The orca is quickly powered through the water.
An incredible video shows the speed at which a killer whale can power through the ocean. The video is old, captured in 2014 by an underwater camera mounted on a boat. It shows a spectacular orca as it chases a ship into an undisclosed location. The clip was posted on YouTube by Marco Vds. It has been circulated several times on social media and is currently posted on Twitter by the handle Wow Terrifying after which the clip went viral. The short portion (12 seconds) of the entire video has been viewed over 1.5 million times.
Underwater camera showing speed on an orca chasing a speedboat pic.twitter.com/JT6Xm80EpA
— Wow Terrifying (@WowTerrifying) March 20, 2023
Some users who posted this on Imgur claimed that the whale was swimming at 25 mph (40 kph).
According to man shooting footageThe pod of orcas behind their boat consisted of both males and females.
Orcas are sea creatures also known as killer whales. They are the largest members of the dolphin family and belong to a subgroup of toothed whales known as odontocetes. Orcas are extremely popular because they are the most widely distributed of all whales and dolphins, found in every ocean.
Orcas have an average lifespan of 30 to 50 years in the wild. They are famous for their black and white coloration, but can have different appearance, behavior, communication style, and diet depending on the area they are found.
They usually swim at a speed of about three to four miles per hour, but can reach up to 40 miles per hour in short bursts.
Orcas prey on everything from fish to walruses, seals, sea lions, penguins, squid, sea turtles, sharks, and even other types of whales.
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