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CALIFORNIA ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, and WILDLIFE

San Diego Zoo entrance, photo by Kevin Connors
San Diego Zoo Entrance

San Diego Zoo flamingoes, photo by Prasit Imtanavanich
San Diego Zoo flamingoes

San Diego Zoo Orangutan, photo by Allen Conant
San Diego Zoo Orangutan

The Shamu Adventure, San Diego, photo by Allen Conant
The Shamus Adventure, Sea World in San Diego

Watching Shamu, Seaworld in San Diego, photo by Allen Conant
Watching Shamu, Sea world in San Diego

San Diego Zoo Panda

San Diego Zoo Koala, photo by JF Elias
San Diego Zoo Koala

Bakersfield, CA

California Living Museum
10500 Alfred Farrell Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93301
661.872.CALM

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Fresno, CA

Chafe Zoological Gardens of Fresno
894 W. Belmont Ave.
Fresno, CA 93728
559.498.5910

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Long Beach, CA

Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
562.590.3100

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Los Angeles, CA

The Los Angeles Zoo
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323.644.4200

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Monterey, CA

Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
831.648.4800

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Palm Deserts, CA

The Living Desert
47-900 Porto la Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760.346.5694

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Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Zoo
3930 West Land Park Drive,
Sacramento, CA 95822
916.808.5888

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San Diego, CA

San Diego Wild Animal Park
15500 San Pascal Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027
619.231.1515

San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
619.231.1515

Sea World of California
500 SeaWorld Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
1.800.25-SHAMU (or 1.800.257.4268)

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San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Zoo
1 Zoo Road
San Francisco, CA. 94132
415.753.7080

Steinhart Aquarium
875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.321.8000

The NEW Steinhart Aquarium
Coming in 2008!

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Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana Zoo
1801 East Chestnut Avenue
Santa Ana CA 92701
714.835.7484

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Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens
500 Niños Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805.962.5339

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Santa Rosa, CA

Safari West
3115 Porter Creek Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707.579.2551 or 1.800.616.2695

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Vallejo, CA

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (formerly Marine World Africa USA)

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When is a "Killer Whale" not a whale?

Always! A Killer Whale (Scientific name: Orcinus orca) is not a whale at all. It is the largest member of the dolphin family. They are called killer whales because they kill whales, hunting them in packs like wolves.

Although they are found in every ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole, orcas are most common in the Arctic and Antarctic and are often spotted off the west coast of the United States and Canada.

The killer whale is easy to identify by its striking coloration: jet-black on top with a white patch behind each eye and a white belly.

Orcas are very social animals that travel in groups of 5 to 30 orcas, called pods. They have established social hierarchies which are lead by females. They also have a complex form of communication with dialects that vary from one pod to another.

Like other dolphins, orcas use echolocation (sonar)—bouncing sound off of objects to determine their location—to hunt, and use a series of high-pitched clicks to stun prey. Fish, squids, seals, sea lions, walruses, birds, sea turtles, otters, penguins, whales, polar bears, reptiles, and even a moose have all been found in the stomach contents of orcas.

Orca will intentionally beach themselves to scare seals or penguins into the water where other killer whales are waiting to feed.

Size: Although small compared to some whales, killer whales are the largest predators of mammals ever known.

Male killer whales, or bulls, average 19-22 ft. (5.8 to 6.7 m) and weigh between 8,000-12,000 lb. (3,628 and 5,442 kg).

Females, or cows, average 16-19 ft. (4.9 to 5.8 m) and weigh between 3,000-8,000 lb. (1,361 and 3,628 kg).

Life Span: Male orcas have a life expectancy of 50-60 years. Females have a life expectancy of up to 90 years.

Orcas are not in threat of extinction. Their only enemies are human beings.

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