问题详情

According to the information presented in the passage, what can be inferred about an orca that is observed killing and eating a juvenile minke whale？
A．The orca is part of a large pod of orcas that rarely approaches coastal areas.
B．The orca is eating the minke whale only because the orca"s normal food, fish such as salmon and tuna, cannot be found in the area.
C．The orca engaged in distinctive songs and complex social interactions with the minke whale prior to killing it.
D．The orca is most likely of the variety of killer whales known as transients.
E．If the orca had not eaten the minke whale, the minke whale would most likely have been eaten by a great white shark.