<P> According to some authors , the name killer whale is a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina - ballenas which means literally whale killer . Basque whalers would have given it such name after observing pods of orcas hunting baleen whales . </P>
<P> According to some authors , the name killer whale is a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina - ballenas which means literally whale killer . Basque whalers would have given it such name after observing pods of orcas hunting baleen whales . </P>
where does the name killer whale come from
where does the name killer whale come from
a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina - ballenas which means literally whale killer
a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina - ballenas which means literally whale killer