Despite their name, Killer Whales are not aggressive toward humans; in fact, they are usually curious and friendly around boats, and seem to enjoy breaching, lobtailing and spyhopping. Fish have good reason to fear them, though. Killer Whales are clever hunters, traveling in pods of a dozen or more and capturing food ranging from small fish, to seals and walruses. They will occasionally attack small dolphins; but just as often, they will work with a pod of dolphins to trap a school of fish. Killer Whales are very fast swimmers for their size, capable of moving through the water at up to 34 m.p.h. (55 km/h).
