ADW: orca_spy-hop.jpg

Myers, Phil

orca_spy-hop

Identification

Orcinus orca (killer whale)

Caption

killer whale "spy-hop"

Subject
Live Animal

Type
Photo

Life Stages And Gender
Adult/Sexually Mature

Behaviors
Locomotion :: Swimming

Anatomy
Coloration/Patterning :: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes)

Contributors

Phil Myers (photographer; copyright holder), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Conditions of Use

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Credit the Photographer

The Animal Diversity Web's use of this image is licensed by Phil Myers under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License; use of the image must credit the photographer:

Photo by Phil Myers. License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

To cite this page: Myers, P.2014. "orca_spy-hop.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 20, 2025 at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/classic/orca_spy-hop/

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grants DRL 0089283, DRL 0628151, DUE 0633095, DRL 0918590, and DUE 1122742. Additional support has come from the Marisla Foundation, UM College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Museum of Zoology, and Information and Technology Services.

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