Test Your Knowledge Of Animal Intelligence With This Fact-Packed Quiz!

Mason Zimmer|Animals|6 Feb 2025

How far away can an orca detect a Chinook salmon?

18%
Toa the orca swims around a makeshift enclosure at Plimmerton Boating Club on July 14, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Retry Correct Incorrect As The Orlando Sentinel reported, the University of Hawaii’s Marine Mammal Research Program found that an orca’s bio-sonar can detect salmon from up to half a football field away. Other research has shown that they’re one of the world’s most intelligent sea creatures and one of the most culturally-rich species in general.
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How far away can an orca detect a Chinook salmon?

  • 50 yards
  • 100 feet
  • 25 yards
  • 75 feet
18%

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