Canadian wildlife · Drawing 28 of 40
Orca
On the coasts and in the ocean
The orca swims through the ocean with its black-and-white body. It often lives in a group and uses sounds to communicate and explore its surroundings.
Did you know?
The orca belongs to the dolphin family.
Look together
Can you find the pale patch near its eye?
An idea to try
Compare an orca’s outline with a dolphin’s outline in two drawings.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Scientific name: Orcinus orca. Where it lives: Oceans around Canada, including the Pacific coast. What it eats: Depending on the population: fish or other marine animals. Different populations have different diets. Along the Pacific coast, some eat mainly fish, while others hunt mostly marine mammals.
Look together: Can you find the pale patch near its eye? Compare an orca’s outline with a dolphin’s outline in two drawings.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified drawing for colouring. Coat, feather or skin markings are left white so children can choose their colours. Proportions and details are not a scientific identification plate.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- NOAA Fisheries — Killer WhaleDolphin family, acoustic communication, group life and population-specific diets.
Source review: 2026-09-30. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
