How much food do killer whales eat?

The killer whale teeth are rather blunt but they do well as "holders" for their prey rather than "biters. ... Resident pods do not need to sneak up on their salmon prey, the salmon come to them. read more

They Eat between 150 to 300 pounds of food per day, captive killer whales are fed diets of fish. In the wild, killer whales may eat 375 pounds of food per day as they expend a lot more energy swimming around and hunting their food. The residents spend an average of 3-4 minutes per dive and the transients spend 5-15. read more

In the wild, killer whales may eat 375 pounds of food per day as they expend a lot more energy swimming around and hunting their food. The residents spend an average of 3-4 minutes per dive and the transients spend 5-15. Most of the killer whales breathe several times at the surface before a dive. read more