Neototems Children’s Garden


Located in: Seattle Center


What do orcas sound like?

The baby whale ๐Ÿ‹ depicted in the Children’s Garden is a calf from the pod represented in Bornstein’s Neototems.

Killer whales, also known as orcas, have their own unique language. Do you know what it sounds like?

Here are some samples of calls, echolocation clicks, and whistles made by salmon-seeking killer whales in Puget Sound:

Calls:

Clicks:

Whistles:

Recorded in Puget Sound by Orcasound.net