]] searched for a match for the sounds of the [[Cetacean Probe]] amongst Earth's [[animal]]s. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home}})
   
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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. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home}})
  
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[[file:orca picture.jpg|thumb|The picture of orcas in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk's]] quarters.]]
  
 
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|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}})
  
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|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}})
   
 
In the [[2360s]], a type of orca, the [[Takaya's whale]], lived and worked aboard {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]]s such as the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{r|TNG|Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual|Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints}})
  
In the [[2360s]], a type of orca, the [[Takaya's whale]], lived and worked aboard {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]]s such as the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{r|TNG|Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual|Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints}})
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===External links===
 
*{{memoryalpha|Killer whale}}
  
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*{{wikipedia|Killer whale}}
 
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Revision as of 21:29, 23 January 2015

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.

History

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)

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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Earth cetacean species
Baleen whales blue whale • fin whale • gray whale • humpback whale • minke whale • right whale • sei whale
Toothed whales Atlantic bottlenose dolphin • Baird's beaked whale • Cuvier's beaked whale • pilot whale • orca • Pacific bottlenose dolphin • pygmy sperm whale • sperm whale • Takaya's whale

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