
Why orcas are called =93killer whales=94?
Now, why then are they called Killer whales? Actually they started being =
called by the old Spanish whalers, some centuries ago, =93Whale =
Killers=94 because they kill other cetaceans (including big whales). But =
in Spanish that is pronounced in the other way around: =93Matador de =
Ballenas=94, the first word meaning =93killer=94 and the second =
=93whales=94. When that was translated into English someone forgot to =
change the order of the words and it became =93Killer whale=94 (instead =
of Whale killer as it ought to be).
Why orcas are called =93killer whales=94?
Now, why then are they called Killer whales? Actually they started being =
called by the old Spanish whalers, some centuries ago, =93Whale =
Killers=94 because they kill other cetaceans (including big whales). But =
in Spanish that is pronounced in the other way around: =93Matador de =
Ballenas=94, the first word meaning =93killer=94 and the second =
=93whales=94. When that was translated into English someone forgot to =
change the order of the words and it became =93Killer whale=94 (instead =
of Whale killer as it ought to be).