Killer Whales Research Paper

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Killer whales are getting endangered fast due to global warming. Hudson bay in canada is a frozen bay and 2 adult orcas and 9 youths got stuck in a whole in the ice due to climate change. Antarctic ice will cause a decrease in the killer whale habitats, there will be less food for the killer whale. People still don't known if the killer whales will be able to adapt to other types of living. If we stop cities from making pollution the temperature will lower and the ice will not melt so the killer whales will be safer.

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