Yesterday, because it was our first day back from having 3 weeks in lockdown, we drew an Orca. We learnt how draw from a really good step by step tutorial by Anton, The Whale Man. In the video, he provided us with some great facts on Orca which was a great learning opportunity for us. I am not much of a drawing artist but I think my drawing could have looked worse, I just really struggled with drawing the tale or the professional word for it; the fluke. Have you drawn sea creatures before? What shape is their pupil?
21 Orca Facts
- Largest member of the dolphin family
- Known as Orca/Killer Whale
- Noticeable because of their black and white colour
- Male has a really tall dorsal fin
- Has a bulbous head
- The rostrum/nubbin is like their nose
- They has big sharp teeth
- Like eating stingrays
- Distinctive flipper is like a big paddle and it looks like a lemon
- The dot/tiny hole beside their eye is the ear
- Pupil is a c shape
- The blowhole is used like a nostril
- Tail called the fluke
- Black on the top, white on the bottom/tummy
- Lower jaw/anything below the mouth is white
- Their tummy pattern is the shape of a wave
- The saddle (often grey) identifies them and it is unique a bit like a fingerprint
- Scientists track the Orca's by identifying their saddle
- They have a white eye path beside their eye
- Super fast mammals
- The scientific name is Orcinus orca
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| Orca in the water |
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| My drawing |
Hi Zara in my opinion your drawing of the orca is very good. It looks just like the orca.
ReplyDeleteI found the facts about the orca very interesting,I wonder they have such distinctive markings and colouring? It's also interesting that they are referred to as a whale instead of a dolphin.
Orca Dolphins are my favorite Dolphins,I really think their colouring and patterns makes them the most beautiful dolphin.
Hello Zara you have got alot of cool facts and i think your orca is very cute did you only do it in one try or did you get it the first time?
ReplyDeleteHey Zara,
ReplyDeleteYou have a lot of amazing facts, I really like how you showed a photo of what an Orca looks like and then your drawing! What was your favorite fact about them? Have a good day! :)
-Caitlin
Kia ora Zara, I really like the drawing of the Orca that you did. I also really like how you added 21 facts about the Orca! I really like how you showed a photo of what an Orca looks like and then your drawing! What is your favorite fact about them? My favorite fact this I found very interesting was that the scientific name is Orcinus orca.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great blog post!
Keep up the great work!!!!!!
Luna from Belfast School