A wild orca pod can cover over 160 kilometres a day, foraging and socialising. Why are they called âkiller whalesâ when they are dolphins? Dolphins and whales are closely related. Orcas were given the name âkiller whaleâ by ancient sailorsâ observations of groups of orcas hunting and preying on larger whale species.
That opportunity was the ACU job. Itâs a step up from Division II. The Wildcats will begin their fifth year as a Division I Football Subdivision Championship team next season, the fourth in the Southland Conference, and theyâll finally be eligible for NCAA postseason play. ACU also will open its new on-campus stadium next season.
East Carolina Pirates football. The East Carolina Pirates are a college football team that represents East Carolina University (variously East Carolina or ECU). The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference, which is in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Scottie Montgomery is currently the team's head coach. The Pirates have won seven conference championships and nine bowl games.