Orcas have the second-heaviest brains in the marine mammal world.
Picture from NMFS
The largest mammalian brain belongs to the sperm whale, one of the
biggest cetaceans in the sea. The mature adult sperm whale's brain
weighs an average of 18 pounds, and can grow to be nearly 500 cubic
inches in size.
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