How do killer whales have babies?
Killer whales are mammals, just like humans and therefore they give birth to baby whales (calves) similar to humans. Female killer whales reach sexual maturity at 14 or 15 years of age. The gestation period is the time between the female’s egg being fertilized by a male (mating) and the development of the young within the mother’s uterus, just like human babies development in their mother’s uterus. The gestation period is 16 to 17 months for a killer whale. If you look at the underside of a killer whale you will see a belly button because when killer whale calves are developing inside their mother’s uterus they are attached to her by an umbilical cord, which provides them with all nutrients they need to develop. On the underside of both males and females you will also see a genital slit and below that the anus. A female killer whale will also two mammary slits on either side of the top part of her genital slit. The mammary slits are where the calves will feed by drinking their mother’s
