🇬🇧🇪🇸 orca - orca : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "orca" ("orca"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
An orca is a big, powerful whale that is black and white and lives in the ocean. People often call it a “killer whale,” not because it hurts people, but because it is very good at hunting other sea animals like fish, seals, and sometimes even other whales. Orcas are super smart, swim in family groups called pods, and talk to each other with clicks and whistles. They are at the top of the ocean food chain, which means no other animals usually hunt them.
The orca did such a big splash that a crab on the shore yelled, “Hey, I wasn’t planning on a shower!”
The orca stared at my swimming and thought, “Wow, that human definitely can’t be a fish.”
The orca heard my stomach growl at the beach and thought another whale was calling a meeting.
One orca blew a bubble ring and another orca swam through it like it was the coolest underwater hula hoop ever.
Orcas are actually fast swimmers, reaching speeds up to 35 miles (about 56 kilometers) per hour.
A small boat rocked as an orca rose on the dark sea, black-and-white skin flashing. One orca clicked, hunting a seal. Another orca pushed the seal toward the boat. The child gasped as the orca caught its meal, then clapped when the orca swam away, calm and powerful, and the boat floated home.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
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