User:Alicemariejohnson1998/sandbox/Killer Whales and their relation to Culture

Overview
Orca Whale (Orcinus orca) is one of the World's most dominant predators. Orca's, being carnivores, eat a wide ranges of marine mammals and even sea birds. They have teeth that can become four inches, allowing them to even jump out of the water and grab seals on the ice. They travel and hunt in pods of up to 40. They are often found in colder coastal regions of above the equator, even though they have been spotted in warmer climate. However they have been known to be both residential and transient. Each type has different preferences for what they eat and how they hunt. The whale can live from 50-80 years in the wild. They can grow from 23 to 32 ft in length and weigh up to 6 tons. They can be noticed and characterized by their black dorsal area, a white belly stretching from the tail to the jaw and also white patch over the eye.

Relation to Culture
The Kwakiutl tribe is located on Vancouver Island or the neighboring mainland. The name Kwakiutl is translated as "smoke of the world" or "beach on the north side". This culture believes that the killer whale is the re-incarnated spirit of the men who hunted at sea and they live their after life as the killer whale.

Location
This tribe is located on the west coast of North America.