Orcas are currently classified as a singular, global species, which are furthr devided into roughly a dozen recognized Ecotypes, which themselves contain certain subgroups within each ecotype. A new paper looked at the differences between two ecotypes in the North Pacific; the Transient and Resident ecotypes, and determined that both should be reclassified as their own distinct species of killer whale. Lets talk about it #TeaoftheSea #whales #whalesquad🐳 #marinebiology #whale #whaletok #orcatok #orcawhale #orca #killerwhale #killerwhales #biggskillerwhales #southernresidentorcas #oceanography #blueplanet